Asia-Pacific

Investors in the fund include the Accident Compensation Corporation and the Government Superannuation Fund Authority.

Private capital penetration in this island national stood at 0.07% over a five-year period, according to data from EMPEA.

The Australian sovereign wealth fund has been shifting its private equity strategy to invest in Australia’s growing start-up sector.

A shift in Australian private equity has left firms like Archer, which has decided not to continue raising its sixth fund, without deep institutional backing.

Japanese funds have generated a lower TVPI multiple than other developed markets, according to investment software firm eFront.

Larger deals and cross-border ties-ups underscored $7.2bn worth of healthcare deals in the region.

Investments from the mandate awarded by Australia’s superannuation fund Rest to QIC will be mostly in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Environment, social and governance integration is market-specific, and Japan has the fastest uptake, says the firm’s global head of ESG Emily Chew.

The regulatory basics for alternative fund managers wanting to entice the country’s institutional investors into their funds, by Molly Diggins and Albert Jun of Monument Group.

A former partner at Hong Kong-based Summitview Capital Management faces charges of insider trading.