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Unison Korea targets $680m for Fund III

Unison Capital is targeting KRW 800bn-KRW 900bn (USD 603m-USD 680m) for its third Korea fund, nearly twice what was raised in the previous vintage.

  • North Asia
  • 25 November 2022
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Apollo’s Rowan tips alternatives allocations to top 50% - AVCJ Forum

Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, told the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum that he expects most investors to have an alternatives allocation of at least 50% within five years.

  • North America
  • 21 November 2022
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TPG reaches $3.4b first close on Asia fund

TPG has reached a first close of USD 3.4bn on its eighth flagship Asia fund, which launched earlier this year with a target of USD 6bn.

  • Fundraising
  • 10 November 2022
Investcorp, Fung Capital launch $500m GBA fund

Bahrain-headquartered Investcorp and Fung Capital, the PE investment arm of Hong Kong’s Fung Investments, have established a USD 500m Greater Bay Area (GBA) fund.

  • Greater China
  • 31 October 2022
Baring Asia, EQT plan rollout of additional Asia strategies

Mid-cap buyout has been primed as the first of multiple strategies EQT pursues in Europe and North America that will be rolled out in Asia following the completion of the firm’s merger with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA).

  • GPs
  • 19 October 2022
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AVCJ Awards 2022 - voting has closed

Voting for the 2022 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has now closed. Many thanks for your participation.

  • Performance
  • 17 October 2022
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Fund focus: Dymon Asia completes quickfire fundraise

Careful – and protracted – cultivation of prospective LPs and relatively strong performance for Southeast Asia helped Dymon Asia Private Equity secure USD 650m for its third fund

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 October 2022
Dymon Asia closes Fund III at $650m hard cap

Dymon Asia Private Equity (DAPE) has closed its third Southeast Asia middle market private equity fund at a hard cap of USD 650m, beating a target of USD 550m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 October 2022
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GP profile: ShawKwei & Partners

Helping Asian manufacturers climb the product value chain and lock in multinational customers is a key part of the ShawKwei & Partners thesis. It sees no reason to change, even amid sector volatility

  • GPs
  • 05 October 2022
Japan’s D Capital hits third close on debut fund

D Capital, a recently established Japanese middle-market private equity firm, has achieved a third close of JPY 27bn (USD 186.4m) on its debut fund. The target is JPY 30bn.

  • North Asia
  • 03 October 2022
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Fund focus: Tower goes large with debut fund

Tower Capital Asia is repositioning itself as a large, globally connected PE firm as it transitions from deal-by-deal investing to a fund structure. Deep roots in Singapore remain the nucleus of the strategy

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 September 2022
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Tower Capital closes maiden SE Asia PE fund on $379m

Singapore’s Tower Capital Asia, which has historically invested on a deal-by-deal basis, has closed its debut blind pool private equity fund for Southeast Asia on USD 379m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 September 2022
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Fund focus: Glenwood gains traction with carve-out thesis

Korea-focused Glenwood Private Equity has closed its second fund on KRW 900m (USD 648m) from local LPs, having established itself as a mid-market corporate divestment specialist

  • North Asia
  • 20 September 2022
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Fund focus: Baring restocks its dry powder

Baring Private Equity Asia claims a pipeline full of USD 1bn-plus investment opportunities to meet the needs of an USD 11bn-plus fund – but for now it is being cautious about pursuing them

  • Fundraising
  • 14 September 2022
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Deal focus: Anchorage exits rail player, launches Fund IV

Australia-based Anchorage Capital Partners has extended a string of exits with the sale of a local rail industry player, while going to market seeking AUD 500m (USD 339m) for its fourth fund

  • Australasia
  • 14 September 2022
Baring Asia hits final close on eighth pan-regional fund

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), which agreed to merge with EQT earlier this year, has closed its eighth pan-regional fund with commitments of USD 11.2bn.

  • Fundraising
  • 13 September 2022
ADB makes LP commitment to KV Asia's second fund

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has confirmed an investment of USD 15m in the second Southeast Asia lower middle market private equity fund from KV Asia Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 13 September 2022
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Japan’s D Capital nears target for debut PE fund

Japan’s D Capital, a private equity firm specialising in digital transformation that spun out from Unison Capital last year, has raised JPY 26bn (USD 188m) for its debut fund against a target of JPY 30bn.

  • North Asia
  • 01 September 2022
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Japan middle market: Crowded field

The expansion of Japan’s middle-market private equity scene has not kept pace with the rise in global investor interest. Spiking competition is inducing GP formation, but impediments are myriad

  • North Asia
  • 31 August 2022
Bain targets $5b for fifth Asia fund

Bain Capital has launched its fifth Asia-focused private equity fund with a target of USD 5bn. It comes a couple of months after the firm closed its latest regional special situations vehicle on USD 2bn.

  • Buyout
  • 04 August 2022
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Fund focus: Re-ups underpin FountainVest's Fund IV close

Despite headwinds that have afflicted all China-focused managers, FountainVest Partners closed its fourth fund just above target on USD 2.9bn. One-third of the corpus has already been deployed

  • Greater China
  • 27 June 2022
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Fund focus: LPs endorse Potentia’s software thesis

Potentia Capital took just four months to close its second fund on USD 438m, emphasizing the growing appeal of B2B technology opportunities in Australia and New Zealand

  • Australasia
  • 21 June 2022
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Australia’s Potentia closes Fund II on $438m

Australian technology-focused private equity firm Potentia Capital has achieved a first and final close of AUD 635m (USD 438m) on its second fund, hitting the hard cap and beating a target of AUD 500m.

  • Australasia
  • 15 June 2022
Korea's Hahn & Co targets $3.25b for Fund IV

Hahn & Company has set a target of USD 3.25bn for its fourth Korea-focused fund, which will include a co-investment sidecar of unspecified size.

  • North Asia
  • 10 June 2022
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