Private Equity
European LPs are more tolerant of lower debt-like returns from impact funds, co-founder Urs Baumann told delegates at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Forum in Hong Kong on 27 March.
2 min read · 28 March 2019
China-focused Rivendell Partners has been hit with a string of departures over the last 18 months including its chief operating officer and a managing director.
2 min read · 25 March 2019
BDA Partners' Mark Webster describes how Xi Jinping’s recent pledge to improve access to Chinese markets and lower import tariffs will affect private equity and M&A markets in Asia.
4 min read · 19 March 2019
A winner-take-all dynamic dominated Asia private equity in 2018, which could mean a significant number of funds face hard times this year, according to the latest report from Bain & Company.
3 min read · 18 March 2019
The world's third-biggest economy also needs large players among its predominantly small and mid-focused domestic market, according to the $107bn Pension Fund Association's PE head.
2 min read · 13 March 2019
Peter Costello says partnerships with local investors and greater transparency on the part of sovereign funds is the way forward.
3 min read · 11 March 2019
The $700bn investor’s 10-year roadmap for alternatives includes co-investments and backing growth and venture managers in Japan.
2 min read · 11 March 2019
The Tokyo-based manager is set to collect more than $400m for its second Korea fund and will hit the fundraising trail in the second half of the year for its fifth Japan fund.
1 min read · 07 March 2019
Firms completed at least $5.8bn of private equity, infrastructure and real assets buyouts last year, more than the previous four years combined, according to EMPEA data.
2 min read · 07 March 2019
The firm is also raising capital for its eighth flagship fund and second healthcare fund, targeting more than $1bn for both vehicles.
2 min read · 05 March 2019
