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Anil Ahuja of 3i Asia Pacific
Anil Ahuja, head of 3i Asia Pacific, explains at length the investment opportunities within India’s infrastructure industry – noting that power, especially, offers investment options – and further discusses why entering infrastructure deals with...
Tim Sims of Pacific Equity Partners, Video 2
Tim Sims, Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners, applauds vendors for not only turning the corner and selling their assets following a difficult 2009, but also making prices “full and fair” as they begin to reengage, and further discusses why...
Tim Sims of Pacific Equity Partners, Video 1
Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners Tim Sims discusses how his firm stays true to the essence of private equity practice, and how these values are institutionalized in emerging talent in the industry
Equipsuper's Strachan to also manage Vision Super before merger
Chief Investment Officer of Australian superfund Equipsuper Michael Strachan is set to extend his leadership role to Vision Super, also a Victoria-based superfund, that will be merged with Equipsuper beginning in November, according to reports.
Indian retailers aim to raise $100 million for new fund
A group of Indian retailers are set to launch a $100 million food-and-agriculture-focused private equity fund, titled I-Farm Venture Advisors, targeting suppliers and small- and mid-sized firms.
Pravi Capital takes ICICI legacy on fundraising trail
Pravi Capital, launched by a group of former ICICI Venture executives, is reportedly looking to raise $200 million worth of growth capital for privately-held Indian companies, with fundraising slated to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
Baring India to broaden focus to include real estate
Baring Private Equity Partners India is slated to start investing in the market’s real estate sector, adopting it as a focus sector along with India’s IT, healthcare and financial industries, according to reports.
Subramaniam recruits partners at newly launched MCap
Former Baring Private Equity Partners India executive N. ‘Subbu’ Subramaniam has recruited former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup India Rahul Gupta and former Director at real estate consultancy DTZ Abhilash Lal to join him at his newly-launched...
Hands hands on for China
Guy Hands, high-profile chairman of UK buyout leader Terra Firma Capital Partners, has publicly said that his firm is looking for partners to enter the China market.
CIC sells $138 million Morgan Stanley shares, seeks hires
China Investment Corporation (CIC), China's leading SWF, sold $138.5 million worth of Morgan Stanley shares last week, according to a filing with the US SEC, as it seeks to recruit up to 64 new personnel.
Limited Partner Q&A: International Finance Corporation
AVCJ’s Brian McLeod talks to David Wilton, CIO of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department at the International Finance Corporation, the private finance arm of the World Bank
JPMorgan's Southeast Asia, India PE head Panandiker exits
MD of JPMorgan's private equity division in Southeast Asia and India, Vibhav Panandiker, has quit the bank a year and a half after assuming his role.
Industry Q&A: Hu Zhanghong, CEO, CCB International
AVCJ spoke to Hu Zhanghong, CEO of CCB International, the asset management and private equity arm of the major PRC banking group, who discussed opportunities in Greater China and the role of RMB funds
BofA ML gets Killingback in Oz
Former head of retail and consumer investment banking for Deutsche Bank Asia David Killingback has reportedly joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch as its Head of Mergers & Acquisitions in Australia.
Jean Eric Salata of Baring Private Equity
Founding Partner and CEO of Baring Private Equity Asia Jean Eric Salata says that the RMB fund market in China is “new, it’s nascent, it’s not proven and we haven’t even seen it yet” - but also that its emergence in China is “natural.” And...
HSBC India's PE head resigns - reports
HSBC India’s Head of Principal Investments and Private Equity Gul Mukhey has departed his role after two and a half years at the bank, a move that comes as HSBC is considering spinning out of its private equity units - including HSBC Private Equity...
TA recruits SPCEL's Poddar for India
Boston-headquartered $16 billion private equity firm TA Associates has snared Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd.'s director Dhiraj Poddar for the same role in its Mumbai office, according to Indian reports.
Julian Knights of Ironbridge Capital
Managing Director of Ironbridge Capital Management Julian Knights tells AVCJ that Australian private equity firms' focus on "unloved" assets is what makes the industry different from private equity investing in the US and the UK.
Frank Tang of FountainVest
Frank Tang, CEO of China-focused private equity fund FountainVest Partners, talks about the composition of China's private equity market - which is in flux due to shifting government regulations - and addresses key trends he has seen on the mainland.
Vikram Sood of the Centre for International Relations, Observer Research Foundation
Vikram Sood, Vice President at the Centre for International Relations, Observer Research Foundation, highlights the domestic and international hurdles India faces as it looks to achieve further economic growth, and explains why the question, “Will India...
CIC appoints John Mack and Joseph Yam to board
The China Investment Corporation (CIC), the PRC's flagship sovereign wealth fund, has welcomed two new members onto its international advisory council: John Mack, Chairman of Morgan Stanley, who stepped down from his CEO position in January this year...
Jonathon Freeman of Coller Capital
Jonathon Freeman, Partner at Coller Capital, examines the secondaries market in Australia, and explains why he finds the “hairy, difficult” transactions the most interesting and profitable.
Howard Morgan of Castle Harlan
Senior Managing Director at buyout firm Castle Harlan, Howard Morgan, talks about Australia’s rebound from the GFC and how the market, as resilient as it is, would struggle if another crisis were to hit.
Hamilton Lane recruits Chan for Hong Kong
US private equity asset management and advisory firm Hamilton Lane has recruited Jackson Chan, formerly Head of Sales and Marketing for Non-Japan Asia at Ramius Capital, as a VP and head of business development for Asia, operating from its newly established...