Performance

Cybersecurity: The dark side of disruption

Asian GPs are putting themselves at unnecessary risk by failing to prioritize cybersecurity. However, even smaller players with fewer resources at their disposal can implement effective countermeasures

  • GPs
Global investors seek more technology exposure - survey

Growth-stage technology has become an attractive investment theme for international LPs and GPs, with both groups planning to increase allocations and devote more resources to the sector, according to a private markets survey conducted by Hamilton Lane....

  • LPs
ESG: Quantifiable benefits

Finding ways to implement environment, social and governance (ESG) policies and track performance with greater consistency has become a priority for some – but by no means all – Asian GPs

India IPOs: Open window
India IPOs: Open window

India's IPO market has boomed in recent years thanks in part to retail investors' enthusiasm for the public markets. But the rewards have not been evenly distributed

AVCJ journalist wins award

Asian Venture Capital Journal was honored at the 2017 State Street Institutional Press Awards, Asia Pacific, for its private equity coverage.

KKR wins firm of the year at AVCJ Awards

KKR was named firm of the year and won the large-cap fundraising prize at the 2017 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards. Yichen Zhang of CITIC Capital was honored as PE professional of the year while PAG Asia Capital and an MBK Partners and Goldman...

Asian GPs seek consistency in ESG initiatives - AVCJ Forum

The focus for private equity firms in Asia has shifted from putting in place environment, social and governance (ESG) policies to implementing these policies across portfolios consistently and in ways that allow their impact to be measured.

  • GPs
Tech M&A: Tactical forays

A new generation of Chinese technology companies – conscious of the need to stay competitive – are becoming more active M&A players as they choose to buy rather than build their way into multiple verticals

Philippines PE: Growth potential

Philippines-focused private equity funds are young and unproven. The investment theses need to play out – ideally resulting in more deal flow for larger GPs – for the industry to come of age

Asia Pacific pension fund assets hit $3.7t

Assets held by the largest pension funds and sovereign wealth funds in Asia Pacific increased 7% year-on-year – outpacing the global growth rate of 6.1% - to $3.7 trillion in 2016 on the back of strong, though volatile, equities markets.

  • LPs
Temasek sees portfolio hit record high of $199b

Temasek Holdings saw its portfolio hit a record high of S$275 billion ($199 billion) for the 12 months ended March, but the Singapore government-controlled investment fund warned that the global economy is still plagued by uncertainties.