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 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.
ChrysCapital closed a roughly $700m continuation vehicle last year to house its stake in the National Stock Exchange of India.
The sovereign wealth fund is active in Asia-Pacific via funds, directs and joint ventures with GPs, according to PE fund investments manager Mahmoud Al Khatri.
Investment woes in a far flung market reiterate the pressure on GPs to showcase their diligence credentials at a time when many LPs have less tolerance for risk.
A series of unfortunate events in Southeast Asian private equity have conspired with an uncertain macroeconomic environment to inspire greater circumspection around manager selection and deal protections.
The $887bn pension's PE exposure had reached 7.79% as of December, up from 6.99% a year prior, per its latest annual report.
Its predecessor – the 2021-vintage Crown Asia-Pacific Private Equity V – raised $1.65bn against a $1bn target.