Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

PEI Awards 2019: Asia-Pacific winners

Presenting the region’s best firms, limited partners and managers.

7 min read · 02 March 2020

India’s Tata sought to reduce team’s carry before scrapping new fund – exclusive

The group did the same for Tata Capital Growth Fund II, which is expected to hold a final close below target in H1 2020.

2 min read · 26 February 2020

China’s CBC expands into private credit via healthcare fund – exclusive

Deal sourcing will be led by Peng Fu, a former MD at Chinese investment manager Fosun, according to an investor email seen by PEI.

2 min read · 26 February 2020

Three questions for EQT’s new Australia head

Managing director Ken Wong talks fund families, paying up for Aussie assets and coronavirus fears.

3 min read · 19 February 2020

Responsible Investment: Seven key takeaways

LP scrutiny of approaches to ESG is intensifying, with climate change a key concern. Here are seven takeaways from this year’s Responsible Investment report.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

Who were January's biggest capital raisers?

Private equity fundraising for the year has kicked off with a bang with at least $41.9bn in final closes already, PEI data show.

2 min read · 13 February 2020

Emerging Asia: Distribution, we have a problem

Funds in the region have retained a significant proportion of unrealised value due to a tricky exit environment, exacerbated by a predilection for minority investments.

4 min read · 12 February 2020

SoftBank ponders ‘bridge’ fund to regain LP confidence, says Masayoshi Son

The Japanese tech conglomerate has preemptively spent $1.7bn from new vehicles established to hold assets that are expected to be treated as the initial investments of Vision Fund 2.

2 min read · 12 February 2020

Q1 a ‘write-off’ for exits as coronavirus fears hit Asia’s consumer sector

Businesses such as McDonald’s China, which is owned by the Carlyle Group and CITIC Capital, have announced temporary closures in certain regions.

2 min read · 11 February 2020

China’s sluggish fundraising grinds to a full stop

The coronavirus epidemic could not have come at a worse time for domestic PE firms, some of which have already been struggling on the fundraising trail.

2 min read · 06 February 2020

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