Q&A: HarbourVest Partners' Brooks Zug
Brooks Zug, founder and senior managing director at HarbourVest Partners, was among the first institutional LPs to invest in Asian private equity. He spoke to AVCJ about the evolution of the industry
Q: How did HarbourVest first come to invest in Asian private equity? A: We started the firm in 1982 and our initial focus was entirely in the US, but we realized there was some activity taking place...
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