Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

Japan’s J-STAR explores GP-leds as it begins ‘aggressive’ bolt-on spree

PEI caught up with J-STAR partner Tatsuya Yumoto and IR principal Kenta Shima to discuss plans for its fifth flagship fund, which closed on $576m last week.

3 min read · 04 May 2022

GP stakes giant Petershill Partners ‘starting to see activity in Asia’

North American GPs accounted for 89% of Petershill Partners' invested capital as of end-December, with the remainder in Europe, according to its maiden full-year earnings.

3 min read · 20 April 2022

Five takeaways from Bain & Co's latest APAC PE report

A tumultuous 2021 saw records set in deal and exit value, while US listings of Chinese companies tumbled due to regulatory upheaval, the report found.

4 min read · 30 March 2022

EQT eyes Asia's growing private wealth market with €6.8bn Baring PE acquisition

A host of private markets participants have flocked to Asia-Pacific in recent years as the size and depth of its private wealth community soars.

3 min read · 16 March 2022

Chinese GPs take comfort from downside protection during regulatory overhaul

Managers are utilising mechanisms such as convertible debt instruments, put options and minimum returns to mitigate uncertainty over exits.

4 min read · 02 March 2022

LPs rely on managers to navigate China’s regulatory headwinds

Chinese private equity firms are tweaking their sector focus to help legislate against regulatory uncertainty.

3 min read · 12 January 2022

What to expect from Asian private equity in 2022

A host of potential entrants to the double-digit fund club, a raft of fund closes below target and an influx of Indian investment are on the cards in the year ahead.

4 min read · 04 January 2022

GP stakes giant Blue Owl acquires Hong Kong placement firm

Ascentium founder and former Credit Suisse boss James Lee will become head of Blue Owl’s institutional sales team in Asia, per a statement seen exclusively by PEI.

2 min read · 10 December 2021

Tech talent & PE’s ‘third leg’: Takeaways from PEI’s Value Creation Forum Asia

Experts from CVC Capital Partners, TPG and Pantheon weigh in on the top issues facing value creation practitioners.

3 min read · 02 December 2021

Venture activity is vigorous in Southeast Asia, which is no surprise to local GPs

In 2020, start-ups in the region raised in excess of $8.2bn, more than five times the $1.6bn VCs poured into SEA companies in 2015, according to PitchBook, and 2021 is set to be another record year for local investments.

3 min read · 22 November 2021

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