Katrina Lau

A muted year for fundraising: Story of the Year

Private equity had a quiet ride in 2024, with longer fundraising timelines hampering activity.

LPs raise the bar on ESG reporting

Investors are getting more sophisticated when it comes to environmental, social and governance considerations as they look to future-proof their portfolios.

KKR’s Bae: ‘Our best returns are in Japanese PE'

Japan is the firm’s second-largest destination for PE deployment, co-chief Joseph Bae told delegates at the HKMA’s 2024 Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit.

Apollo’s Rowan: Regulators, public should 'update' perception of private markets risk

Assumptions that private means less transparent are 'just false,' chief executive Marc Rowan told delegates at the HKMA's Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit on Tuesday.

Asian GPs hope for a SEA change

Southeast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?

Meet the LP: Octagon

The Dubai-based advisory, which caters to families seeking to outsource asset management operations, has clients capable of writing $20m cheques for private equity funds, co-founder Ekaterina Chernova tells PEI.

EQT anticipates major wealth inflows as part of €100bn fundraising cycle

The firm expects to have five active evergreen funds within the next 6-12 months.

Sri Lanka's Ironwood sees India's PE boom as a tailwind for local exits

The local firm has navigated Sri Lanka's political and economic upheaval to complete two exits, with a third underway, managing partner Hiran Embuldeniya tells PEI.

Sticking with China: APAC consumer trends

Some sector specialists are seeing opportunities in a muted dealmaking environment in Asia-Pacific.

China’s GPs pivot to operational value creation

A muted IPO market and weakened LP appetite have prompted China’s GPs to enter reset mode.