Chaim Estulin has been covering APAC for more than two decades, including since 2007 at Debtwire, where he is now the regional co-Managing Editor based in Hong Kong. He jointly oversees more than two dozen reporters and analysts focused on corporate distress and restructurings as well as the primary issuance of high-yield bonds, bank loans and private credit. Before joining Debtwire, Chaim was a business editor at the South China Morning Post and a Hong Kong-based reporter at Time magazine covering politics, culture and business.

Karen Simeone joined HarbourVest in 2018 and focuses on investments in senior and junior private credit transactions.

Throughout her career, Karen has managed all aspects of the private credit investment process including sourcing, evaluating, structuring, underwriting and managing secured debt securities of middle market companies. Prior to joining the Firm, Karen was a managing director at TCW in the Direct Lending Group (formerly Regiment Capital’s direct lending team). Karen previously worked at Stairway Capital and HVB Group. Karen began her career at J.P. Morgan as part of the leveraged finance group and later became a member of the high yield research team.

Karen received a BS from Georgetown University in 1998 and studied at the London School of Economics.

Hiroaki Saito is a Head of Private Investments and Chief Investment Officer at Asset Management One Alternative Investments, Ltd. (“AMOAI”). He has more than 20 years of private investments and banking experience. Prior to joining AMOAI in 2013, he was a Vice President in Investment Management at Capital Dynamics where he managed Asian private equity investments and developed an investment platform in Japan. Earlier in his career, he also worked at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, one of the largest trust bank in Japan, and Alternative Investment Capital Ltd, an investment advisory firm in private equity investments. Hiroaki holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from The University of Tokyo.

Mr. Ferrier is a Managing Partner of Navis Private Credit. Mr. Ferrier has more than 30 years of experience, which includes more than 20 years as a credit investor, portfolio manager and business leader.

Previously he was a Managing Director at BlackRock where he played a pivotal role in building BlackRock’s Asian-Pacific Private Credit business, growing AUM to $700m and developing a successful regional strategy focusing on Southeast Asia and Australia.

Prior to BlackRock, he was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Myo Capital. The fund delivered 14% gross returns. Prior to Myo Capital he was a Director / Investment Committee Member with ADM Capital and a Corporate Finance Executive with Peregrine Capital and SG Warburg Group.

Mr. Ferrier holds an MBA, majoring in Finance and Accounting from Monash University and a Bachelor in Science from the University of South Australia.

Barnaby Lyons joined Bain Capital in 2006. He is a Partner and Global Head of Special Situations as well as the Head of Credit in Asia. Prior to his current role, Barnaby was based in our London office, covering European Special Situations opportunities. 

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Barnaby was a consultant at Bain & Company. 

Barnaby received an AB Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University.