Katrina Lau
Katrina Lau is a reporter for Private Equity International based in Hong Kong. Before joining PEI in 2023, she worked for a local television broadcast reporting on daily news. Originally from Malaysia, Katrina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Sociology from The University of Hong Kong.
The past year saw at least six global private equity firms expand their footprint in Asia-Pacific by opening new offices.
Large investors from North Asia are ‘doing a lot more work in India’ than before, the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund's Saloni Jhaveri tells PEI.
The Korean manager was founded by Kevin Lee in 2012 with the sponsorship of PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Amid a muted exit environment, fewer investors are looking to back new funds, as the focus stays on more established GPs.
Fund managers ‘don’t need to wait for the perfect, full potential exit,’ senior managing director Cindy Yan tells PEI.
The firm reportedly paused a multi-asset CV involving this asset in 2023.
The PE portfolio's growth in FY2025 appears to be its largest jump since FY2021.
The head of product management Asia for Ares' wealth unit and the firm's head of strategy for Asia have both departed within the past month.
GPs need to be transparent with LPs about the impacts of having GP-led deals in co-investment funds, Partners Capital's head of co-investments Adam Spence tells PEI.
Private markets investments will take 'twice as much effort' to generate returns similar to those seen over the past 15 years, says Texas Municipal Retirement System CIO Yup Kim.