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Temasek China recruits former CICC manager
Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has appointed former senior manager of China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC), Ding Wei, to lead its operations in China.
Hopu’s Ong to raise $2b solo fund
Richard Ong, one of the founding partners of Hopu Investment Management Co., a successful China’s buyout firm, is said to be leaving the firm to set up his own fund, which plans to raise $2 billion, according to reports first published by the Wall Street...
Credit Suisse welcoms ex-PE head of Schroder Ventures
Credit Suisse has recruited Khim Tan from Schroder Ventures Group Advisers as a Director of the Asset Management division and a Director in the Customized Fund Investment Group (“CFIG”).
Joncarlo Mark to leave CalPERS
One of private equity's most prominent investors, Joncarlo Mark, has resigned from his position as senior portfolio manager of CalPERS’s $32 billion Alternative Investment Managers program.
Leaving the mother ship: Asian professionals on their own
What a difference a year makes.
First Reserve opens in Asia with MD Paton
Energy-focused First Reserve Corp. has launched in Asia via an office in Hong Kong, the latest global firm to be drawn to the region in search of investment prospects.
Sequoia departures put question mark over fund’s future
Four of Sequoia Capital India’s founding partners have resigned from the VC firm to set up a new fund, which will focus on domestic PIPE transactions.
Blackstone names ING's Martin Donnelly MD in Sydney
The Blackstone Group has hired ING Investment Management Australia's Deputy CEO Martin Donnelly as a Managing Director in its Sydney office, charged with heading business development and client relations in Australia and the Pacific Rim for Blackstone...
Steven Ji made Partner at Sequoia
Managing Director of Sequoia Capital China Steven Ji has been promoted to the role of Partner, the VC major confirmed to AVCJ.
VIDEO: Adams Street Partner's T. Bondurant French
'Bon' French, CEO of Adams Street Partners, discusses Asia's role in the global LP's allocation strategy, and why his opinion on megafund investing has changed.
Investing without rose-tinted glasses
The CEO of global LP Adams Street Partners T. Bondurant French sits down with AVCJ to discuss allocation strategies, the PE industry’s challenges and how his wariness of global mega funds paid off post-crisis.
Susan Flynn rejoins Coller
A newly updated ‘Team’ page on the Coller Capital website served as a public announcement that Susan Flynn has rejoined Coller Capital as a Partner responsible for investor relations. She spent the last four years as CEO of Hermes Private Equity,...
STIC Investments shuffles management
Leading South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments has announced a change in its management team with high-flying CEO Kevin Lim resigning from his day-to-day duties with the Seoul-headquartered firm. He will remain in an advisory role as Vice Chairman....
KKR appoints ex-Clinton staff to public affairs and comms
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. has appointed Steven R. Okun, once an administrator under former US President Bill Clinton, as Director of Public Affairs in Asia Pacific, affective on February 13, 2011.
TPG to lose dealmaker Ma
Global buyout major TPG is reportedly losing MD and Partner Mary Ma, who was recruited from Lenovo Group Limited in 2007 where she worked as the Senior Vice President and CFO.
Lexington Partners opens Asian office
Lexington Partners, the world’s largest secondaries manager, has recently set up a Hong Kong office. The office will be helmed by Kirk Beaton, who relocated in mid-January from the firm’s London operations.
First Reserve launches Asia unit in Hong Kong
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve Corp. is to launch First Reserve Asia Limited this month, opening an office in Hong Kong. This will be its first bureau the region.
Paul Capital hires two for India sourcing
Global secondaries investor Paul Capital has bolstered its India talent with the appointment of Anand Sunderji and Akshat Shukla as regional sourcing agents, both charged with evaluating secondary PE transactions across the market.
Emerald Hill hires three
Emerald Hill Capital Partners (EHCP), a Hong Kong-based fund of funds, has appointed Kristina Huntsberger as a Controller for the firm, Lois Chan as Associate and Sabrina Meng as an Analyst.
The Pragmatist
The Global Head of the Private Equity & Hedge Fund Groups for JP Morgan Asset Management spoke to AVCJ about the impact of US regulations on private equity in Asia, and how having a proper due diligence process saved the firm from regrets suffered by...
Temasek's India MD departs for Tata Capital
Managing Director of Temasek Holdings Advisors India, Padmanabh Sinha, has left the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund to assume the role of Senior Partner at Tata Capital, Sinha told local Indian media.
DB's Pying-Huan Wang joins Swiss-Asia as Hong Kong head
Longtime PE professional Pying-Huan Wang has left the private equity group of Deutsche Bank, where she was head of investment management, to join Swiss-Asia Financial Services as Head of Infrastructure Investments. She will relocate from Zurich to run...
Paul Capital promotes Jason Sambanju to Co-Head of Asia
Secondaries investor Paul Capital has promoted Director of the firm’s Hong Kong bureau Jason Sambanju (pictured) to the role of Managing Director and Co-Head of Asia, jointly held with current MD Lucian Wu.
Maple Fund Service makes senior hire
Independent global fund services provider Maples Fund Services has recruited Kate Colchester from ENE Advisors, a hedge fund start up and investor consultancy firm, to the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development Asia.