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Thailand’s 9 Basil raises $120m for debut fund

9 Basil, a Thailand-based GP launched last year by local multi-family office Blueprint Forest, has raised $120 million for its debut fund.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 15 October 2020
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Japanese LPs stress importance of consistent deployment - AVCJ Forum

Institutional investors must maintain a reasonable pace of deployment in alternatives despite the coronavirus pandemic fostering economic uncertainty and hindering efforts to perform due diligence on managers, the AVCJ Japan Virtual Forum heard.

  • North Asia
  • 15 October 2020
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Polaris wins PSERS support for $1.4b Japan fund

Polaris Capital Group has won support from Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) for a Japan buyout fund of up to JPY150 billion ($1.4 billion), twice the size of its 2016 vintage predecessor.

  • North Asia
  • 14 October 2020
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Alternative fund structures: Alternate universe

Irregular fund structures, including single-asset platforms, are often the most appropriate inroad for investors in developing Asia. But it has taken a pandemic to bring them to the fore

  • Fundraising
  • 14 October 2020
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Ex-Unigestion Asia head joins Campbell Lutyens

Eric Marchand, who left his role as Unigestion’s head of Asia Pacific private equity earlier this year, has joined Campbell Lutyens as a senior advisor.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 07 October 2020
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GGV targets $2b for China, US tech investments

GGV Capital will return to market with its latest set of China and US-focused funds, seeking to raise an aggregate $2 billion, up from $1.88 billion in the prior vintage.

  • Greater China
  • 28 September 2020
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Subscription credit: Fine lines

Increased standardization on disclosure has improved the visibility LPs have into how private equity firms are using subscription credit lines, but they must be mindful of attempts to loosen terms.

  • Australasia
  • 21 September 2020
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LPs see decoupling as bigger issue than delisting - AVCJ Forum

The long-term implications of US-China decoupling are of greater concern than the prospect of Chinese companies being forced to delist from US stock exchanges, LPs told the AVCJ China Forum.

  • Greater China
  • 21 September 2020
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LP interview: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

For Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, COVID-19 has reinforced the key tenets of its Asia investment strategy, from being flexible on timeline to putting boots on the ground

  • LPs
  • 17 September 2020
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US LPs in China: Willing buyers?

There is no clear evidence of US LPs passing on China funds as a result of tensions between the two countries, but their current or future reluctance could be shrouded in various obfuscations

  • Greater China
  • 15 September 2020
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Q&A: Starquest Capital's Frankie Fang

Frankie Fang, founding managing partner of China-focused fund-of-funds Starquest Capital, discusses early-stage valuations, specialization among domestic managers, and renminbi fundraising

  • Greater China
  • 11 September 2020
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Temasek sees portfolio shrink, ups investment pace

Temasek Holdings has deployed a record S$32 billion ($23.3 billion) in the past year – with technology and healthcare the main beneficiaries – even as the impact of COVID-19 saw its overall portfolio shrink in value for the first time since 2016.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 11 September 2020
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Australia's Future Fund posts negative return, sells part of PE portfolio

Future Fund has posted its first yearly negative return since the global financial crisis, amid economic chaos caused by COVID-19, and rebalanced its private equity portfolio as part of efforts to avoid “excessive risk.”

  • Australasia
  • 04 September 2020
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Australia's IOOF to buy NAB wealth management arm

Australian financial advisory, investment management and superannuation provider IOOF Holdings has agreed to acquire MLC, the wealth management arm of National Australia Bank (NAB), for A$1.44 billon ($1.03 billion).

  • Australasia
  • 01 September 2020
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LPs warn of adverse ESG impact in India - AVCJ Forum

LPs told the AVCJ India Virtual Forum that Indian private equity firms may struggle to raise capital from international investors if they don't make progress on environment, social and governance (ESG) issues.

  • South Asia
  • 27 August 2020
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L Catterton Asia: Unhappy families?

The merger of Catterton and L Capital was unique in its size and scope, creating the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity firm. However, perspectives on the experience remain polarized

  • GPs
  • 26 August 2020
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CDC commits $10m to India’s Chiratae

UK-based development finance institution CDC Group has committed $10 million to the fourth fund being raised by India’s Chiratae Ventures.

  • South Asia
  • 24 August 2020
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OMERS names new Asia infrastructure head

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has appointed Prateek Maheshwari, an existing managing director at the firm, as its head of infrastructure in Asia.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 21 August 2020
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Hillhouse founder emphasizes tech transformation opportunities

The most attractive investment opportunities in a post-COVID-19 world involve helping traditional businesses that have been “victims of the creative destruction of technology” play catch-up, according to Lei Zhang, founder and CEO of Hillhouse Capital.

  • Greater China
  • 19 August 2020
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LPs & climate change risk: Numbers game

With more information at their fingertips, institutional investors are better positioned to understand and act on climate risks and opportunities in their portfolios. But private markets are still playing catchup

  • LPs
  • 07 August 2020
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OMERS loses Asia private equity head

David Payne, who has led Asia private equity coverage at Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) for two-and-a-half years, has left the firm.

  • People
  • 06 August 2020
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De-risking measures limit COVID-19 damage to GIC portfolio

Singapore’s GIC Private said that steps taken last year to de-risk its portfolio – reducing its allocation to equities in favor of cash and evaluating deals with more caution – have limited the negative impact of COVID-19.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 30 July 2020
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LPs call for better communication from Asian GPs - AVCJ Forum

LPs from five global funds say cultural issues and a relative lack of crisis experience have led to difficulties getting quality disclosure from Asian fund managers.

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 July 2020
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China's Yingke PE raises $286m

Shanghai-based Yingke Private Equity has closed its latest renminbi-denominated fund with commitments of RMB2 billion ($286 million), primarily from insurers and other financial institutions.

  • Greater China
  • 14 July 2020
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