Fund focus: Asian LPs amplify Mekong’s ambitions
Travel restrictions forced Mekong Capital to look closer to home when raising its latest fund, but the manager was already building out a more Asia-centric LP base
COVID-19 has contributed to a more Asian profile to the LP base for Vietnam’s Mekong Capital. Several European and North American investors had expressed interest in the firm’s latest middle-market...
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