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NB Japan Private Equity Opportunities Fund saw 'strong early demand' from APAC LPs, managing director Kent Chen tells PEI.

Senior wealth and asset management executives weigh in on the importance of liquidity management, investor alignment and scale in evergreen funds distribution at an industry conference in Paris.

The firm has received a licence to deal securities in Hong Kong just months after appointing its first head of Australia.

GPs including Bain and Apollo said at the UK Private Capital Summit that it is difficult to quantify claims around AI's contribution to value creation and cost reduction.

Scott Kleinman, co-president of the firm, said at an industry event on Wednesday that the real obstacle is sellers being unwilling to accept the price the market is offering.

KCGI Private Equity is expected to launch Fund II in 2027, managing director Taeyoung Chung tells PEI.

A move from quarterly to semiannual reporting could leave PE firms with older public comparables and greater uncertainty.

Disclosed healthcare buyout value fell to $51bn in H1 2026 from around $60bn a year earlier, with pressures from AI disruption and the Iran war contributing to the slowdown.

The investment giant is seeking to add relationships in Australia’s mid-market after completing a similar process in Japan, managing director Martin Liew tells PEI.

The Indian growth and buyout firm will use some of the proceeds to fund GP commitments in new and existing strategies.