Katrina Lau

Impact reporting ‘not realistic’ for every stage of company lifecycle

Allocating human resources to impact reporting could be a distraction for younger businesses, Tao Zhang, founder of cross-border venture consortium Dao Ventures, tells the Asian Financial Forum.

Australia’s Future Fund sees nearly $2bn fall in PE exposure

The $140bn sovereign wealth fund’s CEO Dr Raphael Arndt attributed the quarterly drop to currency issues and write-downs.

Hong Kong’s VMS to launch brace of Chinese PE funds

The Hong Kong-based asset manager is laser focused on China as it plans to launch a third flagship and a debut RMB-fund this year.

Meet the Hong Kong firm managing one of Asia’s first AI funds

VMS Group is aiming to raise at least $100m by final close to pursue global AI opportunities.

What to expect from APAC private equity in 2024

GP stakes, healthcare and Middle Eastern investors will be front of mind for Asia-Pacific markets in 2024.

Higher interest rates – a blessing and a curse: Story of the Year

With interest rates showing no signs of coming down, PE firms are finding ways to work around the new normal.

The funds just keep getting larger: Story of the Year

Defying fundraising headwinds, private equity's mega-funds continued to set records in 2023.

This Asian pension fund wants to triple its private equity exposure

Hazman Hilmi Sallahuddin, CIO of Malaysia's $39bn Kumpulan Wang Persaraan, tells PEI what exposure it wants to add to drive higher, more sustainable returns.

Korea’s Hahn & Co taps domestic LPs for debut won vehicle

The parallel fund will invest alongside Hahn & Co IV, which is expected to close near its $3.25bn target in Q1 2024, PEI understands.

LPs put emphasis on due diligence as they get selective

Investors that are still actively investing are spending more time drilling into fund managers.