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What to expect from APAC private equity in 2026Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.
Axiom Asia: China seeing renewed interest due to innovationChina’s private equity market is ‘already seeing a lot more activity’ in verticals relating to AI, Marc Lau, managing partner at the fund of funds, tells PEI.
Blue Owl taps ex-UBS boss for Asia private wealth pushPak-Seng Lai joins as head of private wealth distribution in APAC at a time when the firm is pushing aggressively into the individual investor channel.
Asia saw a 30% drop in venture deal count during Q1This drop may represent a forecast of what will happen to Europe and the US during Q2.
VC-backed Chinese gay dating app Blued to go public: BloombergBlued, a China-based gay dating app, is reportedly planning an IPO that could raise about $200 million, reported Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-30/gay-dating-app-blued-said-to-plan-u-s-ipo-at-1-billion-value The listing will likely take place next year and could put the company at a valuation of around $1 billion. Blued's backers include CDH Investments, UG Capital, Shunwei Capital, DCM Ventures and Vision Knight Capital, according to Crunchbase. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blued#section-investors
- Thai pension fund to up PE allocation – Exclusive
Thailand’s $20bn Government Pension Fund is looking to increase investments in mid-market private equity by 2020.
- Ex-Auda Asia head joins Vision Knight
Pak-Seng Lai will be a managing partner in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
- Vision Knight closes $550m China fund
David Wei’s fund has hit the hard cap on its second vehicle after four months in the market.
- Knight Capital closes Vision Knight Capital China Fund II
Chinese private equity firm Vision Knight Capital has closed its second private equity fund Vision Knight Capital China Fund II. The fund closed at its hard cap with aggregate capital commitments of $550 million.
- China's Vision Knight to raise $550m
Led by former Alibaba.com CEO David Wei, the firm is raising two new vehicles.