Asia-Pacific

The board raised concerns during last week's investment committee meeting about investments in the region in light of regulatory uncertainty.

The Hong Kong-headquartered firm is seeking $8.5bn for BPEA Fund VIII, according to documents prepared for Rhode Island State Treasury.

Silicon Valley GPs are urging international LPs to back their larger growth funds in lieu of VC offerings due to capacity constraints, Masashi Kataoka, head of the $350bn insurer’s venture unit, tells PEI.

Capital is flocking to safer hands as regulatory and geopolitical headwinds threaten market sentiment towards PE in the region.

Private equity accounted for 17.5% of the Future Fund portfolio as of 30 June, up from 14.6% just three months prior.

WinPE has gathered an impressive group of founding members, including Blackstone, Advent International, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDC Group.

Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI will target 20 to 25 fund managers across the region, according to a pension document seen by PEI.

The $756bn National Pension Service of Korea has begun to disclose investment details, such as fund names and investment amounts, in an effort to boost its transparency.

With regulatory, geopolitical and travel-related headwinds threatening western appetites for Chinese private equity firms, knowing which one to pick is more important than ever.

The SoftBank chief had received permission for a similar programme in Vision Fund 1 – a plan that was scrapped after colleagues pulled out.