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India direct secondaries: Footprint freefall

A darker mood for Chinese investors in India is stirring expectations for a wave of direct secondary opportunities

  • South Asia
  • 03 March 2021
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GPs & SPACs: Filthy lucre?

The global SPAC craze is percolating into Asia, with private equity firms among the sponsors. LPs aren’t necessarily comfortable with the development, but there’s only so much they can do about it

  • GPs
  • 03 March 2021
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China VCs back See Fund's debut vehicle

See Fund, an investment firm established by the founder of Chinese artificial intelligence chip start-up DeePhi Technology, has raised RMB200 million ($31 million) for its debut fund.

  • Greater China
  • 03 March 2021
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India's Oaks raises $55m for consumer PE fund

India’s Oaks Asset Management has raised INR4 billion ($55 million) for its second mid-market consumer private equity fund. The overall target is INR5 billion.

  • South Asia
  • 03 March 2021
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OrbiMed raises $800m for Asia life sciences fund

OrbiMed has closed its latest Asia life sciences fund, which primarily invests in China and India, with $800 million in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 03 March 2021
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Indus Valley raises $17.5m for Pakistan VC fund

Pakistan-focused VC firm Indus Valley Capital has raised $17.5 million for its debut fund focused on early-stage start-ups. The initial target was $15 million.

  • South Asia
  • 02 March 2021
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ESG & operations: Compliance corner

Few mid-market private equity firms in Asia have dedicated ESG personnel and this is not necessarily an obstacle to progress. As compliance and reporting burdens increase, the status quo may change

  • North Asia
  • 01 March 2021
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Malaysia's EPF awards co-investment SMAs to global firms

BlackRock, HarbourVest Partners, and Partners Group have been awarded co-investment mandates by Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) totaling $600 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 01 March 2021
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New Frontier Japan targets $94m for second fund

New Frontier Japan Investment (NFJI), a lower middle-market Japanese private equity firm, is looking to raise JPY10 billion ($94.4 million) for its second fund.

  • North Asia
  • 26 February 2021
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Private equity & cybersecurity: Dark clouds

From fraudulent drawdown notices to ransomware, private equity firms and their portfolio companies are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Training and vigilance are paramount

  • GPs
  • 26 February 2021
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Q&A: Affirma Capital's Ivo Philipps

Affirma Capital came into being 18 months ago as Standard Chartered’s private equity team spun out with most of the remaining balance sheet assets. COO Ivo Philipps explains the middle and back office transition

  • GPs
  • 25 February 2021
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LeapFrog names co-head of healthcare

Asia and Africa-focused impact investor LeapFrog Investments has recruited Biju Mohandas as a partner and global co-lead for healthcare.

  • Australasia
  • 25 February 2021
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China's Fresh Capital hits $93m first close on Fund II

Fresh Capital, a Shanghai-based venture capital firm, has reached a first close of RMB600 million ($93 million) on its second renminbi-denominated fund.

  • Greater China
  • 25 February 2021
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TPG takes majority stake in NewQuest

TPG has agreed to take a majority interest in Asia secondaries specialist NewQuest Capital Partners, nearly three years after acquiring a minority stake in the manager.

  • Secondaries
  • 25 February 2021
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LPs endorse Ocean Link's China tourism, technology thesis

Ocean Link has raised $580 million for a second fund targeting China travel, tourism and consumer technology assets, but the firm believes co-investment could take aggregate deployment to $1.4 billion

  • Greater China
  • 24 February 2021
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Fundraising talent: New calls of duty

The trend toward more stringent due diligence in recent years has maximized fundraising complexity at a time when the professionals involved must adapt to unfamiliar virtual forums

  • Fundraising
  • 24 February 2021
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COOs in Asia private equity: Horses for courses

The COO role is gradually becoming more prevalent in Asian private equity, but GPs struggle to find the right combination of financial skills and business acumen. The optimal candidate is often internal

  • GPs
  • 24 February 2021
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B Capital launches SPAC

B Capital Group, a US-based venture capital firm with a presence in Singapore and a significant Asia portfolio, is looking to raise $300 million for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 February 2021
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KKR loses managing director in Singapore

Terence Lee, a managing director at KKR who leads technology, media and telecom (TMT) and growth equity investments in Southeast Asia, has left the firm.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 22 February 2021
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India's Avataar raises $100m top-up fund

Avataar Ventures, an India-based enterprise software investor that spun out from Norwest Venture Partners in 2019, has raised a $100 million opportunities fund that will do follow-on rounds for existing portfolio companies and make some new investments.

  • South Asia
  • 18 February 2021
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Hamilton Lane secures Asian support for global secondaries fund

Hamilton Lane has closed its fifth global secondaries fund on $3.9 billion, with Asian LPs accounting for 17% of the corpus.

  • Secondaries
  • 17 February 2021
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Ex-KKR executive to lead Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund

Ridha Wirakusumah, whose previous roles include serving as a director for Southeast Asia at KKR, has been chosen to lead Indonesia's new sovereign wealth fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 17 February 2021
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Vintage update: India 2011-2013

A selection of India-based assets that remain in the portfolios of Accel Partners, Aditya Birla Private Equity, BanyanTree Finance Private, Faering Capital, and Helion Venture Partners

  • South Asia
  • 16 February 2021
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Deal focus: Potentia exits Ascender, closes debut fund

Potentia Capital's debut fundraise was given extra impetus by an impending exit from Australia-based software provider Ascender, which delivered a 30x return

  • Australasia
  • 16 February 2021
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