Lazard hires Kwon as MD and Head of investment banking in Korea
Lazard Ltd has appointed Deutsche Bank’s former MD and Head of M&A for Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Youngbum Kwon, as its Managing Director and Head of Korean Investment Banking.
Kwon, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be based in Seoul. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in early 2009, Kwon was an MD with UBS Hong Kong for five years, responsible for bolstering the...
Latest News
Asian GPs slow implementation of ESG policies - survey
Asia-based private equity firms are assigning more dedicated resources to environment, social, and governance (ESG) programmes, but policy changes have slowed in the past 12 months, in part due to concerns raised internally and by LPs, according to a...
Singapore fintech start-up LXA gets $10m seed round
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led a USD 10m seed round for Singapore’s LXA, a financial technology start-up launched by a former Asia senior executive at The Blackstone Group.
India's InCred announces $60m round, claims unicorn status
Indian non-bank lender InCred Financial Services said it has received INR 5bn (USD 60m) at a valuation of at least USD 1bn from unnamed investors including “a global private equity fund.”
Insight leads $50m round for Australia's Roller
Insight Partners has led a USD 50m round for Australia’s Roller, a venue management software provider specializing in family fun parks.