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VIDEO: Pacific Equity Partners' Anthony Kerwick
The challenge facing private equity investors globally is twofold, says Anthony Kerwick, managing director at Australian GP Pacific Equity Partners. First, the operating environment today is very different from that of five years ago, which means the...
VC-backed DangDang's CFO resigns
Dangdang, the New York-listed Chinese e-commerce company, announced that its CFO Conor Chia-huang Yang is leaving the company for personal reasons.
Baring PE India promotes two to partner level
Baring Private Equity Partners India has promoted Amit Chander and Keshav Misra to partner level.
India Value Fund recruits former Network18 chief
India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA) has appointed Haresh Chawla as a partner. Chawla, who stepped down as CEO of media company Network18 earlier this year, will take responsibility for investments in the media and entertainment space. He will also work with...
Temasek president seeks winding up of Primus' Singapore unit
The Singapore unit of Primus Pacific Partners is being sued by Lee Theng Kiat, president of Temasek Holdings, over S$67,802 ($53,760) in unpaid rent on a bungalow. According to papers filed with the Singapore High Court, Lee and his wife are seeking a...
Former STIC executive becomes CIO at KIC
Don Lee Dong-ik, former head of investments at PE firm STIC Investments, has been named CIO of Korea Investment Corp. (KIC), the country’s sovereign wealth fund. The first Korean national to get the job, Lee told AVCJ that the appointment is a huge honor...
Grady leaves Mount Kellett Capital – report
Mount Kellett Capital, the private equity firm started by former Goldman Sachs executive Mark McGoldrick, has reportedly lost real estate specialist Timothy Grady. He joined Mount Kellett in 2010 as a managing director, having previously worked at Merrill...
CIC's European PE chief quits - report
Collin Lau, the head of CIC’s European private equity operations, has resigned after just four months in the job. It follows other recent departures at senior management level in the sovereign wealth fund.
3i chief Michael Queen resigns
UK-based private equity firm 3i Group has announced that its CEO, Michael Queen, will be leaving the company once a successor has been appointed. The move is thought be prompted by continuing shareholder discontent over poor performance and lack of deal...
Telstra appoints China private equity executive to its board
Telstra, the Australian telecom operator part-owned by Future Fund, has appointed GL Capital Group’s Tim Chen to its board as a non-executive director. The Beijing-based partner at the international private equity firm is expected to support Telstra’s...
Temasek names ST Telemedia CEO as general counsel, president
Temasek Holdings has named Lee Theng Kiat, CEO of portfolio company ST Telemedia, as its new general counsel. Lee, 59, will also serve as a president of the sovereign wealth fund, alongside John Cryan and Gregory Curl, presidents of Europe and Latin America,...
Recruiter Harvey Nash expands into Asia Pacific
Harvey Nash, a global recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider, has opened an office in Hong Kong as part of efforts to boost its presence in the Asia Pacific region.
John Mack joins KKR's senior advisory team
John Mack, former chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, has joined KKR as a senior adviser. Mack is known for his strong ties to China, having advised the likes of China Investment Corp. (CIC) and the Beijing and Shanghai governments....
Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Brahmal Vasudevan, CEO of India- and Southeast Asia-focused Creador, discusses the rewards and challenges of investing in Indonesia
Q&A: Ancora's Veronica Lukito
Veronica Lukito, CEO of Ancora International, discusses the rewards and challenges of investing in Indonesia
KKR India recruits Tashwinder Singh as director
KKR has hired Tashwinder Singh as a director of its India arm based in Mumbai. He joins from Citigroup India, where he spent more than 18 years.
J.P. Morgan Asia CEO quits
Gaby Abdelnour, chief executive officer of J.P. Morgan Asia-Pacific, is leaving the company after six years spent heading up the regional division.
Everstone hires Accel's Prateek Dhawan
Everstone Capital has reportedly hired Prateek Dhawan direct from Accel Partners as a senior member of its investment team.
Profile: NewQuest's Darren Massara
Darren Massara is familiar with difficult investment environments the world over. He is relying on these experiences to help NewQuest find success in Asia’s direct secondaries market
Dubow rejoins A&M as co-head of Asia
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M), an independent global services firm specializing in performance improvement, turnaround management and business advisory services, has appointed James Dubow as a managing director and co-head of Asia.
SCM opens office in Seoul
Swiss institutional investment advisor SCM Strategic Capital Management, which offers private equity fund-of-funds and advisory services, is expanding its footprint in Asia by opening a new office in Seoul.
Primus president resigns from New China Life Insurance
New China Life Insurance’s non-executive director Guocang Huan, who is also the president of Asian PE house Primus Pacific Partners, left the company on Monday.
ASX chairman to lead Australia's Future Fund
David Gonski will relinquish his role as chairman of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to head up Future Fund, the country’s A$90 billion ($95 billion) sovereign wealth vehicle. He replaces David Murray, former CEO of Commonwealth Bank of Australia....
BlackRock announces head of alternative investments
BlackRock has hired Joseph Pacini from J.P. Morgan Private Bank to be the head of BlackRock Alternative Investors Strategy Group, Asia Pacific ex-Japan.