Author: Donald Klip

How private credit is serving hotels, resorts, and hospitality businesses across Asia Pacific when bank financing is unavailable, too slow, or too restrictive. 

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Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Hospitality finance in Asia Pacific is one of the most active and most consistently underserved segments of the private credit market. Hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, and hospitality businesses represent significant asset values and strong operating cash flows, but they are systematically constrained by bank credit frameworks that treat hospitality as a high-risk sector regardless of the specific asset quality or operating performance. 

Hospitality Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Banks across Asia Pacific have applied progressively tighter restrictions to hospitality sector lending since the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the sector's vulnerability to external shocks. Lower LTV limits, higher interest rate margins, stricter covenants, and in some cases outright sector exclusions have become common. The irony is that the best hospitality assets, premium branded hotels in strong tourism markets with demonstrated occupancy recovery, are suffering these restrictions alongside genuinely stressed properties. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Real property value: The hotel or resort building and land. The single most important collateral component. Independent hotel valuations using income capitalisation and comparable sales methodologies provide the primary credit basis. 

Brand licence agreements: For branded hotels, the licence agreement and the reservation system access it provides represents significant intangible value that experienced lenders factor into their credit assessment. 

Management contracts: Long-term hotel management agreements with experienced operators provide operational certainty valued by lenders as evidence of professional management quality. 

Forward booking revenues: Confirmed forward bookings; from OTA platforms, corporate accounts, and group contracts, provide near-term revenue visibility that supports debt service assessment. 

Food, beverage, and ancillary revenues: For full-service hotels and resorts, F&B, spa, and ancillary revenues represent meaningful income streams that complement room revenue in debt service analysis. 

Membership and residency revenues: For resort and leisure developments with membership or residency components, these revenues, often received upfront or on long-term contracts, provide significant credit enhancement. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

Hospitality finance is one of GMG Capital Advisory's most active sectors. We have arranged private credit for hotels, resorts, and hospitality businesses across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (including Bali), the Philippines, Vietnam, and Australia. We understand the brand dynamics, management contract considerations, and specific collateral frameworks for hospitality assets across the region. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is serving manufacturers and industrial operators across Asia Pacific when bank credit is unavailable for capital expenditure, expansion, and working capital requirements. 

Published by 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Manufacturing and industrial businesses are among the largest employers and most significant contributors to GDP across Asia Pacific. They are also among the most systematically underserved by the banking system when it comes to mid-market corporate credit. 

Manufacturing & Industrial Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Manufacturing lending has been affected by several convergent pressures across Asia Pacific. Basel III risk-weighting frameworks apply conservative treatment to industrial property and specialised equipment, increasing the regulatory capital cost of manufacturing sector loans. Sector-specific restrictions have been applied to various manufacturing categories, particularly those with environmental or emissions implications, regardless of the specific borrower's environmental performance. Cross-border manufacturing structures, common across Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, create multi-jurisdiction credit complexity that no single bank can underwrite with consistent appetite across the full structure. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Plant and equipment: Manufacturing machinery, production lines, and specialised industrial equipment. Specialist valuation required. 

Real property: Factory buildings, warehouse facilities, and industrial land. Among the most liquid and easily valued collateral components. 

Raw material inventory: Commodity and non-commodity raw materials held for production. Value and advance rates depend on commodity type and market liquidity. 

Finished goods inventory: Completed product awaiting sale. Advance rates depend on product type, shelf life, and market liquidity. 

Trade receivables: Confirmed sales on credit terms to creditworthy buyers. Export receivables from international customers are particularly valued. 

Export contracts and purchase orders: Confirmed orders from international buyers. Long-term supply agreements with creditworthy international customers provide contracted revenue visibility. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory has arranged private credit for manufacturing and industrial businesses across Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia. We understand the specific collateral requirements of industrial assets and the cross-border structuring considerations for manufacturers with multi-jurisdiction operations. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is serving real estate developers across Asia Pacific when construction finance, bridging loans, and project completion capital are unavailable from conventional bank lenders. 

