Advisory
CICC recruits Barclays' Peng Wensheng
China International Capital Corp. has recruited a new chief economist, Peng Wensheng, the former head of China research with Barclays Capital and an alumnus of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, according to reports.
Macquarie recruits Garg for TMT
Macquarie Capital has hired Anupam Garg, formerly SVP with Singapore Technologies Telemedia, to be its telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology (TMET) investment banking co-head for Asia.
Piper Jaffray hires Teo for Hong Kong
US specialist investment banking and securities firm Piper Jaffray has announced the hire of KB Teo, previously with Goldman Sachs, as its new head of technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) and cleantech for Asia, based in Hong Kong.
Portfolio Advisors now open in Hong Kong
Portfolio Advisors, a leading Connecticut-headquartered private equity investment advisory and portfolio management firm, has recently opened a new office in Hong Kong, its first Asian presence, under director Jonathan English.
CIC sells $138 million Morgan Stanley shares, seeks hires
China Investment Corporation (CIC), China's leading SWF, sold $138.5 million worth of Morgan Stanley shares last week, according to a filing with the US SEC, as it seeks to recruit up to 64 new personnel.
It's a wrap
In the course of several unrelated discussions on secondaries last week, I was reminded of one of the more curious byways of private equity fund investment: the wrap.
JPMorgan's Southeast Asia, India PE head Panandiker exits
MD of JPMorgan's private equity division in Southeast Asia and India, Vibhav Panandiker, has quit the bank a year and a half after assuming his role.
White & Case hires Olier in Singapore
Former PE- and M&A-focused solicitor at Clifford Chance Jonathan Olier has joined law firm White & Case LLP in its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice as Counsel in Singapore.
BofA ML gets Killingback in Oz
Former head of retail and consumer investment banking for Deutsche Bank Asia David Killingback has reportedly joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch as its Head of Mergers & Acquisitions in Australia.
Greene launches Diamond Dragon for Asia placement first
Asia Pacific placement veteran Edward Greene is launching Diamond Dragon Advisors, Asia’s first locally headquartered private equity placement agent and advisory firm with a global reach, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and soon to open in Sydney,...
Hamilton Lane recruits Chan for Hong Kong
US private equity asset management and advisory firm Hamilton Lane has recruited Jackson Chan, formerly Head of Sales and Marketing for Non-Japan Asia at Ramius Capital, as a VP and head of business development for Asia, operating from its newly established...
Morgan Stanley private equity supremo Trevor leaves
Stephen Trevor, co-head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management and hired in 2006 to head up the new private equity business within the division, is stepping down alongside co-head Stuart Bohart.
GATE says rolling out in Southeast Asia
GATE Technologies, a NYC-headquartered firm seeking to establish a series of online GATE Developing Marketplaces in illiquid securities and alternative assets, including private equity fund positions, has said that it "is in discussions with a Singapore-based...
Citi recruits Goldman's Osmond for ANZ
Citigroup in Australia has recruited Tony Osmond, formerly Goldman Sachs JBWere's local Head of M&A, Natural Resources and Industrials, as its new Head of Investment Banking for Australia and New Zealand, according to reports.
Citi private funds MD Crocker joins Atlantic-Pacific for ANZ
Managing Director of Citi’s Private Funds Group John Crocker has left the bank to join Atlantic-Pacific Capital as Partner in its private funds business, charged with marketing private equity, real estate and infrastructure funds in Australia and New...
Secondaries show Asia’s maturity?
Secondary fund transaction volumes are one indicator of the scale and maturity of a region’s private equity industry.
Private equity dodges US regulatory bullets?
A couple of much-anticipated US regulatory developments for private equity that were definitely calculated to affect the industry in Asia Pacific, and indeed, worldwide, appear to either have closed, or be on the point of closing, with relatively positive...
StanChart expands leverage support
Standard Chartered Bank has added four new team members to its leverage finance unit for Northeast Asia, based in Hong Kong, following an increase in opportunities in the region.
Calello gains i-bank chair at Credit Suisse
Paul Calello, star investment banker at Credit Suisse in Asia Pacific from 2002 to 2007, has been appointed chairman of Credit Suisse investment bank worldwide, vacating his previous global i-bank CEO role.
HSBC recruits Hsu as head of leveraged finance
HSBC Holdings plc has appointed Lyndon Hsu, formerly with Credit Suisse Group, as head of leveraged and acquisition finance for Asia Pacific, joining after 14 years at the Swiss bank.
Laskowski back for Citi in Asia
Citi has announced the appointment of veteran private equity banker Chris Laskowski as Head of its Financial Entrepreneurs Group Asia Pacific and COO for Global Banking in the region.
Olympus hires Nomura's Katayama
Hong Kong-headquartered Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has appointed Shunji Katayama, 48, a former investment banker at Nomura Holdings Inc., as a Managing Director, based in Tokyo.
SocGen welcomes Japanese CEO for Asia Pacific
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointment Hikaru Ogata as Chief Executive Officer for its business in Asia Pacific.
Liu made Beijing corporate head at DLA Piper
DLA Piper's Steven Liu has been appointed Head of Corporate Practice in Beijing, with responsibility for private equity and VC coverage, the firm has announced