Weekly digest - February 16 2022
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TALKING POINTS
AVCJ AWARDS 2021
The awards special issue is now availabe. It features interviews with the winners, including 5Y Capital, Allegro Funds, Baring Private Equity Asia, Centurium Capital, ChrysCapital Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Insignia Venture Partners, KKR, NewQuest Capital Partners, Quadrant Private Equity, and Weijian Shan.
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LP INTERVIEW
ADAMS STREET PARTNERS
The fund-of-funds believes having a close-knit Asia team, which cuts across geographies, sectors, and stages, informs a big-picture view that enables it to look beyond near-term dislocations.DEAL FOCUS
PROTERRA'S ALTERNATIVE TAKE ON INCUBATION
Early-stage bets on oat milk and healthy beverages in Asia by Proterra Investment Partners reflect a willingness to back nascent brands, but in doing so, the firm believes it is dialling down the risk.FUND FOCUS
ION PACIFIC GOES INSTITUTIONAL
Pitching a niche VC capital secondaries strategy with a meaningful focus on Asia isn't easy, but Ion Pacific raised nearly 4x more than last time with large family offices well-represented in the LP base.DEAL FOCUS
INDONESIA'S FINTECH PLUMBER
Brick is developing backend digital infrastructure so that financial technology start-ups in Southeast Asia can provide seamless services. Priorities include deepening functionality and geographic expansion. |
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AVCJ AWARDS 2021
FIRM OF THE YEAR - LARGE CAP: BPEA
Baring Private Equity Asia claims that a thematic approach to origination and flexibility on deal structure allow it to pursue opportunities with greater conviction in a high-valuation environment.AVCJ AWARDS 2021
EXIT OF THE YEAR - MID CAP: INFOGAIN
ChrysCapital has realized its largest-ever exit from a single-fund investment with IT services provider Infogain. In the process, it opened one of private equity's richest cross-border opportunity sets.AVCJ AWARDS 2021
DEAL OF THE YEAR - SMALL CAP: AJAIB
Having spent more than a year perfecting its product, Ajaib turned Indonesia's brokerage industry on its head in six months. Emphasis on product and customer engagement have paid dividends. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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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.


The fund-of-funds believes having a close-knit Asia team, which cuts across geographies, sectors, and stages, informs a big-picture view that enables it to look beyond near-term dislocations.
Early-stage bets on oat milk and healthy beverages in Asia by Proterra Investment Partners reflect a willingness to back nascent brands, but in doing so, the firm believes it is dialling down the risk.
Pitching a niche VC capital secondaries strategy with a meaningful focus on Asia isn't easy, but Ion Pacific raised nearly 4x more than last time with large family offices well-represented in the LP base.
Brick is developing backend digital infrastructure so that financial technology start-ups in Southeast Asia can provide seamless services. Priorities include deepening functionality and geographic expansion.
Baring Private Equity Asia claims that a thematic approach to origination and flexibility on deal structure allow it to pursue opportunities with greater conviction in a high-valuation environment.
ChrysCapital has realized its largest-ever exit from a single-fund investment with IT services provider Infogain. In the process, it opened one of private equity's richest cross-border opportunity sets.






