Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

Story of the Year: Trial by fire for Future 40

Young executives identified as future leaders will emerge from 2020 more experienced because of the unique challenges they faced.

2 min read · 21 December 2020

Story of the Year: A tale of two fundraises

Capital has been soaked up by private equity mega-funds this year as travel restrictions hinder LPs’ ability to form new GP relationships during the pandemic.

3 min read · 17 December 2020

Korea’s IMM plots final close on $1.8bn by year-end

IMM RoseGold IV is already about one-third deployed across four investments, including the $500m carve-out of Genuone Sciences.

2 min read · 17 December 2020

Story of the Year: Pension trio makes investment case for action on climate change

A joint statement in March by California State Teachers’ Retirement System, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and UK’s USS Investment Management signaled a significant shift in reallocation of capital.

2 min read · 15 December 2020

Story of the Year: PE firms donate $100m-plus to help those hurt by virus

From Blackstone to Eurazeo to Partners Group, PE firms and their executives stepped up in response to the pandemic, forgoing salaries, setting up employee assistance funds and shifting capital to pandemic response companies.

3 min read · 14 December 2020

Australia’s Hostplus: China tensions have ‘ramifications’ for asset allocation

The A$49bn institution has ‘a lot of money’ invested across Chinese private equity and venture capital, PE head Neil Stanford tells delegates at a virtual conference.

2 min read · 10 December 2020

Fundraising platform Moonfare wants Asian capital to skyrocket

The Berlin fintech last month snapped up Winson Ng, former head of UBS Wealth Management’s PE team, and Sweta Chattopadhyay, former head of PE at bfinance.

3 min read · 09 December 2020

Value Creation Forum: Beware companies with ‘covid steroids in the system’

Businesses that should seek new ownership aren’t being listed for sale during coronavirus, Tim Sims, founder of Pacific Equity Partners, tells delegates at PEI’s Value Creation Forum: Asia.

2 min read · 07 December 2020

Covid-19 adds fuel to India’s private equity explosion

Some Indian business owners have become more receptive to private equity capital during the pandemic, Neeraj Bharadwaj, a Mumbai-based MD at Carlyle, told PEI.

4 min read · 30 November 2020

EMPEA: 'Asia is most attractive region'

EMPEA is looking to get deeper into Asia, say its chief executive Cate Ambrose, and Julie Ruvolo, managing director of venture capital.

3 min read · 30 November 2020

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