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Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Real estate development finance is one of the most active segments of private credit in Asia Pacific. Developers across the region: residential, commercial, mixed-use, and hospitality, are finding that bank construction finance has become increasingly difficult to access, slower to arrange, and more conditionally structured than it was in previous cycles. 

Real Estate Developer Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available — if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Bank lending to real estate development has been systematically constrained across Asia Pacific since the post-COVID tightening cycle. Regulators in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, and Malaysia have all imposed additional restrictions or guidance on construction lending. Banks have responded by raising minimum pre-sales requirements, reducing maximum LTVs, tightening completion and cost overrun provisions, and increasing scrutiny of developer track records. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Land value: The underlying site, which in most Asia Pacific markets represents a significant proportion of total project value. Independent valuation required. 

Development approvals: Planning consents, building permits, and development approvals represent significant intangible value, months or years of work and cost, that experienced development finance lenders understand and credit. 

Pre-sales contracts: Binding sale contracts from end buyers for residential units or commercial spaces. High-quality pre-sales from creditworthy buyers substantially de-risk the development. 

Construction contracts: Fixed-price construction contracts from reputable builders provide cost certainty that is critical to the lender's assessment of completion risk. 

Developer equity and track record: The developer's equity contribution and their track record of completing similar projects on time and on budget. 

Personal guarantees: Developer personal guarantees are standard in mid-market development finance. For HNWI developers, the personal guarantee can substantially enhance credit terms. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory has arranged development finance, construction bridging, and project completion capital for real estate developers across Asia Pacific. Our experience spans residential, commercial, hospitality, and mixed-use developments across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, and other regional markets. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is funding biofuel production, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development, and bioenergy infrastructure across Asia Pacific. 

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Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biofuel production are among the most strategically important and rapidly scaling segments of Asia Pacific's energy transition. Airlines across the region are under mounting regulatory and investor pressure to decarbonise. SAF blending mandates are being implemented across multiple jurisdictions. The capital to scale production is needed urgently. And conventional bank lending is not meeting the demand. 

Biofuel & SAF Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Biofuel and SAF project finance sits at a complex intersection for bank credit committees: specialised technology, volatile feedstock markets, nascent regulatory frameworks, and offtake structures that are less standardised than conventional energy PPA arrangements. Banks active in conventional renewable energy are often not equipped to underwrite biofuel-specific risks. And banks that understand agricultural lending typically lack the energy project finance expertise to assess the processing and offtake dimensions. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Feedstock supply contracts: Long-term agreements for the supply of feedstock, used cooking oil, agricultural residues, palm mill effluent, or purpose-grown crops. Contracted feedstock supply at known prices substantially de-risks the production economics. 

Processing plant and equipment: The biofuel or SAF production facility itself: reactors, distillation columns, storage tanks, and related infrastructure. 

Offtake agreements: SAF offtake agreements with airlines or fuel distributors. Airline SAF commitments backed by regulatory blending mandates are among the strongest demand signals in the market. 

Carbon credits and sustainability certifications: Verified emissions reduction credits and sustainability certifications (ISCC, RSB) from certified biofuel production. 

Land and plantation assets: For integrated feedstock and production operations, underlying land values provide a hard asset floor to the security package. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory is one of the few private credit arrangers in Asia Pacific with genuine experience in biofuel and SAF financing. We understand the feedstock dynamics, certification requirements, offtake structures, and specific credit considerations for bioenergy projects across the region. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is funding the renewable energy transition across Asia Pacific — and what solar, wind, and grid infrastructure developers need to know about accessing non-bank capital. 

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Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Asia Pacific is the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy market. Solar capacity additions across the region broke records in 2023 and 2024. Offshore wind is emerging as a major growth segment in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital requirements are enormous and growing. And the banking system, while active in the largest transactions, is not fully meeting the demand in the mid-market. 

