Performance
AVCJ Awards 2021 - voting closes November 2
Voting for the 2021 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards is now open and runs until November 2.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 15
AVCJ’s daily bulletin will not be published on October 14 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 4
AVCJ's daily bulletin will not be published on October 1 due to the public holiday in Hong Kong marking China's National Day.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns September 23
AVCJ's daily bulletin will not be published on September 22 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Korean LPs adapt to the new normal – AVCJ Forum
South Korean institutional investors are keen to deploy capital in alternatives, their sentiment towards the asset class boosted by a relatively robust recovery from the pandemic and the stabilization of returns, the AVCJ Korea Forum heard.
Virtual reporting: Lost in translation
GP-LP reporting in the age of remote portfolio assessments and stilted video catchups leaves much to be desired. Both sides are trying to bridge the divide, but no best-practice approach has emerged
AVCJ Awards 2021 - nominations have closed
Nominations for the 2021 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards have now closed. Many thanks for your participation.
Temasek's portfolio rebounds to record high
Temasek Holdings shook off last year’s retraction in value to post its highest shareholder return in 11 years, with the overall portfolio reaching a record S$381 billion ($281 billion) for the 12 months ended March.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns July 2
AVCJ’s daily bulletin will not be published on July 1 due to a public holiday marking the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns June 15
AVCJ’s daily bulletin will not be published on June 14 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong.
Asia PE technology tilt not to be feared - Hamilton Lane
Increased participation by PE investors in minority technology deals in Asia – and the significant contribution this has made to recent industry performance – should not be cause for concern, according to Juan Delgado-Moreira, vice chairman at Hamilton...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns May 20
AVCJ’s daily bulletin will not be published on May 19 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong.
SoftBank increases commitment to second Vision Fund
SoftBank Group has increased its commitment to Vision Fund 2 from $10 billion to $30 billion after a revival in the fortunes of Vision Fund 1 meant the company returned to profit over the past 12 months.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns April 7
AVCJ's daily bulletin is taking a short break for the Easter holiday. Publication will resume on April 7.
PE topples advisory as China Renaissance's key business
Fund management has become China Renaissance’s largest source of revenue, seven years after the firm – best known for providing private placement and M&A advisory services to Chinese internet companies – entered the private equity business.
Asian GPs prioritize portfolio resilience - Bain & Co
Three out of five GPs in Asia Pacific would be willing to forego at least 5% of near-term profit if that sum could be invested in making their portfolio companies more resilient across a range of metrics.
Fund focus: Openspace says it with distributions
Openspace Ventures launched its $200 million third fund comfortable in the knowledge that the first two were top-quartile performers. IPOs, trade sales and partial secondary exits have all played a role
AVCJ: A new format
After 22 years, AVCJ's weekly PDF product will be replaced by an email digest. It reflects an ongoing desire to deliver a better user experience across all our platforms
Vintage update: India 2011-2013
A selection of India-based assets that remain in the portfolios of Accel Partners, Aditya Birla Private Equity, BanyanTree Finance Private, Faering Capital, and Helion Venture Partners
AVCJ daily bulletin returns February 16
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break for the Lunar New Year holiday. Publication will resume on February 16.
Quadrant becomes first Asia GP to make HEC top 10
Quadrant Private Equity has become the first Asia Pacific-based manager to make the top 10 in the HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 4
AVCJ's daily bulletin is taking a short break for the festive holiday season.
LPs anticipate PE portfolio restructuring - survey
A wave of portfolio restructuring is likely as LPs turn to the secondary market to reshape their private equity exposure, source new credit facilities or dispose of assets to remedy liquidity shortfalls, and review co-investment policies, Coller Capital’s...
Asia buyout managers see no shift in return targets - AVCJ Forum
Asia-focused buyout managers do not expect an economic downturn to impact the returns underwritten into investments at the portfolio level as long as leveraged financing remains competitively priced and new paths to liquidity continue to emerge.
