Making Money in Southeast Asia

By the well known expert in foreign investment in Southeast Asia and author of Optimizing Distressed Loan Books published in 2011.

Southeast Asia has a history of throwing up golden investment nuggets for foreign investors. This book is about real estate, loans, and private investments at an institutional level within the region, and examines how and why some investors have made outsized returns while others have stumbled.

This book is not a sales pitch. On the contrary, much of it is focused on mistakes and cautionary tales that chronicle the pitfalls and disappointments suffered by many foreign investors. While based on the big-ticket, global institutional market, the lessons here may also resonate with smaller or individual investors.

The author has been based in the region for three decades, working in international real estate consultancies, investment banking, and with western private equity capital partners. The narrative is based upon his extensive knowledge gained from highly successful investment in real estate and real estate-backed debt.

This straight-talking, no-nonsense account offers valuable advice and anecdotes from these experiences, shared in a way that is illuminating and, in places, entertaining.