Asia-Pacific

Catalyst, a sustainability-focused private markets strategy, is drawn to opportunities in China’s burgeoning renewable energy sector, APAC head Matthew O’Sullivan tells PEI.

The Hong Kong-based group, which refers to itself as a private investment office, is seeing greater flexibility in terms of the minimum commitment GPs are willing to accept.

The process is understood to be in the early stages and could involve multiple funds.

The vehicle would be seeded with at least four mid-market companies acquired through CDIB Capital Group's balance sheet, PEI understands.

Though closing below target, Fund II is likely to be considered something of a success story in China's challenging fundraising environment this year.

Oceanpine targets growth equity investments in green tech, advanced tech, and healthcare assets in China and overseas.

Ben Chan, head of Asia-Pacific, and Raju Ruparelia, who led direct investments for APAC, are both departing the Canadian pension giant, PEI has learned.

Delegates at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday heard that being an APAC or China-based investor was no longer necessarily a boon when accessing overseas investment opportunities.

Speaking at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday, the firm’s head of private and growth equity in APAC said she spends more time in the Middle East and Southeast Asia when fundraising.