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Swimming against the tide: M&G’s £5bn Catalyst fund ponders China entry

Catalyst, a sustainability-focused private markets strategy, is drawn to opportunities in China’s burgeoning renewable energy sector, APAC head Matthew O’Sullivan tells PEI.

6 min read · 08 June 2023

Why India’s PE growth story is more pull than push

Structural changes including socioeconomic tailwinds and rising exit values are proving more consequential for private equity appetites than China’s slowdown.

7 min read · 18 May 2023

The rise of sector specialists

As domain expertise becomes a differentiator in an increasingly crowded PE market, managers are taking varying approaches to building industry know-how.

5 min read · 02 May 2023

Why this GP stakes firm is ‘the antithesis of the PE approach’

Permanent capital specialist Kudu Investment Management owns stakes in at least nine alternative asset managers, including private equity, private credit and venture capital.

6 min read · 27 April 2023

Navigating Japan’s demographic dilemma

PE firms are investing in businesses plugging the gaps caused by a declining and ageing population, such as those providing staffing, health and elderly care services.

4 min read · 03 April 2023

Tender offers: An industry staple

Tender offers plus staples can be a powerful tool to provide liquidity to cash-strapped LPs.

5 min read · 03 April 2023

A slow year ahead for APAC PE dealmaking – Bain & Co

Though China remains the biggest PE market in APAC, other countries are getting a bigger share of dealmaking as investors look to diversify geographically, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.

3 min read · 28 March 2023

Ham Lane targets RMB secondaries with Shanghai office launch

The asset manager will pursue yuan-denominated LP-led and GP-led transactions from a discretionary pool of client capital, Asia co-head Mingchen Xia tells PEI.

3 min read · 16 February 2023

What to expect from APAC private equity in 2023

Zombie funds, LP substitutions and a dealmaking rebound could be on the cards for the Asia-Pacific private equity markets this year.

5 min read · 05 January 2023

Employee Ownership Programmes: How do they affect returns for LPs?

Employee ownership programmes, which seek to build wealth among company workers, are gaining traction in the private equity industry. Are investors losing out on upside, or benefitting from increased value creation?

10 min read · 30 September 2022

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