CapAsia

The private equity infrastructure manager focused on Central and Southeast Asia will also begin fundraising for its second Southeast Asia-focused fund in Q3.

The firm’s Korea team led by former managing director Gordon Cho has left and set up Elevation Equity Partners.

The former CEO of CLSA Capital Partners, Christoper Seaver, will be based in The Rohatyn Group’s Hong Kong office and will be responsible for expanding its regional initiatives.

The Rohatyn Group will substantially expand its presence in emerging markets by acquiring Citi Venture Capital International, one of the bank’s few remaining in-house private equity divisions.

Infrastructure investing in Asia is gradually emerging from the shadow of the private equity asset class, finds Siddharth Poddar.

The UK’s longest-running private equity investor is merging its two private equity departments, reshuffling management and preparing a move into the debt market.

The listed European firm is considering the launches as part of a two-year expansion plan following its recent restructuring.

As part of a restructuring process, 25-year veteran and former head of buyouts Jonathan Russell is leaving the firm.

As 3i’s Anil Ahuja-led Asian operations are focusing on growth capital investments, the firm’s Asian buyout head, David Osborne, has left the firm after 25 years.