Advisory
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
BMB Group acquires Contrarian for real estate
Asian investment and advisory firm the BMB Group,has acquired Paris-based Contrarian Capital Partners SA and its advisory subsidiary, Beacon Hospitality Partners S.A.R.L in Luxembourg, both of them specializing in real estate advisory services for Middle...
Lee leaves DLA Piper for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, an international law firm, has appointed Rocky Lee, a lawyer with special strengths in Asian private equity and venture capital, as Asia Managing Partner and Head of its Greater China Corporate Practice in the Corporate...
Partners Group Dubai office targets MENA, India
Swiss alternative asset manager Partners Group has announced the opening of a new office in Dubai, seeking to tap both the MENA region and India.
Warburg Pincus's Gathani joins RBS
Viral Gathani, previously a principal with Warburg Pincus in Hong Kong, is joining RBS as Head of Energy and Resources, Asia.
Bain & Co.'s Park leaves Seoul for NYC
Business consulting firm Bain & Company has announced the transfer of Chul-Joon Park, the partner and global director hitherto leading its Asia Pacific Private Equity Practice from Seoul, to New York, where he will be working with the firm's private equity...
Iglesias, Humphreys, Fleming aim for Continuity
Ovidio Iglesias, Bill Humphreys and Grant Fleming, three of the senior fund management professionals most recently associated with Wilshire Private Markets, have announced their own independent vehicle, Continuity Capital Partners.
China: Dangerous liaisons?
Where are you looking to allocate capital? When AVCJ asked global LPs this question, the majority said: “China.”
Keeping LPs happy
The due diligence process has always played an important role for LPs when choosing funds to back.
Triple A Partners allies with Japan's OGI Capital
Hong Kong-based investment firm Triple A Partners and OGI Capital Partners (OGICP), a Japanese discretionary investment manager, have announced a partnership to increase services to Japanese institutional investors who want to strengthen their global...
JPMorgan moves Chatterji to India
JPMorgan has transferred Rohit Chatterji, hitherto head of Asia debt capital markets, to India, where he will be Vice Chairman and Head of Investment Banking for the Subcontinent.
Citi hires Ahmad for SWFs
Citi has announced the hire of Zubaid Ahmad for the newly-created role of Vice Chairman of its Institutional Clients Group, with a brief to lead Citi's global coverage of sovereign wealth funds.
Ex CalPERS Buenrostro, Villalobos sued for fraud
Former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) CEO Federico Buenrostro Jr. and former CalPERS board member Alfred Villalobos have been sued by California State Attorney General Edmund Brown on fraud charges, including alleged attempted...
Clifford Chance makes new Asia appointments
Law firm Clifford Chance has boosted its global operation by appointing 18 new partners, four of them in Asia, including Cameron Hassall, an international arbitration/litigation specialist; Ho Han Ming, who will cover investment management; and Tim Wang,...
CP Eaton launches new RMB platform
International interest in China’s RMB fund space was cast into the spotlight when global placement agent CP Eaton Partners announced the launch of its new dedicated RMB fundraising effort for all its current and future GP clients, as well as the engagement...
Fadely moves to Weil Gotshal
John Fadely, formerly a corporate partner in the funds group of Clifford Chance in Hong Kong, has now joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges, as a partner and member of its global funds practice.
Schroders sells fund admin unit to JPMorgan
Schroders has agreed to sell its global private equity administration services business to JPMorgan for an undisclosed sum.
CP Eaton annouces RMB fundraising, recruits Gu
Placement agent CP Eaton Partners has announced the launch of a dedicated RMB fundraising effort for all current and future GP clients, engaging Eric Gu as VP to head the platform from its Shanghai office.
OZ ACT Treasury hires Towers Watson
The Australian Capital Territory Department of Treasury (ACT) has retained advisory and consulting firm Towers Watson to advise it on investing its A$3.5 billion ($3.24 billion) asset pool into private equity and other asset classes.
Citi hires Paton for Oz
Citi has announced the appointment of Brett Paton, formerly Chairman for Capital Markets at UBS, as a Vice Chairman for its Institutional Clients Group in Australia and New Zealand.
Hoo moves from Hastings to Orrick
Respected private equity lawyer Maurice Hoo is moving from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, to co-head Orrick's global private equity practice.
Telstra recruits Talevski from JANA
Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund, Telstra Super, has recruited Robert Talevski, hitherto a senior private equity specialist with its asset consultant, JANA Investment Advisers, to help manage its private equity program.