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  • Coller taps ex-Blue Owl, UBS head in apparent APAC wealth push
    Private Equity ProfessionalsAlex Lynn- 7 October 2024

    Pak-Seng Lai, former head of APAC private wealth at Blue Owl Capital and head of private markets APAC at UBS, joined Coller's Hong Kong office in October.

  • China’s GPs pivot to operational value creation
    FeaturedKatrina Lau- 3 October 2024

    A muted IPO market and weakened LP appetite have prompted China’s GPs to enter reset mode.

  • Next Gen Leaders of Secondaries: Class of 2024
    Private Equity News & AnalysisStaff Writer- 2 September 2024

    Now in its ninth iteration, we reveal this year's most impressive secondaries individuals under 36.

  • Deals boom for secondaries law firms
    Private Equity News & AnalysisHannah Zhang- 2 September 2024

    The market’s largest legal advisers worked on more than $800bn of transactions last year, marking their second busiest annual period.

  • How to enter China's secondaries market
    FeaturedHannah Zhang- 2 September 2024

    China’s booming LP-led market is offset by a nascent GP-led market and challenges unique to international investors.

  • Side Letter: Carry tax clarity
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 19 August 2024

    What constitutes capital at risk when it comes to CGT treatment of carry? Plus: Why sector specialists might survive PE's consolidation craze and HarbourVest raises a secondaries giant. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • How reliable is a track record?
    Editor's ViewKatrina Lau- 8 August 2024

    Elevated interest rates and an evolving value creation playbook is causing some investors to question whether managers can replicate their past performance.

  • HarbourVest: APAC GPs should 'think carefully' about joining NAV loan party
    Private Equity News & AnalysisKatrina Lau- 25 July 2024

    HarbourVest now quizzes GPs about their views on NAV financing as part of its due diligence, managing director Lydia Hao tells PEI.

  • Side Letter: HarbourVest's future
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 10 July 2024

    HarbourVest's top brass say alternative ownership options for the firm have never been compelling enough to entertain for a very specific reason. Plus: valuations sleight of hand; and Goldman's advice on exits. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: APG's mega sale
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 18 June 2024

    Wednesday is a public holiday in the US, so we'll return to your inbox on Thursday. In the meantime, a Dutch pension giant is shopping around what could be the largest LP-led transaction so far this year. Plus: private equity is having a minimal contribution to the M&A rebound; and why the healthcare sector is struggling with defaults. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.