Katrina Lau

VC pioneer Accel seeks at least $4bn for latest growth fund

Its predecessor closed on $4bn in 2022 and remains Accel's largest fundraise to date.

Global shops bulk up their Asia presence: Story of the Year

The past year saw at least six global private equity firms expand their footprint in Asia-Pacific by opening new offices.

NIIF: Japanese, Korean LPs put India interest into action

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.

South Korea's Crescendo eyes $1.25bn for latest flagship

The Korean manager was founded by Kevin Lee in 2012 with the sponsorship of PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.

LPs cool slightly on emerging managers

Amid a muted exit environment, fewer investors are looking to back new funds, as the focus stays on more established GPs.

OTPP: GPs should consider ‘early wins’ to deliver liquidity

Fund managers ‘don’t need to wait for the perfect, full potential exit,’ senior managing director Cindy Yan tells PEI.

Affinity resumes CV on South Korea’s ServeOne

The firm reportedly paused a multi-asset CV involving this asset in 2023.

Harvard's PE portfolio jumps by $2.6bn despite funding pressures

The PE portfolio's growth in FY2025 appears to be its largest jump since FY2021.

Ares loses senior APAC-based executives

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.

Partners Capital: LPs need to watch out for co-investment ‘style drift’ towards secondaries

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.