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Wang steps down from DB
Pying-Huan Wang, formerly a director at Deutsche Bank where she was leading investment management with oversight of the bank's PEG Group in Switzerland, has now quit the firm, with her future plans apparently including further asset management work in...
FLAG planted in Hong Kong
Stamford, Conn.-headquartered fund of funds FLAG Capital Management is opening a new office in Hong Kong - its first presence outside the US - to cover the Asia Pacific region.
Mark Chiba of The Longreach Group
Group Chairman and Partner of The Longreach Group Mark Chiba says that, despite past market performance that have prompted “disappointments,” Japan still holds a great number of opportunities for LPs, to the point that Chiba labels the market as “an...
MD of Macquarie SBI departs fund
Managing Director of Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Management Ambalika Banerji has reportedly resigned her Mumbai-based post after eight years with the company.
GIC hires RREEF Director to head up India realty team
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has appointed Kishore Gotety, former executive at RREEF Alternative Investments, a division of Deutsche Bank, as Country Head for India real estate.
KKR India hires Goldman Sachs exec as Director
KKR India Advisors has appointed Goldman Sachs’ MD of Principal Investments in India Heramb Hajarnavis as its Director.
Reliance Capital appoints Kela as Chief Investment Strategies
Indian financial group Reliance Capital Ltd. has appointed Reliance Mutual Fund’s Head of Equities Madhusudan Kela as its Chief Investment Strategist, charged with expanding the company’s equities and private equity investments business and developing...
Industry Q&A: Lunar Capital
AVCJ talks to Derek Sulger, Partner at Lunar Capital, about investing in the downturn, why big cities aren’t his focus and why operational experience is crucial.
Adveq's Wong leaves in Beijing
Darren Wong, MD of the Beijing office of leading Swiss-headquartered fund-of-funds Adveq Management, has left the firm, with Nils Rode, MD and Co-Head of Adveq's overall investment management practice, assuming management of Adveq's Asian funds business.
Temasek appoints two presidents, including former BoA exec Gregory Curl
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has appointed two new presidents to strengthen its cache of top management, hiring Bank of America’s Chief Risk Officer Gregory Curl to one of the roles and promoting Executive Director Simon Israel...
CICC recruits Barclays' Peng Wensheng
China International Capital Corp. has recruited a new chief economist, Peng Wensheng, the former head of China research with Barclays Capital and an alumnus of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, according to reports.
Macquarie recruits Garg for TMT
Macquarie Capital has hired Anupam Garg, formerly SVP with Singapore Technologies Telemedia, to be its telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology (TMET) investment banking co-head for Asia.
Credit Suisse's Achuthan to launch India-focused PE firm
A Credit Suisse Asset Management former Director at the bank's alternative investments unit, Hari Achuthan, has reportedly departed the bank in order to set up a private equity company with aspirations to be the largest India-focused firm in the market.
GSR Ventures hires Singapore's Ong as venture partner
Beijing-based venture capital firm GSR Ventures has hired Peng T. Ong, a Singaporean serial entrepreneur and tech investor, as a partner based in Beijing.
O’Melveny & Myers LLP hires Invesetment Funds Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers LLP has appointed Xuan Zhang as Counsel to its Investment Funds practice in the firm’s Beijing office, charged with managing business surrounding funds that target China and the region, dual fund structures and RMB funds.
Piper Jaffray hires Teo for Hong Kong
US specialist investment banking and securities firm Piper Jaffray has announced the hire of KB Teo, previously with Goldman Sachs, as its new head of technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) and cleantech for Asia, based in Hong Kong.
China's Keytone Ventures seeks $300 million for second fund
Joe Zhou's much-watched VC firm Keytone Ventures is reportedly looking to raise $300 million for its second fund, coming one year after it raised $200 million for its debut fund.
CICC to lose veteran Bei Duoguang - reports
China International Capital Corp.’s (CICC) Bei Duoguang is reportedly set to depart the firm after 12 years.
Carlyle investee Yashili hires safety experts to boost consumer confidence
China-based baby formula maker Yashili Group Co. - 17.3%-owned by US buyout firm Carlyle Group - has hired safety experts in an effort to build consumer confidence in its products, a lingering obstacle off the back of the 2008 melamine scandal.
Ted Dow of DIF Capital Partners
Ted Dow, Managing Director of DIF Capital Partners, explains why domestic institutions have an adversity to mezzanine lending and how mezzanine lenders have reacted to disuse in the recent years.
Bruno Raschle of Adveq
Managing Director of Adveq Bruno Raschle says that, while his group exclusively commits to local firms, it's "fascinating to see" how other foreign GPs in India vary their portfolios across the continent, and explains why, when it comes to India, there's...
Portfolio Advisors now open in Hong Kong
Portfolio Advisors, a leading Connecticut-headquartered private equity investment advisory and portfolio management firm, has recently opened a new office in Hong Kong, its first Asian presence, under director Jonathan English.
Sonoma Management seeks $100 million for second fund
Pune-based Sonoma Management Partners (SMP) is to embark on a $100 million fundraising for its second vehicle, the India Buyout Fund II, dedicated to small-to-mid cap buyout targets in India’s technology sector.
Amit Chandra of Bain Capital
Amit Chandra, Managing Director of Bain Capital India, discusses why India tends to be over-built in its private equity industry and what that means for both short-term and long-term investments.