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In this role, he will be responsible for building upon the current successful Emerging Market Alternative Credit platform, as well as continuing to develop a broader set of investment solutions for clients. Based in London, Kilic will lead the team of over 40 investment professionals across the firm's private credit and infrastructure capabilities.

Prior to joining Ninety One, Kilic was Global Head of Project and Export Finance (PEF) at Standard Chartered Bank, responsible for one of the firm's key pillars in its Global Banking business. Under his leadership, the PEF business (recently renamed Infrastructure and Development Finance Group) provided financial advisory and financing solutions on infrastructure projects as well as offering Export Credit Agency-backed financing across different geographies and industries. Having joined Standard Chartered in 2008, Kilic has held several leadership roles including the Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Europe and Regional Head of Loan Syndications, Africa.

With over 27 years industry experience, Kilic began his career at Citibank, where he worked in both the Istanbul and London offices specialising in Corporate Finance and Structured Trade Finance. He has an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BSc in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey.

Mimi Ferrini, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Ninety One: "Emerging market private credit and infrastructure strategically invests at the intersection of return and impact, and this is where we as an organisation believe there is a tremendous opportunity. Moreover, our emerging market heritage gives us a rich and differentiated perspective on this diverse opportunity set. Alper's depth and breadth of experience, as well as his leadership, will be instrumental as we continue to build out our Emerging Market Alternative Credit platform, while delivering long-term value to our clients."

Ninety One recently announced the first close of the Africa Credit Opportunities Fund 3 having raised $260 million. The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, continues to announce a range of new deals including an investment into solar capacity and the first-of-its-kind Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility in Pakistan. In April 2024, the firm launched the Emerging Market Transition Debt strategy to catalyse investment into the EM energy transition.