Appointments
Auda names Jacob Chiu head of Asia, opens in Shanghai
Auda has appointed Jacob Chiu, who departed FLAG Squadron Asia last year, as managing director and head of its Asia business. The fund-of-funds, secondaries and co-investment solutions provider has also opened an office in Shanghai.
Manish Chokani to head TPG Growth India
Manish Chokhani has been appointed chairman of TPG Growth India.
Carlyle opens Jakarta office
The Carlyle Group has opened has expanded its Asia presence to Indonesia, opening an office in Jakarta, its ninth in the region.
Japan's AIC appoints Yasufumi Hirao as CEO
Japanese fund-of-funds Alternative investment Capital (AIC) has appointed Yasufumi Hirao as its new president and CEO.
KKR boosts Capstone's China capabilities
KKR has appointed Matthew Chang as a managing director in its Capstone unit. He will lead the PE firm’s engagement with its portfolio companies in China.
TRG’s Kaji moves to consultancy Accordion
Suneel Kaji has left The Rohatyn Group (TRG), where he was involved in private equity and special situations credit investments in US and the Pacific Rim, to become a managing director at Accordion, a US-headquartered consultancy.
FLAG hires Myron Zhu as co-head of Asia
FLAG Capital has appointed Myron Zhu, previously head of J.P. Morgan’s alternative investments division in the region, as partner and co-head of Asia.
Blackstone's Asia head Michael Chae to return to New York
Michael Chae, head of international private equity at The Blackstone Group, will move back to New York after a four-year stint in Hong Kong.
BlackRock names new Asia head
BlackRock has appointed Ryan Stork as head of Asia Pacific operations, replacing Mark McCombe who will relocate to the US to become the company’s global head of institutional client business and chairman of the alternative investment division.
Japan's J-Star appoints new operating principal
Japanese mid-market buyout firm J-Star has appointed former biotech professional Yuki Kashiyama as its operating principal.
Fund administrator Augentius hires Asia head
Augentius has appointed Alex Traub as managing director of its Singapore office from where he will manage the fund administrator’s existing client relationships in Asia and take the lead in business development.
Eaton Partners hires Jackson Chan for Asia distribution
Placement agent Eaton Partners has hired Jackson Chan, previously head of business development for Hamilton Lane in Asia. He will work on distribution of liquid and illiquid alternative assets offerings throughout the region and also assist in origination.
Standard Chartered infra head Andrew Yee to leave Asia
Andrew Yee, global head of infrastructure for Standard Chartered Bank's principal finance division, is leaving the firm. The decision is said to be mutual and amicable, with Yee set to depart in July after which he will relocate to Europe with his family.
Former Baidu COO David Zhu joins GGV Capital
David Zhu, former chief operating officer of Chinese internet giant Baidu, has joined GGV Capital as a partner.
Korean sovereign fund KIC appoints new CIO
Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has appointed Heung-Sik Choo, formerly director general at Bank of Korea’s reserve management group, as its new CIO. He replaces Dong-Ik Lee, who resigned in January.
David Lin leaves CITIC’s Goldstone for Primavera Capital
David Lin has left his post as managing director at CITIC Goldstone Investment - the direct investment arm of China’s CITIC Securities - to join Primavera Capital as managing director at its Beijing office.
KKR expands energy & infrastructure team into Asia
KKR has further bolstered its energy and infrastructure presence in Asia, appointing Tony Schultz as managing director in Sydney and relocating Ash Upadhyaya -a director with KKR's energy and infrastructure team in the US - to Singapore.
Alvarez & Marsal promotes Utamsingh to India co-head
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has named Vikram Utamsingh, managing director responsible for its India transactions advisory group, as country co-head.
Australia's CHAMP PE names John Haddock CEO
CHAMP Private Equity has appointed John Haddock as its first CEO. He will assume responsibility for the Australian GP’s investment program together with day-to-day management of the firm, while continuing the deal origination and portfolio management...
CalPERS CIO Joseph Dear dies following cancer battle
Joseph Dear, chief investment officer at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), has died. Dear had been battling prostate cancer and last summer stepped back from his role to undergo treatment.
Two in three Asia PE professionals expect salary hike in 2014 - survey
Two thirds of private equity investment professionals in Asia expect their base salary to increase in 2014 over the previous year.
Dinneen leaves Siguler Guff for EMPEA
Patricia Dinneen has left Siguler Guff and joined the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) as a senior advisor. Ralph Jaeger is replacing Dinneen as portfolio manager responsible for Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), as well as certain...
CDC adds to ESG team
CDC Group, a UK development finance institution that focuses on investments in South Asia and Africa, has appointed Ritu Kumar as director for environmental and social responsibility.
CIC confirms appointment of new president
China Investment Corp.(CIC) has confirmed that Executive Vice President Li Keping will succeed Gao Xiqing as vice chairman and president. Gao is leaving after reaching China's mandatory retirement age of 60.