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Tikehau Capital doubles fundraising from Asia as demand for European private credit grows

The French firm is also stepping up deployment in Asia and aims to deepen its presence here

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Published Tue, Apr 7, 2026 · 07:00 AM

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Mathieu Chabran, co-founder of Tikehau, says the firm's choice to steer clear of US private credit was due to the saturated nature of the market there. PHOTO: TIKEHAU CAPITAL
Louis d’Estienne d’Orves, head of Asia-Pacific at Tikehau, notes that the firm has seen strong interest in European private debt, private equity and real estate, as investors seek diversification. PHOTO: TIKEHAU CAPITAL

[SINGAPORE] French private-markets firm Tikehau Capital said that it has doubled funds raised from Asia between 2024 and 2025, without disclosing specific figures. It attributed this to regional investors increasingly turning to Europe in search of diversification.

Louis d’Estienne d’Orves, head of Asia-Pacific at Tikehau, told The Business Times in a recent interview that this shift reflects a broader reallocation, rather than a wholesale move away from the United States.

“Obviously it’s not US against Europe; it’s more about reallocating slightly after Liberation Day,” he said, referring to US President Donald Trump’s broad package of import duties announced on Apr 2, 2025. “We have strong traffic on the private-debt side, private equity and on the real estate side.”

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