East Asia

Leveraging technology can make supply chains more robust and give portfolio companies 'less wastage in the system', according to the founder and CIO of Hillhouse.

A mismatch between the supply of potential deals and the number of institutional buyers has given Schroders significant 'bargaining power', Jun Qian, the firm's head of China PE, tells PEI.

Managing directors Steve Poon and Ming-Hau Lee, who both specialised in China special situations, left the firm in September to explore new opportunities, PEI has learned.

Japan could be ‘second only to the US', Joan Solotar, Blackstone's global head of private wealth solutions, tells PEI.

China’s private equity slowdown is causing both LPs and GPs to rethink their approach to the Asia-Pacific region.

Sourcing directs and choosing from a vast sea of private markets opportunities are just some of the challenges facing APAC families, writes Hamza Ayub, executive director of multifamily office Farro Capital.

The regulator will also form an international forum on impact investing.

The document includes 62 articles detailing compliance requirements and will relax some restrictions on certain financial products.

Speaking at affiliate title Private Debt Investor’s Tokyo Forum, alternatives head Tadasu Matsuo outlined JST's plans for geographic diversification, sectoral focus and mitigating the J-curve.

The placement firm will continue to service APAC from its existing Sydney and San Francisco outposts, founder Mounir ‘Moose’ Guen tells PEI.