A combination of financial distress and increased regulation in the West and the maturation of the primary fund market in the East are leading Asia’s secondary market to more complex deal structures. Secondary directs feature, but so too do more Asia-specific transactions, writes Jenny Blinch.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
The management buyout of HSBC Private Equity (Asia) completed Tuesday. Some 16 professionals have joined new firm Headland Capital Partners.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The former managing director and head of Korea for Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has secured Temasek as a cornerstone investor, sources say.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Tim Flower relocated to the firm’s Hong Kong office from London this month and is the firm’s first dedicated secondaries specialist in the region.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Hermes GPE chief Alan MacKay told delegates at the PEI India Forum that LPs are being put off Indian private equity because of the time it takes to receive distributions.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
After a lost year (or two), private equity activity has resumed once again in Australia. Exits, however, remain elusive. Jenny Blinch reports.
6 min read · 05 January 2013
A temporary measure introduced by China’s Insurance Regulatory Commission finally allows the country’s insurance companies to invest in private equity. But is the impact on fund managers going to be all that big?
4 min read · 05 January 2013
A joke made at this year's AVCAL conference reflects the most immediate problem in front of an industry facing longer term consolidation – the poor exit environment.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
The Hong Kong-based firm has joined forces with All Nippon Airlines to create Japan’s first budget airline.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
PEI Asia editor Jenny Blinch examines whether there are too many fund of funds operating in Asia.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
