Serasi’s Veronica John joins Mekong Capital

John has enjoyed a long career in some of Asia's most challenging frontier markets, performing roles that have included fund management, PE investment, project management, privatization and investment banking.

Based in Kazakhstan and Central Asia from 1994-2002, she did privatization work for Carana Corporation and then operated the Central Asia Enterprise Fund. John subsequently moved to the Asian Development Bank, where she was deployed to Afghanistan shortly after the fall of the Taliban, and helped set up a bank.

Following a brief stint at CDC, John was recruited to head up Infrastructure Development Finance Company's (IDFC) private equity arm in Singapore. Three years later the firm exited the fund-of-funds business, citing the difficult investment climate. John then founded emerging markets fund-of-funds Serasi Capital but it the firm faces a challenging capital-raising environment.

Mekong Capital is currently raising its third fund, which has a target of $150 million.

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