Renewable Energy Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Renewable energy lending has become a priority for many banks from an ESG perspective. However, bank renewable energy lending is concentrated in the largest, most straightforward transactions: utility-scale solar with contracted government offtake, large offshore wind with multinational developer backing. The mid-market: distributed solar, small-scale wind, community energy, and corporate renewable investments, is systematically underserved by bank project finance. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Feed-in tariffs and government offtake: Contracted revenues from government renewable energy support schemes. Among the strongest possible collateral given the creditworthiness of the government counterparty. 

Corporate PPA revenues: Long-term power purchase agreements from creditworthy corporate offtakers. The corporate PPA market in Asia Pacific is growing rapidly as businesses commit to renewable energy targets. 

Solar panels, wind turbines, and grid assets: Generation and transmission infrastructure. Technology-proven assets maintain value reasonably well. 

Land rights and grid connections: Site access, grid connection rights, and transmission easements. Critical value components for solar and wind assets. 

Carbon credits and RECs: Renewable energy certificates and carbon credits from verified renewable generation. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory is active in renewable energy private credit across Asia Pacific. We have arranged financing for solar developments, grid infrastructure investments, and corporate renewable energy transactions across the region. Contact us to discuss your renewable energy financing requirement. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is filling the corporate finance gap for independent power producers, energy infrastructure developers, and energy-intensive businesses across Asia Pacific. 

Published by 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Power and energy project finance in Asia Pacific is one of the most capital-intensive sectors in the region. For the $10M–$100M mid-market of independent power producers, distributed energy assets, and corporate energy infrastructure, private credit has become the most reliable source of structured corporate capital. 

Power & Energy Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Energy sector lending has become increasingly complex for conventional banks. ESG pressures have led many banks to impose explicit restrictions on fossil fuel-related lending, creating financing gaps for conventional power generation assets regardless of their regional energy security importance. Renewable energy assets, while favoured in principle, often fall below the minimum transaction thresholds at which bank project finance teams find the economics viable. The result is a significant mid-market financing gap in the Asian energy sector. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Power purchase agreements: Long-term contracts for electricity supply at fixed or formula prices from creditworthy offtakers, utilities, government entities, or large corporations. Among the strongest possible collateral in the private credit market. 

Plant and equipment: Generation assets, turbines, solar panels, transformers, and grid connection infrastructure. 

Land rights and easements: The underlying site, access rights, and grid connection easements. Particularly important for solar and wind assets. 

Environmental permits and licences: Operating licences and environmental approvals represent significant value given the difficulty and time involved in obtaining them. 

Carbon credit streams: For qualifying renewable energy and emissions reduction projects, contracted carbon credit streams from credible registries provide an additional revenue component. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory has arranged private credit for independent power producers, renewable energy developers, and energy infrastructure businesses across Asia Pacific. We understand the PPA dynamics, permitting requirements, and specific structuring considerations for energy sector private credit transactions in each of our active markets. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

The AI infrastructure buildout across Asia Pacific is generating capital requirements that conventional bank lending cannot keep pace with. Private credit has become the financing of choice for the developers, operators, and investors building the backbone of the region's AI economy. 

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Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Every AI model trained, every AI inference run, every AI application deployed requires compute infrastructure, and that infrastructure is data centres. The explosion in AI adoption across Asia Pacific is translating directly into unprecedented demand for data centre capacity. Singapore, Malaysia (Johor), Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, India, and Australia are all experiencing record levels of data centre investment. The capital requirements are enormous and growing. And the banking system is not keeping pace. 

AI Infrastructure Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

AI infrastructure is a new asset class for many bank credit committees. The hyperscaler-driven demand dynamic, where Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are committing billions to regional data centre capacity, is poorly understood at the credit committee level in most banks. Banks apply legacy data centre credit frameworks to a fundamentally different market, resulting in conservative underwriting that leaves significant capital gaps. Power infrastructure requirements add a further dimension: AI compute is extraordinarily power-intensive and securing power at scale requires capital investment that conventional bank credit frameworks struggle to accommodate. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Hyperscaler offtake contracts: Agreements with Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta for dedicated capacity. These contracts, typically 10–15 years, from investment-grade counterparties, represent the gold standard of data centre collateral. 

