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AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 4
AVCJ's daily bulletin is taking a short break for the festive holiday season.
2015 AVCJ Awards supplement available for download
The supplement featuring winners of the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards that appeared with the December 8 issue of the magazine is now available for download.
AVCJ journalists win awards
Asian Venture Capital Journal was honored at the 2015 State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific, winning three categories outright and receiving highly commended citations in three more.
Money troubles: PE compensation
A lack of transparency over compensation - or just a lack of compensation - is partly responsible for the still relatively high turnover in Asian private equity
LPs adapt to growing sophistication - AVCJ Forum
As the Asian private equity industry continues to grow, LPs told the AVCJ Forum that they are encouraged by its similarity to the development of other markets.
Bain, Baring lead the way at AVCJ Awards
With four investments, four partial exits, two IPOs and a string of dividend payments over the past 12 months, Bain Capital was named firm of the year at the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Awards.
First Reserve-backed Australian miner to go private
Australian engineering firm Calibre, which is backed by US-based First Reserve, plans to delist from the Australian Securities Exchange and buy back the stakes of minority shareholders.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 22
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on October 21 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking the Chung Yeung Festival.
High PE exposure drives Asia family office performance - study
Family offices in Asia Pacific produced the second-best performance globally in 2014, in part due to their relatively large private equity exposure, according to a new report.
2015 AVCJ Awards - voting has closed
Voting for the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has closed. Many thanks for your participation.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 2
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on October 1 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking China's National Day.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns September 29
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on Monday September 28 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking the Mid-Autumn Festival.
AVCJ: Under new ownership
I am proud to announce that AVCJ is now part of the Mergermarket Group. This brings to an end to Incisive Media’s nine-year tenure as owner of the AVCJ brand.
Mergermarket Group acquires AVCJ
Asian Venture Capital Journal has been acquired by Mergermarket Group, a BC Partners portfolio company. It brings to an end Incisive Media’s nine-year tenure as owner of the brand.
Asian GPs improving on ESG awareness - AVCJ Forum
The impetus for environment, social and governance (ESG) issues achieving greater prominence in PE comes from Europe, but Asian GPs are not necessarily so far behind their counterparts in developed markets.
2015 AVCJ Awards - last call for nominations
Nominations for the 2015 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards close today, September 23. The deadline has already been extended once and will not be extended again.
Australia's Future Fund contiues to ramp up PE exposure
Australia’s Future Fund continues to boost its exposure to private equity, with 10.8% of its assets – or A$12.6 billion ($8.8 billion) – deployed in the asset class as of June 2015. This follows an increase from 7.7% to 9.5% over the course of 2014.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns September 4
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on Thursday September 3 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong.
Nominations open for the 15th AVCJ Awards
Following a significant change in format last year, the 2015 - and 15th - AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards features just one new prize. The venture capital deal of the year category has been split in two: early stage technology and late stage...
GIC's PE allocation unchanged as 12-month overall return rises
GIC Private’s PE allocation remained static at 9% last year as the Singapore sovereign wealth fund posted a 20-year annualized return of 4.9% for the 12 months ended March 2015, up from 4.1% in 2014.
Graybeards: External directors and PE portfolio companies
Just over eight years ago, I penned an article for another publication on the role of independent directors at Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This was mid-2007, and China Construction Bank (CCB), Bank of China (BoC) and Industrial & Commercial...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns July 2
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on Wednesday July 1 due to a public holiday marking the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
LPs positive on Asia, weakening on China - survey
LPs are becoming more positive on Asia Pacific as they see an improved risk-reward profile in several markets, but their outlook on China has worsened compared to three years ago, according to a survey.
China's NSSF posts 11.7% investment return for 2014
China’s National Council for Social Security Fund (NSSF) generated an investment return of 11.69% in 2014, up from 6.2% the previous year.