Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

Betting on unicorns just became less hazardous for HNWIs

Although HNWIs have not been precluded from acquiring positions in pre-IPO businesses via the secondaries market, the process can be complex and fraught with risk.

5 min read · 27 July 2020

Deal count climbs in Asia and Europe following steep drop in Q1

Both countries saw their deal metrics start to tick up again in Q2 despite not reaching 2019's numbers and seeing muted funding progress.

2 min read · 23 July 2020

KKR’s Asia head: We need to adapt to the new geopolitical environment

Geopolitical tensions, talk of decoupling and reshuffling supply chains are the private equity giant's biggest concerns, its head of Asia-Pacific tells PEI.

3 min read · 29 June 2020

KKR makes record bets in Asia as pandemic ‘catalyses’ sales processes

Coronavirus uncertainty and liquidity constraints have made some business owners in the region more willing to sell, head of Asia-Pacific Ming Lu tells PEI.

4 min read · 24 June 2020

Emerging markets enter 2020 with a head of investing steam

Nearly $8bn was invested in 2019, a record year for deals in emerging markets, as Latin America and South-East Asia saw the most fundraising activity.

3 min read · 03 June 2020

VC arm of Australian insurer IAG backs Melbourne company that assesses rural assets

Firemark Ventures invests in Digital Agriculture Services in a deal worth ‘millions of dollars.’

2 min read · 29 May 2020

SoftBank's Son acknowledges Vision Fund 1 performance 'not that great'

The fund has reported annual unrealised losses of more than $17bn and paused marketing for Vision Fund 2.

2 min read · 18 May 2020

YourNest looks to put its dry powder to work for deep tech in India

The firm looks to invest up to $10m into 10 or fewer deep tech companies in India through a rapid fire investing process.

3 min read · 07 May 2020

How covid-19 affected Chinese PE activity in Q1

Early stage VC investments propped up Chinese dealmaking statistics in the first quarter, according to Hao Zhou, head of Bain & Co's Greater China PE practice.

2 min read · 29 April 2020

Which PE firms swooped in after the 2008 crisis?

As covid-19 wreaks havoc on financial markets, we look back at the previous crisis and the most active firms after the Lehman Brothers collapse.

3 min read · 16 April 2020

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