GPs
Asia PE-backed IPOs: Fits and starts
Development has been inconsistent in Asia’s IPO markets, with frequent pacing issues and challenges unique to each region. But in the right hands, they can still be highly rewarding for PE investors
Abacus, Gaw partner on Australia real estate fund
Hong Kong-based private equity real estate investor Gaw Capital Partners has partnered with Australia's Abacus Property Group on an Australia-focused real estate fund.
ESG: Digging deeper
Comprehensive adoption of responsible investment protocols in private equity is being driven by a handful of players within the global LP community. They must continue to establish industry best practice
InnoVen ramps up India venture debt funding
InnoVen Capital has provided more than $20 million in venture debt across 15 deals for new and existing portfolio companies in India in the second quarter of the 2017 financial year.
India's Ventureast reaches $83m first close on tech fund
Indian venture capital firm Ventureast Fund Advisors has reached a first close of $83 million on its latest technology-focused fund.
VIG secures $480m first close on third Korea fund
VIG Partners has reached a first close of $480 million on its third Korea-focused fund. The GP, which was formerly known as Vogo Investment, is expected to reach its target of $600 million by the end of the year.
500 Startups launches $50 million Southeast Asia fund
US-based accelerator 500 Startups has launched its second seed fund focused on Southeast Asia, with a targeted corpus of $50 million.
Q&A: LeapFrog Investments' Pritesh Modi
In its eight years in Asia, LeapFrog Investments has kept lower-income consumer finance at the center of its investment strategy. Pritesh Modi, director and chief actuary at the firm, discusses the value of a narrow focus
Fund focus: FountainVest scales up for Fund III
With $2.1 billion to deploy from its third fund, FountainVest Partners is ready to write bigger checks and target more control deals as the China buyout opportunity - gradually - comes to fruition
India's YourNest launches $45m early stage fund
Indian venture capital firm YourNest has launched its second fund for early-stage investments with a target size of INR3 billion ($45.1 million).
Jafco in $408m first close for new flagship fund
Japan’s Jafco has achieved a first close on its fifth global venture capital and buyout fund with JPY41 billion ($408 million) in commitments.
Fund focus: AirTree rides innovation wave
Australian GP AirTree Ventures raises its latest fund to invest in tech start-ups across growth ranges
Deal focus: Allegro gets GSR back on track
Turnaround specialist Allegro sees opportunity in luxury tourist transportation venture
Philippines consumers: Boom in a bottle
Tidal shifts in the Philippines' consumer demographics are piquing interest among private equity and venture capital investors alike, but sluggish policy modernization efforts remain a key barrier to entry
Pierfront commits $25 million to Indonesia mine operator
Singapore-based alternative credit investor Pierfront Capital has committed $25 million to Merdeka Copper Gold, an Indonesia-based operator of copper and gold mines backed by Saratoga Capital and Provident Capital.
TRG opens South Korea office
The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a global emerging markets asset management firm, has opened an office in South Korea.
Portfolio: L Capital Asia and Seafolly
Beachwear maker Seafolly was already a leader in Australia when L Capital Asia acquired it in 2014. Now the founding family and the GP plan to build it into a global lifestyle brand
Fund focus: Sinovation gets new firepower
Innovation Works changes its name, but plans to keep focusing on China's growing tech talent
PE recruitment: The churn
Recent turnover spikes at pan-regional players could be a harbinger of future spin-outs
Private debt: Pulling uphill
Selling Asian LPs on private credit strategies remains difficult for the most part, but fund managers are generally confident that interest in the asset class is set to take off
Multiples raises $690m for second India fund
Multiples Alternative Asset Management has reached a final close of $690 million on its second India-focused fund, beating the target of $650 million.
Careful targeting key to Philippines M&A – AVCJ Forum
Efforts to increase foreign M&A activity in the Philippines at later investment stages depend on targeting the right kinds of companies and understanding their needs, industry participants told the AVCJ Philippines Forum.
Singapore's JFDI abandons accelerator program
Singapore-based Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI) has closed its pioneering accelerator program as part of a corporate restructuring.
Australia VC: Interesting times
AirTree Ventures' successful fundraise underlines the growth interest in Australian venture capital, but the superannuation funds have yet to prove themselves to be a consistent source of capital