Gulf gambit: Asia GPs court Middle East LPs
As the Middle East becomes a focal point for private equity fundraising globally, Asia-based managers hope that macro trends work in their favour. Being the right size and the right strategic fit also helps
Jade Invest, in its original incarnation as a China-focused fund-of-funds, signed up Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) as an anchor LP in 2006. The firm was in the right place at the right time. As a goodwill...
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