GPU and compute infrastructure: High-performance GPU clusters represent significant capital assets. Contracted utilisation from enterprise or research customers provides cash flow support. 

Power infrastructure: Dedicated power feeds, on-site generation, and renewable energy agreements. Long-term power security is a critical value driver for AI data centres. 

Land and building: The underlying real estate, particularly in land-scarce markets like Singapore where data centre-zoned land commands substantial premiums. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory is actively engaged in AI infrastructure financing across Asia Pacific. We understand the hyperscaler contract dynamics, the power procurement landscape, and the GPU supply chain considerations that determine credit quality in this fast-moving sector. Contact us to discuss your AI infrastructure financing requirement. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series

How private credit is funding the data centre buildout across Asia Pacific, and what data centre developers, operators, and acquirers need to know about accessing non-bank capital. 

Published by 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

30 years of institutional finance. Former hedge fund founder. Senior roles at top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory arranges private credit and special situations finance of $10M–$100M for operating companies across Asia Pacific. 

[email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific 

Data centre financing in Asia Pacific is one of the most active and fastest-growing segments of the private credit market. The structural demand for digital infrastructure, driven by cloud adoption, enterprise digitalisation, and AI infrastructure requirements, has created capital needs that the banking system cannot fully meet. 

Data Centre Finance is one of the most active and underserved sectors in Asia Pacific private credit. The capital is available, if you know where to find it. 

Why Banks Are Pulling Back from This Sector 

Data centre financing sits at an uncomfortable intersection for conventional bank lenders. The assets are specialised, making collateral valuation complex. Development timelines are long, requiring construction-phase financing that banks are increasingly reluctant to provide. And the sector's rapid evolution means credit committees without specific sector expertise struggle to assess individual transaction quality. Regulatory capital requirements add a further layer, specialised property assets attract higher risk-weightings under Basel frameworks than standard commercial real estate, making bank financing for data centre development systematically constrained relative to the sector's capital needs. 

Collateral and Security in This Sector 

Physical infrastructure: The data centre building, raised floor infrastructure, power and cooling systems, and networking equipment. 

Power purchase agreements: Long-term contracts for power supply at fixed or formula prices. PPAs from credible counterparties provide a contracted cost floor that supports the data centre's operating economics. 

Colocation and offtake contracts: Long-term agreements with enterprise customers or hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud). Hyperscaler contracts are the gold standard of data centre collateral, a facility with a contracted hyperscaler tenant is among the most bankable assets in the sector. 

Land and real property: The underlying land and building, where owned rather than leased. Provides a hard asset floor to the security package. 

GMG Capital Advisory in This Sector 

GMG Capital Advisory has arranged private credit for data centre development and acquisition transactions across Asia Pacific. We understand the specific collateral requirements, hyperscaler contract dynamics, and power infrastructure considerations that determine credit quality in this sector. If you are developing, expanding, or acquiring data centre assets and require capital your bank cannot provide, speak to us. 

About GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip | Co-Founder, Global Mortgage Group | Head, GMG Capital Advisory 

Donald Klip has 30 years of institutional finance experience spanning hedge fund management and senior roles at the world’s top global investment banks. GMG Capital Advisory specialises in arranging and structuring corporate debt financing of $10M–$100M for operating companies, asset owners, and project sponsors where conventional bank lending is unavailable, insufficient, or too slow. We operate across 23+ jurisdictions in Asia Pacific. 

www.gmg.asia | [email protected] | +65 9773 0273 | Singapore · Hong Kong 

The Debt Desk 

Corporate private credit intelligence for Asia Pacific’s $10M–$100M middle market. Published by GMG Capital Advisory. Part of the Private Credit Asia content series. 

www.gmg.asia | Read all 41 articles in the series