Amicaa hires credit specialist

Local boutique amicaa has bagged special situations investor Antoine Pfirsch to support its new private debt business.

Pfirsch - who spent the past two years at Realside Capital in Sydney and nearly a decade with Anchorage Capital Group - joins as a managing director.

The recruit brings a wealth of experience investing in credit and special situations across capital structures in the Asia Pacific.

Pfirsch's job is to support amicaa's private debt head David Hoskins in sourcing and managing transactions, including credit opportunities.

Earlier in his career, he gained experience in credit and special situations investing with Shearwater Capital, Goldman Sachs and ABN AMRO.

"I am very excited to join the amicaa investments team," said amicaa chief executive David Wood.

"Non-bank lending is growing in Australasia, and the amicaa private debt platform is well-placed to deliver superior outcomes for borrowers and investors".

Pfirsch noted the local platform combines the strong local expertise of the amicaa team with the global investment insights and resources of Carlyle's US$146 billion credit platform.