Performance
OTPP private capital unit realizes $5b, reinvests $3b in 2012
Teachers’ Private Capital (TPC), the private equity fund and direct investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), saw $5 billion in gross realizations and $3 billion in reinvestments in 2012, with 13 new direct deals and 12 commitments to new...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns April 5
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a one-day break for the Ching Ming Festival. Publication will resume on April 5.
Have your say in the China Awards
As anyone who has been reading AVCJ’s coverage in recent months will know, China fundraising disappointed in 2012. Country-focused funds attracted just $23.4 billion, down 51.3% on the previous year. The damage was done in the second half, and mainly...
Nominations for the 2013 AVCJ China Awards - final call
Nominations for the 2013 AVCJ China Awards close today. This is the last chance for members of the Asian private equity and venture capital community to put forward candidates to be considered for the nomination shortlist.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns February 14
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break for the Lunar New Year holiday. Publication will resume on February 14. The weekly magazine is also on hiatus, with the next issue released on February 19.
IL&FS Private Equity invests $33m in real estate in third quarter
IL&FS Investment Managers (IIML), the India's largest private equity firm by assets under management, invested INR1.8 billion ($33 million) in real estate during the quarter ended December 2012. It also recorded exits worth INR2.45 billion across private...
Bain-backed Sunac drops on share-sale plan
Sunac China Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed Chinese property developer backed by Bain Capital, suffered from the biggest drop since March after announcing plans to sell HK$2 billion ($248 million) worth of shares.
AVCJ 25th anniversary special edition goes online
A special edition of AVCJ, released at the 2012 AVCJ Forum to mark the group’s 25th anniversary, is now available for download. The publication features interviews with representatives from leading private equity and venture capital firms who have played...
CalPERS sees 12% return on PE investments in 2012
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the biggest pension fund in the US, reported a 12.24% return on its private equity investments in 2012, compared with a sector benchmark of 28.45%.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 2
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break next week for the festive holiday season. Publication will resume on January 2, while the weekly magazine's first issue of 2013 is released the same day.
Templeton fully divests second emerging markets fund
Franklin Templeton has exited all the investments held in its second emerging markets fund, which was established in 2005 and had a corpus of $132.5 million. The vehicle has generated a net IRR of 34.3% and a money multiple of 2.1x.
AVCJ honored at State Street Asia Press Awards
Asian Venture Capital Journal was honored at the 2012 State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific, winning two prizes for its reporting on the private equity industry.
Last chance to vote in the AVCJ Indian Awards
Voting for the 2012 AVCJ Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards closes today. The region’s private equity community has until 5 p.m. (Hong Kong time) to pay tribute to the leading fundraising, investments, exits, individuals and firms of the past...
Bain Capital wins Firm of the Year at 2012 AVCJ Awards
12th AVCJ Asia Awards: CVC’s Roy Kuan named PE Professional of the Year; Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia takes Private Equity Deal of the Year; Inter-Asia’s Lewis Rutherfurd wins special achievement honor
2012 AVCJ Forum sells out
The 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum has sold out, following an unprecedented level of industry support from both within and outside of the region. AVCJ will not be taking any more registrations for the event, although existing reservations made...
Nomura launches private equity index
Japanese investment bank Nomura claims to have launched the world's first daily investable private equity index.
PE & PR: A good citizen
Private equity globally is under more scrutiny from more directions than ever before, placing a higher value on good branding and reputation. Does the asset class also suffer from the same profile problem in Asia?
Cast your vote in the AVCJ Awards
Voting has opened for the 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards. The region’s private equity community has until October 31 to pay tribute to the leading fundraising, investments, exits, individuals and firms of the past 12 months.
Last chance to vote in the 2012 AVCJ Awards
Members of Asia’s PE community have until October 31 to cast their votes in the 2012 AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards.
Bain, CVC lead nominations for 2012 AVCJ Awards
Bain Capital leads the way with four nominations in the 2012 AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Award, including the Firm of the Year category where it will compete for the honor against Archer Capital, Hony Capital, KKR and Navis Capital Partners....
AVCJ Asia Awards 2012: Voting opens Monday
Voting opens on Monday for the 2012 AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards. The AVCJ Editorial Board, in consultation with a judging panel of industry experts, has put together shortlists of nominees. We now invite Asia's private equity community...
Nominations open for the 2012 AVCJ India Awards
The AVCJ Editorial Board is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2012 Awards are now open. We are inviting our entire reader base and many others in the industry to put forward candidates to be considered for the nomination shortlist.
Nominations for the 2012 AVCJ Awards close today
Nominations for the 2012 Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards close on Friday. We invite you to take this last chance to acknowledge the leading fundraises, investments, exits, individuals and firms over the last 12 months.
Nominations open for the 2012 AVCJ Awards
Will it be Hony Capital Fund V, which closed at $2.4 billion in January 2012, becoming China’s largest US dollar-denominated vehicle in four years? The Chinese GP spent barely four months in the market, exceeding its previous vehicle by more than $1 billion....