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Former Fortress boss prepares new hedge fund
Stanley Ku, former Hong Kong head of Fortress Investment Group, is setting up a new hedge fund following the closure of Minerva Capital Management last year. Complus Asset Management, which received an asset management license in Hong Kong last week,...
TPG hires Goldman PE veteran as MD
TPG Capital has reportedly hired Steve Sun, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, as a China Partner, global media reports.
Milestone Religare's Rajesh Singhal joins Tata Capital
Tata Capital Limited appointed Founding Managing Partner of Milestone Religare Capital Rajesh Singhal as Partner in its Tata Opportunities Fund.
Diamond Dragon appoints CIO in Hong Kong
Private equity placement agent Diamond Dragon Advisors has named Kyung Kim CIO of Fund Origination and GP Advisory Services, based in Hong Kong.
Walden’s chief on making 11 exits in 15 months
Consistent concentration on core investment values is at the heart of their conspicuous success
Private equity goes primetime in China
Stunning exits, robust investments and record fundraising is transforming China into private equity’s biggest opportunity
AIF Capital adds three professionals
Well regarded middle market specialist AIF Capital has recently announced three additions to its team. The hires will bring the AIF professional headcount up to 27.
TA Associates opens Hong Kong office, led by Quadrangle’s Sippel
Two years after launching its first Asian office, in Mumbai, growth-focused private equity firm TA Associates a will open an Asian Pacific regional office in Hong Kong, led by newly appointed Managing Partner Edward Sippel.
Indian renewable energy fund appoints MD
Energy-focused PE fund Nereus Capital has named Rajesh C. Managing Director, charged with driving investments in new and existing target areas linked to renewable energy.
SWF group forms permanent secretariat
WITH AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF wealth being accumulated domestically, sovereign wealth funds are continuing their efforts to enlarge their exposures in the global markets. A group of them gathered together in Beijing earlier this month for the annual...
Hamilton Lane relocates Asia & Europe MD to Hong Kong
US-based private equity asset management and advisory firm Hamilton Lane will relocate its Managing Director for Asia and Europe, Juan Delgado-Moreira, from London to Hong Kong in a move that emphasizes Asia’s growing prominence as an investment destination.
Playing Asia’s PE field
In a business where a small number of individuals make a big amount of impact, investors in Asian private equity are finding departures of senior dealmakers becoming more than a handful
Hokkaido Venture CEO resigns to start new institute
Ikkei Matsuda, CEO & President of HVC, Hokkaido Venture Capital, and HVC Strategic Research Institute, has left the firm in the end of April this year. His departure, after over a decade of leading the Japanese venture capital firm and related institution,...
Hong Kong's hedge fund manager makes promotion
Hong Kong-based hedge fund SAIL Advisors announced that it has promoted three of its senior team to its Management Committee in 2011 so far.
TPG hunts Asia Chairman - report
Buyout major TPG is reportedly looking for a new Asia Chairman able to help the firm compete in China.
Mumbai’s Pravi Capital hires new CFO
Pravi Capital Advisors, a Mumbai-based private equity investment advisory firm, has hired Shashidhar Jayaraman, a finance expert in India as its chief financial officer. His main roles at Pravi include portfolio management and supervision of fund accounts,...
Richard Ong’s RRJ Capital makes first deal
Hopu Fund co-founder Richard Ong has made his first investment from his $2 billion maiden fund, into US-focused oil exploratory and extraction firm Frac Tech Services - a seeming departure from his vehicle’s Asia Pacific mandate.
Rockley Group expands China team
The Rockley Group has announced that it has expanded its team in China with the appointment of Yanong Ning as investment director. Ning, a Phd holder, will take charge of the generation and management of transactions in China for Rockley’s China Fund,...
Kefei Li joins Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Tech and enterprise-focused law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has appointed Kefei Li as a China-based Partner, joining from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in Beijing.
BNY Mellon appoints new Asia Pacific Chairman
BNY Mellon, the global asset manager and investment services provider – which includes private equity and hedge fund investments – has appointed Stephen Lackey as Chairman of its Asia Pacific operations, based in Hong Kong.
Renaissance Capital appoints Sheldon Trainor Asia Chairman
Emerging markets-focused Renaissance Capital has named Merrill Lynch Asia’s former head of investment banking Sheldon Trainor as Chairman of its Asian operations, based in Hong Kong. He is charged with bolstering the investment bank’s strategy in...
VIDEO: How Australian PE is unique
While each of Asia Pacific's markets has their own unique private equity hallmarks, Australia' industry is notable for its maturity, proximity to Asia's larger sector and for its straight-talking professionals.
Former D.E.Shaw’s attorney joins Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong
Marcia Ellis has joined legal firm Ropes & Gray as a partner based in Hong Kong.
Succession in private equity
Perhaps it is a sign of market maturity, or maybe it is a signal that the effects of the global financial crisis has passed, but the past few months have seen quite a few human resources changes within the Asian private equity industry. While changing...