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Q&A: Oaktree Capital's Raj Makam

Raj Makam, co-portfolio manager for Oaktree Capital’s middle-market finance group, discusses the dangers that may await investors in the overheating US direct lending space

  • North America
  • 03 October 2019
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Operational due diligence: Query parameters

Institutional investors are taking a closer look at the back-office operations of fund managers in what appears to be a new normal for GP-LP relations. Service providers are circling

  • GPs
  • 03 October 2019
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KKR's impact business makes senior lateral hire in Asia

KKR has named Sharon Yang, who has worked on the firm’s private equity, growth equity and real estate strategies in Asia, as a senior investor in the region in its impact investment division.

  • People
  • 03 October 2019
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Carlyle recruits Goldman Sachs banker as Korea head

The Carlyle Group has appointed John Kim (pictured), previously of Goldman Sachs, as a managing director in its Asia buyout team and head of all investment activity in Korea.

  • North Asia
  • 02 October 2019
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Korea's Hahn & Co raises $3.2b for Fund III, co-invest sidecar

Hahn & Company has closed its third Korea-focused buyout fund with $3.2 billion in commitments – the largest vehicle ever raised by an independent manager for investment solely in the country.

  • North Asia
  • 01 October 2019
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Mekong targets $250m for fifth Vietnam fund

Mekong Capital has launched its fifth private equity fund focused on the Vietnam middle market. A hard cap has been set at $250 million.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 September 2019
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GP profile: Northstar Group

Northstar Group made its name through a series of consumer, financial services and commodities plays in a nascent Indonesian market. Technology is likely to define the firm’s next chapter

  • Southeast Asia
  • 26 September 2019
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Q&A: Vulcan Capital's Tommy Teo

Tommy Teo, a former executive director at Northstar Group, is setting up the Asian headquarters for Vulcan Capital, a philanthropic but returns-focused firm created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen

  • Southeast Asia
  • 25 September 2019
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Japan carve-out opportunity moves beyond conglomerates

Japan’s corporate carve-out opportunity set is expanding as smaller firms begin to follow the example of conglomerates, according to domestic mid-market GP Integral Corporation.

  • North Asia
  • 23 September 2019
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Core-plus investment: Expectations game

Capital-flooded markets and rising pressures to deploy have precipitated more flexible investment strategies in private equity. GPs must be careful when crossing between asset classes

  • Australasia
  • 23 September 2019
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Deal focus: LGT plugs Aspada into global impact platform

LGT Group aims to create new inroads for global investors looking to enter the impact space by acquiring Aspada, an Indian platform focused on digital inclusion and small business finance

  • South Asia
  • 20 September 2019
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Q&A: Pomona Capital's Michael Granoff

Michael Granoff, founder and CEO of Pomona Capital, discusses raising capital from Asian LPs, how GPs can be differentiated in a crowded secondaries market, and why he’s not keen on fund restructurings

  • North America
  • 20 September 2019
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Japan's Tokio Marine Capital spins out from parent

Japanese mid-market buyout firm Tokio Marine Capital is spinning out from its corporate parent to form an independent investment manager known as T Capital Partners.

  • North Asia
  • 20 September 2019
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India's Lightbox closes third VC fund at $209m

Lightbox Ventures has raised $209.3 million for its third India-focused fund, exceeding an initial target of $200 million.

  • South Asia
  • 18 September 2019
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KKR names Hirano, Shastry as co-heads of Asia PE

Hiro Hirano and Ashish Shastry, who lead KKR’s operations in Japan and Southeast Asia, respectively, have been appointed co-heads of private equity across the region.

  • People
  • 17 September 2019
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China SOE investment: Uphill battles

Reform efforts in China’s state-owned enterprise space have experimented in mixed ownership with mixed results. Private equity investors see significant opportunity but must proceed with caution

  • Greater China
  • 16 September 2019
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Vertex raises $275m for China venture fund

Vertex China, a venture capital firm affiliated to Temasek Holdings-owned Vertex Holdings, has closed its fourth fund on target at $275 million.

  • Greater China
  • 16 September 2019
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500 Startups, UN launch Indonesia accelerator

500 Startups has teamed up with a unit of the United Nations to launch an impact-focused start-up accelerator in Indonesia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 14 September 2019
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China PE compensation premium is shrinking - survey

The premium traditionally paid for deal-making talent in China over other Asian jurisdictions is narrowing and in some cases has turned into a deficit – in what might be seen as evidence of GPs looking to strengthen their coverage beyond the region’s...

  • Greater China
  • 12 September 2019
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India guaranteed return clauses: No sure things

Guaranteed minimum return clauses, and their impact on entrepreneurs, have drawn renewed scrutiny in Indian private equity. Investors say a reassessment of their contribution to value-add is long overdue

  • South Asia
  • 11 September 2019
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China secondaries: Curious conversions

An exit lag and difficulties raising money for renminbi funds in China has created a novel opening for secondaries investors comfortable moving assets from one currency to another

  • Greater China
  • 11 September 2019
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China’s Sky9 raises $440m for early-stage, growth funds

Sky9 Capital, a VC firm established by former Lightspeed China executive Ron Cao, has closed its second venture fund at $321 million and also raised $119 million for a growth vehicle.

  • Greater China
  • 10 September 2019
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LPs warn of co-investment risks - AVCJ Forum

The boom in LP appetite for co-investment has made it harder to secure access to deals and created adverse selection risk as private equity firms push beyond their comfort zone, investors told the AVCJ Korea Forum.

  • North Asia
  • 09 September 2019
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China's Quan Capital raises $275m for second healthcare fund

Quan Capital, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm established by the founder of US-listed Chinese drug developer Zai Lab, has closed its second fund with $275 million in commitments.

  • Greater China
  • 04 September 2019
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