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Weekly digest - January 11 2023

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11 January 2023
ASIA BUYOUTS: THE CASE FOR CONTROL
COVER STORY
GPs want to minimise external risks and emphasise factors they can control – which means more buyouts and greater operational intensity.
GP PROFILE
LEAPFROG INVESTMENTS
LEAPFROG INVESTMENTSLeapFrog Investments is broadly recognised as a pioneer or impact investing globally as well as an architect of the industry’s legitimising standards and controls. Asia has always been core.
DEAL FOCUS
ANCHORAGE GETS AUSSIE ICON FOR A SONG
ANCHORAGE GETS AUSSIE ICON FOR A SONGAnchorage Capital Partners has acquired David Jones, a longstanding and beloved Australian department store chain for one-fourth the cost of recent renovation work at a single location.
DEAL FOCUS
TR LEADS MULTI-ASSET SECONDARY FOR SAMARA
TR LEADS MULTI-ASSET SECONDARY FOR SAMARATR Capital has reunited with Samara Capital for what amounts to a nearly USD 150m tail-end restructuring of the Indian middle-market GP's second fund.
ANALYSIS
2023 PREVIEW: MASS ACCESS TO PE
2023 PREVIEW: MASS ACCESS TO PEMore individuals will be able to invest in private equity as fund fractionalisation technology matures. But a global downturn, ever-malleable regulations, and blockchain gloom loom large.
ANALYSIS
2023 PREVIEW: BUYOUTS
2023 PREVIEW: BUYOUTSEven though debt is more readily available in Asia than in the US or Europe, financing costs are up, and buyout investors are reluctant to move for assets in an uncertain and overvalued market.
ANALYSIS
2023 PREVIEW: INDIA PE
2023 PREVIEW: INDIA PEIndia’s domestic growth story appears unobstructed, but some international investors could hold their fire. The local PE industry will not graduate to the next level without that foreign capital.
By the Numbers
AVCJ RESEARCH
POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERIES
Once a success story in Korea’s low-cost carrier space, Eastar Jet fell on difficult times because of the pandemic. VIG Partners, which acquired the business this week , is planning a turnaround. GPs across Asia have sought opportunities in travel, hospitality, and aviation, often targeting troubled assets. Investment reached USD 4.4bn in 2020, down on the previous year, and then hit USD 6.7bn and USD 4.4bn in 2021 and 2022.
CHART
All of the trends featured here were sourced from AVCJ's proprietary database, AVCJ Research, featuring comprehensive information on private equity deals, fundraises and exits.
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