Industry
Australia's Crescent loses partner
Tim Martin, a partner at Australian middle market private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners, has departed the firm ahead of its next fundraise.
Q&A: The Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein
David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-CEO of The Carlyle Group, discusses the likelihood of a global economic slowdown, areas of interest in Asia, and the evolution of the private equity funding model
Fund focus: The need for speed
Quadrant Private Equity is deploying capital at pace in Australia’s middle market, raising A$1.15 billion ($863 million) for its ninth fund less than a year-and-a-half after closing its eighth vehicle
AVCJ Awards: Fundraising of the Year - Mid Cap: Kedaara Capital
Having proved an ability to return capital to LPs from its debut fund, Kedaara Capital took just three months to hit the hard cap on its second India vehicle
TPG Growth closes fourth fund at $3.7b
TPG Capital has closed its fourth global middle market and growth equity fund at the hard cap of $3.7 billion after four months in the market.
AVCJ Awards: Fundraising of the Year - Venture Capital: Lilly Asia Ventures
Lilly Asia Ventures’ rapid-fire $450 million fundraise reflects increasing LP interest in the opportunities offered by the Chinese healthcare sector
AVCJ Awards 2017: Firm of the Year & Fundraising of the Year - Large Cap: KKR
From raising the largest pan-regional fund ever seen in Asia to concluding Japan’s biggest PE buyout, KKR has enjoyed an eventful 12 months
Timeline: 2017 by numbers
A selection of the key fundraising, investment and exit events - presented in chronological order - from the past 12 months
Warburg Pincus raises $2.3b global financial services fund
Warburg Pincus has closed its first global private equity fund focused on financial services with $2.3 billion in commitments.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 2
AVCJ's daily bulletin is taking a short break for the festive holiday season.
PE-owned Global A&T Electronics files for bankruptcy
Global A&T Electronics, a Singapore-headquartered provider of assembly and test services for semiconductor chips that is controlled by Affinity Equity Partners and TPG Capital, has filed for bankruptcy in the US.
Musical chairs: Asia PE people moves
A selection of the transfers, promotions, arrivals and departures in the private equity community in 2017
Five trends for 2018
AVCJ looks at how its 2017 predictions turned out and identifies some key themes for the year ahead
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2018
From China to Australia and secondaries to venture debt, industry participants share their perspectives on the year to come for fundraising, investments and exits
2017 in review: Peak of the cycle?
Large-cap buyouts take private equity investment to record high; KKR leads the way in fundraising, but renminbi vehicles still distort the market; IPOs flourish amid global public markets boom
AVCJ at 30: Part Five - Global Competition
Dan Carroll of Brooklands Capital Strategies, David Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group, Joseph Bae of KKR, and Jonathan Lavine of Bain Capital on the rise of global buyout firms in Asia
Q&A: Bain Capital's Stephen Pagliuca
Stephen Pagliuca, co-chairman of Bain Capital, on carving out Toshiba’s flash memory business, rising valuations, and how functional and sector expertise will define the PE firms of the future
Australia's Allegro closes Fund III at $218m hard cap
Australia-based turnaround investor Allegro Funds has reached a final close on its third fund at the hard cap of A$290 million ($218 million) as well as raising A$92 million for a sidecar vehicle.
Cathay Capital launches $227m China automobile fund
Cathay Capital Private Equity has launched a RMB1.5 billion ($227 million) China automobile sector fund with cornerstone investments from Yangtze River Industry Fund and French auto supplier Valeo.
NSI hits first close on Fund II, backs Singapore healthcare start-up
NSI Ventures has reached a first close of approximately $60 million on its second Southeast Asia venture capital fund and also participated in a $5 million Series A round for Singapore-based digital healthcare company Biofourmis.
IFC proposes $20m commitment to Lighthouse India fund
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, is considering a commitment of up to $20 million in the third India-focused vehicle of Lighthouse Funds.
China's GenBridge closes debut fund at $500m hard cap
GenBridge Capital, a private equity firm set up by former executives from Chinese online retailer JD.com and TPG Capital, has closed its debut consumer-focused fund at the hard cap of $500 million.
Simply the best: 17 years of the AVCJ Awards
The original concept for the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards was straightforward: to create a “fun” event that also recognized excellence in the industry in Asia.
China's 6 Dimensions raises $844m for debut healthcare fund
China’s 6 Dimensions Capital, which was formed through the merger of WuXi Healthcare Ventures and Frontline BioVentures, has raised approximately $844 million for its debut healthcare fund.