Katrina Lau
Katrina Lau is a senior reporter for Private Equity International based in Hong Kong. Before joining PEI in 2023, she worked for a local television broadcast covering daily news. Originally from Malaysia, Katrina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Sociology from The University of Hong Kong.
Paul Zuber will be joining as operating partner and North American lead at the UK-headquartered software specialist.
More GPs are welcoming smaller commitments from private wealth investors to initiate a long-term relationship.
The Hong Kong-based group, which refers to itself as a private investment office, is seeing greater flexibility in terms of the minimum commitment GPs are willing to accept.
Though closing below target, Fund II is likely to be considered something of a success story in China's challenging fundraising environment this year.
A challenging fundraising environment has begun to affect the fortunes of GPs on the road.
Delegates at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday heard that being an APAC or China-based investor was no longer necessarily a boon when accessing overseas investment opportunities.
LPs consider a vast number of metrics, including transparency, exposure and co-investment opportunities, before determining whether a fundraise was successful.
Structural changes including socioeconomic tailwinds and rising exit values are proving more consequential for private equity appetites than China’s slowdown.
Asia-Pacific’s contribution to fundraising last quarter fell below historical norms – with just $2.2bn raised, or 1.3% of the global total, according to PEI's downloadable Q1 data.
The Hong Kong-based multi-family office has capacity to make commitments in the high-single-digits and is growing increasingly bullish on European PE.