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Asia’s LP landscape: North to south

Pools of institutional – and less institutional – capital in Asia are deepening, but it remains a multi-speed market with some investors just beginning their alternatives journey and others achieving maturity

  • LPs
  • 08 November 2023
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Asia GPs fear LP portfolio concentration - survey

Large LPs concentrating their GP relationships is comfortably the biggest fundraising challenge facing private equity firms in Asia Pacific, according to a survey featured in the latest edition of Dechert’s global private equity report.

  • Fundraising
  • 07 November 2023
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Australia's Anchorage closes Fund IV on $327m

Australian turnaround investor Anchorage Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund with AUD 505m (USD 327m) in commitments.

  • Australasia
  • 07 November 2023
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Kedaara targets up to $1.5b for fourth India fund

Kedaara Capital is looking to raise up to USD 1.5bn for its fourth India middle-market fund, having edged past the USD 1bn mark in the previous vintage.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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Ares raises $2.4b for sixth Asia special situations fund

Ares Management has closed its sixth Asia special situation fund on USD 2.4bn, including a sidecar vehicle, citing strong economic trends in India and Australia.

  • South Asia
  • 03 November 2023
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Japanese digital alternatives platform gets pre-Series A

Luca, a Japan-based fundraising platform that aims to give local high net worth investors access to alternatives, has received seed-stage funding from VC investors.

  • North Asia
  • 02 November 2023
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Money train: Raising capital out of Asia

Fundraising difficulties at home are prompting some US and European GPs to target Asian capital pools that they previously overlooked. It requires patience and persistence

  • North America
  • 01 November 2023
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LP interview: Australia’s QIC

As QIC’s PE programme tilts toward earlier stages, legacy assets have counterbalanced macro turbulence in tech. More direct investment is desired, but funds are still of interest, especially in Europe

  • Australasia
  • 01 November 2023
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Partners Group strengthens Japan private wealth coverage

Partners Group has recruited Tatsuro Aoyama to its private wealth team in Japan with a brief to build out relationships with local distribution partners.

  • North Asia
  • 31 October 2023
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Mandiri, Investible launch climate tech fund

Mandiri Capital, the venture arm of Indonesia’s Bank Mandiri, and Australia-based VC firm Investible have launched a climate technology fund of unspecified size.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 October 2023
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Korea Investment Partners raises $60m SE Asia fund

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) has raised USD 60m for a Southeast Asia venture fund from institutional investors in Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 October 2023
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Flourish Ventures secures $350m in new funding

Flourish Ventures, a US-based emerging markets financial technology investor with a strong Asia focus, has secured USD 350m for future deployments from its sole LP, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

  • North America
  • 27 October 2023
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SparkLabs launches Korea deep tech fund

Early-stage VC investor and accelerator SparkLabs Korea has achieved a first close of USD 15m on a deep tech fund. That target corpus has not been confirmed.

  • North Asia
  • 27 October 2023
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OrbiMed raises $4.3b for global, Asia funds

Healthcare investor OrbiMed has raised USD 4.3bn for its latest set of global funds, including its fifth Asia-focused vehicle.

  • Fundraising
  • 26 October 2023
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Schroders, Thailand's KBank launch renminbi PE fund

Schroders Singapore and KBank Private Banking, a unit of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, have jointly launched a Thailand-based renminbi-denominated China private equity fund of undisclosed size.

  • Greater China
  • 25 October 2023
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CBC hits second close on China life science real assets fund

Specialist healthcare investor CBC Group has reached a second close on its China-focused life science real assets fund with USD 875m in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 24 October 2023
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PayPal backs Quona, Sweef impact funds

PayPal has confirmed LP commitments of undisclosed size to funds managed by financial inclusion-focused Quona Capital and women-led businesses specialist Sweef Capital.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 20 October 2023
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East targets $30m for Indonesia healthcare VC fund

East Ventures has launched a dedicated Indonesia healthcare innovation fund with a target of USD 30m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
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Quadria hits $500m first close on third healthcare fund

Singapore-based healthcare specialist Quadria Capital has reached a first close of USD 500m on its third flagship fund. The target is USD 800m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 19 October 2023
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LPACs: Conflicts and complexity

The combination of a maturing Asian private equity landscape and a fast-emerging continuation fund opportunity is placing greater emphasis on the role of the LP advisory committee

  • GPs
  • 18 October 2023
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3Q analysis: Dividing lines

China fundraising stays strong, across US dollar and renminbi, despite regulatory concerns; Australia confounds general slowdown in Asia PE investment; exits demonstrate promise if not results

  • Greater China
  • 18 October 2023
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Korea's VIG seeks $1.1b for Fund V

South Korean mid-market private equity firm VIG Partners has launched its fifth fund with a target of USD 1.1bn, seeking to replicate the even split between domestic and foreign capital achieved in the previous vintage.

  • North Asia
  • 17 October 2023
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Blackstone's Ed Huang switches to Asia private wealth role

Ed Huang, who has spent the last two-and-a-half years as COO of The Blackstone Group’s Asia private equity business, will become the firm’s head of private wealth solutions for the region.

  • Greater China
  • 16 October 2023
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AVCJ Awards 2023 - voting has closed

Voting for the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has now closed. Many thanks to all those who participated.

  • Buyouts
  • 13 October 2023
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