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New Silk Route’s Gupta takes leave of absence

The firm’s chairman, currently fighting allegations of insider trading, has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the private equity firm he co-founded five years ago.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Partners Group boosts Tokyo team with Sony Life hire

Mamoru Numata, former manager of alternative investments and new business development at the insurance giant, will help Partners build relationships with Japan’s institutional investors.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

ChrysCapital co-founder to depart

Ashish Dawan will leave the Indian firm he co-founded in mid-2012 to pursue non-profit activities.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New Silk Route's Gupta charged with insider trading

After months of investigation, the India- and MENA-focused firm’s chairman and co-founder has been charged with allegedly providing confidential information to Raj Rajaratnam, founder of hedge fund Galleon.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CalPERS chief named Private Equity Leader

Joe Dear, CalPERS' CIO, is the first LP to be honoured as PEI’s Private Equity Leader and joins Sir Ronald Cohen, Jeremy Coller and Howard Marks on the honour roll.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Millennium staffs up ahead of tech growth rush

Blackstone-spinout Millennium is building its team in anticipation of what it believes will be a record-breaking year for secondary venture capital investments.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Goldman reshuffles Asian private equity chiefs

Ankur Sahu will transfer from Tokyo to Mumbai, where he will focus on investments in India as well as Japan.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR hires head of European distress

Former York Capital executive Mubashir Mukadam will lead the European special situations arm of KKR’s expanding $15 billion asset management platform.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Cipio promotes Wedegaertner

Munich-based senior principal Christoph Wedegaertner joined the direct secondaries specialist in 2005. The firm closed is sixth fund on €137m in January.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Report: Hopu’s Ong launches fund with $2bn target

Richard Ong, one of the three co-founders of Hopu, reportedly expects a final close on his new venture in early June.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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