How private credit can work for your project

Using private credit to finance a project has many advantages including speed, confidentiality and certainty – features that are not as common in other forms of funding, including traditional bank loans, or public capital raisings. By Jacquelene Pearson* Private investors, whether major corporates, such as hedge or pension funds, family offices or high-net-worth individuals, are … Read more

Acuity’s Chair takes helm at petroleum company

Acuity Funding’s Chairman and CEO, Mr Ranjit Thambyrajah, has been officially appointed as the new General Director and CEO of the publicly listed company Nam Song Hau Petroleum Trading and Investment Joint Stock Company , a major oil and gas manufacturer and distributor across the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. By Jacquelene Pearson*Nam Song Hau … Read more

Uzbekistan agreement expands Acuity’s footprint to Central Asia

Acuity Funding continues to build its position as a pre-eminent global provider of private credit with its latest partnership to approve funding of $277 million for construction of cement plants in Uzbekistan. Acuity Funding and Korea’s NCG Group signed the loan approval agreement and announced the commencement of the cement plant’s construction on April 9 … Read more

Accolades continue to flow for Acuity in Asia-Pacific

Following his invitation to give the keynote address at the launch of the Financial Association of Industrial Parks (FAIP) in Vietnam, Acuity CEO and founder, Mr Ranjit Thambyrajah, was officially invited to be a member of the FAIP’s Advisory Board. By Jacquelene Pearson Mr Thambyrajah said he was thankful for the opportunity to be appointed … Read more

Unscrupulous ‘Evergrande’ behaviour happens in Australia too

The collapse of Chinese property behemoth, Evergrande, may have attracted headlines around the world but Australia is not immune from the consequences of poor and unlawful behaviour by unscrupulous property developers, real estate agents and banks. By Jacquelene Pearson Alarm bells should ring immediately if any developer or associated lawyer or real estate agent selling … Read more

Lessons to learn from collapse of Chinese property giant

A Hong Kong court has ordered indebted Chinese property company, Evergrande, to be liquidated following its latest failure to restructure and repay its debts. Let’s look at why Evergrande got into trouble in the first place and what other developers can learn from the saga. By Jacquelene Pearson* In the latest episode of the almost … Read more

Chairman outlines vision for Vietnam

Mr Ranjit Thmabyrajah, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Funding, delivered the Keynote Address at the official launch of the Financial Association for Industrial Parks (FAIP) in Vietnam on 16 January and has been invited to be an Executive Advisory Member of the Board of FAIP. Here’s an edited version of his speech. The … Read more

Acuity to secure private credit for petroleum project in Vietnam

Acuity Funding has signed off on a Letter of Intent for a $US650 million stream of private credit  for seven major projects by NHS Petro (the Nam Song Hau Oil and Gas Investment Trading Joint Stock Company). By Jacquelene Pearson* Acuity Chairman and CEO, Mr Ranjit Thambyrajah, visited the headquarters of the Hau Giang Provincial … Read more

Acuity’s SWIFT membership reduces cyber risks

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Cyber Threat Report for 2022-23 confirms the need for individual vigilance combined with sophisticated systems to guard against fraud. By Jacquelene Pearson* The latest Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) confirms what most of us have been thinking as data breaches and cyber fraud continue to make … Read more

Flexible funding essential for sustainability projects in 2024

Forbes says sustainability will be one of the major business trends of 2024 and Acuity is already well positioned to be a major funding arranger – ahead of global trends and with excellent risk management – to finance the world’s largest sustainability projects. By Jacquelene Pearson Forbes has identified sustainability as one of its Top … Read more