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Carlyle poaches Morrison's Australia, New Zealand co-head

The Carlyle Group has appointed Geoff Hutchinson, formerly of Morrison & Co. and Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) as a managing director and head of private equity for Australia and New Zealand.

  • Australasia
  • 24 October 2022
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Permira shuts down Japan office

Permira is closing its Japan office, 17 years after establishing its first Asian foothold in Tokyo.

  • North Asia
  • 24 October 2022
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Permira recruits India head from Warburg Pincus

Permira has established a presence in India and recruited Siddharth Narayan, who previously spent a decade at Warburg Pincus, as country head.

  • South Asia
  • 20 October 2022
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Baring Asia, EQT plan rollout of additional Asia strategies

Mid-cap buyout has been primed as the first of multiple strategies EQT pursues in Europe and North America that will be rolled out in Asia following the completion of the firm’s merger with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA).

  • GPs
  • 19 October 2022
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Fund focus: Local LPs lift Fireside to new heights

India’s Fireside Ventures has soaked up rising domestic investor appetite for start-ups with an outsized third vintage, claiming that its consumer brands thesis is beginning to bear fruit

  • South Asia
  • 19 October 2022
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China fundraising: Onshore vs offshore

Raising capital for China strategies is difficult right now, regardless of currency, but are geopolitical forces enabling the rise of renminbi-denominated funds at the expense of the US dollar?

  • Greater China
  • 19 October 2022
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Partners Group looks to grow Australia investment team

Martin Scott, head of Australia at Partners Group, is taking on an expanded, investment-focused role as the firm looks to put more capital to work in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Australasia
  • 18 October 2022
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Avataar hits first close on second India growth-stage tech fund

Avataar Venture Partners, an India-based investor in growth-stage B2B technology and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, has reached a first close of USD 130m on its second fund. The overall target is USD 350m.

  • South Asia
  • 17 October 2022
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Goldman hires ex-PEP dealmaker for Australia, New Zealand

Goldman Sachs has recruited David Grayce, formerly of Pacific Equity Partners, as part of efforts to expand its private investing business in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Australasia
  • 14 October 2022
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India's Fireside Ventures closes Fund III on $225m

Fireside Ventures, a consumer brands-focused Indian VC firm established by Kanwaljit Singh, co-founder of Helion Venture Partners, has closed its third fund on INR 18.3bn (USD 225m).

  • South Asia
  • 13 October 2022
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China's BA Capital raises $349m for latest renminbi fund

Black Ant Capital, also known as BA Capital, has closed its third renminbi-denominated fund on CNY 2.5bn (USD 349m), with commitments from independent fund-of-funds, government guidance funds, insurers, and corporates.

  • GPs
  • 12 October 2022
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Fund focus: Dymon Asia completes quickfire fundraise

Careful – and protracted – cultivation of prospective LPs and relatively strong performance for Southeast Asia helped Dymon Asia Private Equity secure USD 650m for its third fund

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 October 2022
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Mirae Asset recruits OneVentures director for Australia coverage

Mirae Asset Global Investments has expanded its Australian alternatives team with the recruitment of James McGrath, formerly an investment director at local VC firm OneVentures.

  • Australasia
  • 11 October 2022
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India's TVS Capital recruits managing partner from Flourish

Anuradha Ramachandran, who was previously an India-based director at financial technology specialist Flourish Ventures, has joined TVS Capital Funds as a managing partner.

  • South Asia
  • 10 October 2022
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Dymon Asia closes Fund III at $650m hard cap

Dymon Asia Private Equity (DAPE) has closed its third Southeast Asia middle market private equity fund at a hard cap of USD 650m, beating a target of USD 550m.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 October 2022
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FidelisWorld seeks up to $300m for second Asia fund

FidelisWorld, a private equity firm that invests in digitally-enabled businesses driven by consumer demand in India, is looking to raise USD 250m-USD 300m for its second fund.

  • South Asia
  • 07 October 2022
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India's SphitiCap targets $500m for debut VC fund

SphitiCap, a recently established early-stage VC firm in India, has announced the launch of its debut fund targeting USD 500m.

  • South Asia
  • 06 October 2022
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Q&A: Mayer Brown's Soumitro Mukerji

Soumitro Mukerji, a partner in the banking and finance practice at Mayer Brown in Singapore, explores potential drivers of increased fund finance activity in Asian private equity

  • Southeast Asia
  • 05 October 2022
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GP profile: ShawKwei & Partners

Helping Asian manufacturers climb the product value chain and lock in multinational customers is a key part of the ShawKwei & Partners thesis. It sees no reason to change, even amid sector volatility

  • GPs
  • 05 October 2022
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India's Motilal Oswal closes latest fund at $552m

The private equity arm of India’s Motilal Oswal Financial Services has closed its fourth flagship growth fund with INR 45bn (USD 552m) in commitments.

  • Fundraising
  • 05 October 2022
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Currency, exit, labour issues worry Japanese GPs - AVCJ Forum

Currency depreciation, dwindling domestic IPO opportunities, and labour shortages are all their toll on the portfolios of middle-market Japanese private equity firms, the AVCJ Japan Forum heard.

  • North Asia
  • 05 October 2022
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Elev8 targets $200m for India growth-stage fund

Elev8 Venture Partners, a newly established Indian growth-stage investor, has launched its debut fund with a target of USD 200m.

  • South Asia
  • 03 October 2022
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Japan’s D Capital hits third close on debut fund

D Capital, a recently established Japanese middle-market private equity firm, has achieved a third close of JPY 27bn (USD 186.4m) on its debut fund. The target is JPY 30bn.

  • North Asia
  • 03 October 2022
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Japanese GPs should target incremental gains on ESG - AVCJ Forum

Japanese private equity firms should be very targeted in implementing environment, social, and governance (ESG) policies at the portfolio company level even if the payoffs are small and accumulate over time, the AVCJ Japan Forum heard.

  • North Asia
  • 30 September 2022
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