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Adams Street names Yar-Ping Soo Asia investment team head
Yar-Ping Soo, a partner with Adams Street Partners, has been appointed head of the firm’s Asian investment team, succeeding Piau-Voon Wang, who will become a senior advisor.
India's ICICI Venture appoints new CEO
India-based ICICI Venture has appointed Prashant Purker as managing director and CEO. He replaces Vishakha Mulye, who recently moved to parent group ICICI Bank as executive director.
Australia-based Simon Moore to leave Carlyle - report
Simon Moore, a managing director with The Carlyle Group’s Asia buyout team in Sydney, will reportedly not stay with the firm beyond the life of the current fund.
Japan Post Bank to launch private equity division
Japan Post Bank, a unit of the recently-privatized Japan Post Holdings, will create a division to explore private equity investment opportunities.
Q&A: IDFC Alternatives' MK Sinha
M.K. Sinha, CEO of IDFC Alternatives, explains how the firm has been focusing on private equity exits, gradual accumulation of assets in infrastructure, and opportunistic openings in real estate
India's NSR promotes Arvind Malhan to partner
Indian growth-stage private equity firm New Silk Route (NSR) has promoted Arvind Malhan to partner.
CHAMP's Ferris to lead Innovation Australia
Bill Ferris, co-chairman and co-founding partner of CHAMP Private Equity, has been appointed chairman of Innovation Australia, an independent, government-established body with a mandate that includes supporting start-ups and venture capital.
Hamilton Lane opens Korea office
Hamilton Lane has opened an office in Seoul, the firm's 12th globally. It will be headed by Sung-ji An, who is relocating from Hong Kong.
Q&A: CDIB Capital's Paul Yang
CDIB Capital, the PE arm of Taiwan’s China Development Financial, recently closed its $405 million debut China fund for China. Paul Yang, president and CEO of CDF, explains how the strategy is differentiated
Morrison & Foerster hires fund formation lawyer from Proskauer
Morrison & Foerster has hired Jason Nelms as a Hong Kong-based partner in its global fund formation practice. He joins from Proskauer in New York.
HarbourVest makes two promotions in Asia
HarbourVest Partners has promoted two Asia-based professionals – Minjun Chung and Kanji Takenaka, who focus on South Korea and Japan, respectively – to principal.
Placement agent First Avenue opens Hong Kong office
Private placement agent and advisory firm First Avenue has opened an office in Hong Kong. It will be led by Michael Henningsen, previously a managing director at Park Hill Group.
Profile: Navegar's Honorio Poblador IV
The launch of Philippines-focused Navegar represented another breakthrough for Asian private equity. For Honorio Poblador IV, the firm’s managing partner, it was more than a decade in the making
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
OTPP funds director named ILPA chair
Tanya Carmichael, director of global funds and private capital for the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP), has been appointed to chair the board of directors for the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA).
Korea's NPS loses chairman, CIO
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is recruiting a new chairman and CIO after the two incumbents stepped down due to tensions over strategy.
Adams Street's PV Wang to step back
Piau-Voon Wang, a partner at Adams Street Partners who opened the firm’s Singapore office in 2006, is stepping back and transitioning to an advisory role.
Shaw Kwei strengthens Hong Kong team
Middle market Asian PE firm Shaw Kwei & Partners has hired Brian Lau as an executive director based in its Hong Kong office.
Asian GPs should share the wealth internally - AVCJ Forum
The Asian private equity talent pool is deepening but GPs must ensure their compensation schemes are well balanced in order to retain mid-level staff, industry participants told the AVCJ Forum.
Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Creador targets mid-market investments in Southeast Asia and India. CEO Brahmal Vasudevan explains why he sees limited competition outside of India, and why he’s excited about the Philippines
VIDEO: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Oaktree Capital Management has been following a mantra of “move forward, but with caution,” since 2011, and Howard Marks, the firm’s chairman, told AVCJ earlier this year that he has seen no reason to change this outlook
Q&A: CMC Capital Partners' Ruigang Li
Ruigang Li forged a career with Shanghai Media Group and then left to start media-focused private equity firm CMC Capital Partners. He explains why capital is entering the sector and where he sees it heading
Q&A: GrabTaxi's Anthony Tan
GrabTaxi started out as an entry in business plan contest at Harvard Business School in 2011, where it placed second. Co-founder and CEO Anthony Tan explains how it has become Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing company
Q&A: OTPP's Nicole Musicco
Co-investment is a key tenet of the private equity strategy at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Nicole Musicco, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, explains how the group likes to participate