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At the Intel Capital CEO Summit 2010 held last week in Huntington Beach, AVCJ sat down with the corporate VC’s senior executives - Arvind Sodhani, Keith Larson and Richard Hsu - to talk technology investing, emerging markets and what makes an investment-worthy...
Chinese M&A lawyer Chow joins Davis Polk
Global law firm Davis Polk has announced that leading PRC and Hong Kong M&A lawyer Paul Chow will join the firm as a partner in their Hong Kong office.
Bery, JPMorgan reach amicable conclusion
JPMorgan and Varun Bery have jointly announced that they have reached an amicable resolution to their recent dispute, which will result in the latter providing private equity consultancy services to JPMorgan.
New Silk Road advisor Pitroda joins Symphony Technology Group
Special Adviser at Asian-focused PE firm New Silk Road Salil Pitroda has joined tech-focused firm Symphony Technology Group as Principal, charged with leading STG’s investment strategies and executions.
Wilshire Private Markets appoints Gary Gabriel from Future Fund as Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Wilshire Associates private equity division Wilshire Private Markets has appointed Gary Gabriel, formerly Head of Private Markets at Australia's Future Fund, as MD, responsible for the Asia Pacific region and for heading up its Canberra office.
Paul Calello, Credit Suisse Investment Bank Chairman, dies at 49
Paul Calello, Chairman of the Investment Bank of Credit Suisse and the former CEO of Credit Suisse in Asia Pacific, died in New York of non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on Tuesday, November 16th. He was 49.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Debolt relocates to Hong Kong for private equity
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis International has relocated PE-focused Partner Michel Debolt from London to Hong Kong to bolster its private equity practice in Asia.
WL Ross confirms resignation of MD Ranjeet Nabha
WL Ross & Co. has confirmed to AVCJ that Managing Director and CEO Ranjeet Nabha, who headed the firm's Indian operations, has resigned, with no successor yet chosen.
Partners Group opens in Korea under Cho
Leading global private markets asset manager Partners Group has announced the opening of an office in Seoul, to be led by Alex Cho, Head of Korea and hitherto a Senior VP with the firm's Investment Solutions department.
AVCJ India Awards finalists showcase talent, promise
The finalists for the first-ever AVCJ Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards showcase some of the Indian industry’s best achievements and leading names.
AVCJ Forum India panel highlights growth, early days
The India panel at this year’s AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong highlighted both the Indian private equity market’s potential and its nascent status, in a debate conducted by Anil Ahuja, Head of Asia for 3i, Harjit Bhatia, Chairman and CEO of Asia Growth Capital...
Bean appointed MD for new SingTel VC fund SingTel Innov8
William Bao Bean, former partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, has been engaged as Managing Director of SingTel Innov8, the newly-formed $150 million corporate venture arm of Singapore telecoms giant SingTel.
Alvarez & Marsal appoints Jones and Stratton as Asia co-heads
Alvarez & Marsal, the New York-headquartered professional services firm appointed Thomas L.Jones, MD at the firm, and Oliver Stratton, former head of Bain & Co.’s Hong Kong office, as co-heads of the firm’s business in Asia, in the wake of increasing...
23rd Annual AVCJ Forum Attracts 1,000 of the Industry's Leading Names and Faces
Today marked the close of the successful 23rd annual AVCJ Private Equity and Venture Capital Forum 2010, showcasing Asia's position as the leading destination for international capital, and attended by 1,000 industry professionals from 31 countries, including...
Bonderman hails emerging markets at AVCJ Forum
David Bonderman, Founding Partner at TPG Capital, emphasized emerging markets opportunities in preference to Western ones in his opening keynote speech at the AVCJ Forum today: “When we look at the Top Ten IPOs of 2001, they were all in the West. If...
First Eastern launches UK China Fund endorsed by UK PM Cameron
First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), a pioneer of direct investment in China, has launched a $500 million UK China Fund, which will focus on providing capital to British companies, particularly SMEs to help expand their business and access...
Hopu reaches its end
Following earlier reports last month (soon denied) that Hopu Investment Management was to break up without seeking to raise a second fund, the $2.5 billion China-linked private equity and multi-strategy investment firm now indeed appears to be heading...
The shape of the future?
As Asia Pacific private equity begins its biggest public event of the year, it also has seen the apparent eclipse of one of its stars.
TPG wins Firm of the Year, Bonderman receives Lifetime Achievement honor at 2010 AVCJ Awards
At the 10th AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, presented this evening in an exclusive invitation-only ceremony in Hong Kong, a strong lineup was honored in a total of nine categories, with TPG Capital walking away with three Awards.
Ong leaves SEASAF for CIMB Investment Bank
Adrian Ong, most recently Head of the Islamic Infrastructure Fund for the advisor of the CIMB Group/Standard Bank JV, the South East Asian Strategic Assets Fund (SEASAF), has left the firm and joined CIMB Investment Bank as Head of Regional Mergers and...
Actis's Benjamin Cheng resignation confirmed: update
Benjamin Cheng, Beijing-based partner with Actis, the leading UK emerging markets PE firm, has left the firm, a spokesperson at Actis’s London headquarters confirmed to AVCJ, following earlier reports.
Hopu principals retiring, diverging: reports
Despite the firm's earlier denials to AVCJ, Hopu Investment Management may in fact be in the process of spinning out its present investments and looks to be on track to dissolve its current vehicle as founders Fang Fenglei and Richard Ong pursue separate...
Baldassarre joins The Silverfern Group as MD
Merchant bank and private equity player The Silverfern Group has appointed Mark Baldassarre as MD of its Australian team, as part of the group’s ongoing expansion efforts through its merchant banking division.
Mezzanine Q&A: Joseph W. Ferrigno III
The Managing Partner at AMCG Investors talks about mezzanine after the crisis, new opportunities for deal flow, and why LPs should be looking to the asset class as a means of diversification.