Appointments
Ex-PEP executive to lead Social Ventures Australia
Rob Koczkar, formerly a managing director at Pacific Equity Partners (PEP), has been appointed CEO of Social Ventures Australia (SVA), a non-profit organization that makes strategic investments designed to generate education and employment opportunities...
Ex-Standard Chartered director joins BanyanTree Finance
Anshuman Goenka, formerly a director at Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), has joined Mumbai-based private equity firm BanyanTree Finance as managing director.
Pantheon hires Jie Gong from Morgan Stanley
Global fund-of-funds manager Pantheon has appointed Jie Gong, formerly of Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, as a Hong Kong-based partner with a focus on China.
CVC hires Asia consumer sector specialist as advisor
CVC Capital Partners has appointed consumer sector veteran Jeremy Hobbins as a senior advisor to the pan Asia team.
Arun Nanda appointed as 3i India chairman
The UK-based 3i Group has appointed Arun Nanda as non-executive chairman of its Indian operations.
Li Keping to replace Gao Xiqing as CIC president – report
China Investment Corp.(CIC) has reportedly appointed executive vice president Li Keping to succeed Gao Xiqing as vice chairman and president.
Weil hires Asia fund formation lawyer from Kirkland & Ellis
International law firm Weil has appointed Albert Cho as a partner in its private funds group in Hong Kong. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis, where he served as a partner in both the New York and Hong Kong offices.
TPG appoints Khazanah's Ganen Sarvananthan as Asia partner
TPG Capital has appointed Ganen Sarvananthan, former executive director and head of investments at Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah, as a partner and managing director with its Asian business.
Hamilton Lane adds two senior Asia professionals
Hamilton Lane has added two senior professionals to its Asia team, appointing Mingchen Xia as principal on the fund investment team and Yen Li Chew as vice president within its business development group - both will be based in Hong Kong.
Apollo's Grant Kelley named CEO of City Developments
Grant Kelley, head of Apollo Global Management’s Asia Pacific real estate business, has joined listed Singapore property developer City Developments (CDL) as CEO.
Qiming hires ex-GGV partner to cover consumer internet space
Qiming Venture Partners has hired Helen Wong, formerly of GGV Capital, as a partner with responsibility for investment in the internet and consumer sectors. The move comes a few months after her predecessor in the role, Hans Tung, left Qiming for GGV.
Adveq appoints new Asia head
Swiss fund-of-funds Adveq has promoted Viswanathan Parameswar to executive director and chosen him to head the firm's Asia program.
India's Milestone Capital gets new real estate CEO
India's Milestone Capital Advisors has named Alok Aggarwal as managing partner and chief executive officer of its real estate business.
Korea sovereign fund's CIO resigns
Dong-Ik Lee, the CIO of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), has resigned. This comes less than three months after Chong-Suk Choi, president and CEO of the sovereign wealth fund, resigned for personal reasons.
TA promotes Sippel, Wadhera to lead Asia operations
TA Associates has promoted Edward Sippel and Naveen Wadhera to co-heads of its Asia business. The changes were effective January 1.
Blackstone names Carnegie Australia PE head
The Blackstone Group has appointed James Carnegie as a senior managing director in its Sydney office from where he is expected to lead private equity activities in Australia.
HarbourVest's Asia secondaries head becomes managing director
Tim Flower, head of HarbourVest Partners’ secondary activities in Asia, has been promoted to managing director. The move comes just over three years since Flower relocated from London to Hong Kong and one year since he was elevated to principal.
Blackstone India PE head Akhil Gupta replaced by two new co-heads
Akhil Gupta, the head of Blackstone's Indian private equity operations, is to be moved to a non-executive role as managing directors Mathew Cyriac and Amit Dixit are brought in to co-head the unit.
Blackstone Australia chairman Paul Costello quits
Paul Costello, the non-executive Chairman for Australia and New Zealand at The Blackstone Group, has resigned after two years with the firm.
Onward bound: Asia PE people moves
A selection of the transfers, promotions, arrivals and departures in the private equity community in 2013
Alastair Morrison to retire from Standard Chartered PE
Alastair Morrison, who was co-head of Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) until earlier this year, will retire from the firm at the end of the month. The move is said to be independent of the restructuring taking place within SCPE that will reduce...
TVS adds to investment team, advisory board
TVS Capital has added to its senior management team by hiring Karthik Ranganathan, formerly of Baring Private Equity Partners India and ex-Ashmore Alchemy India investments director Rahul Deshpande. Both will join the firm's investment team as executive...
Boyu Capital’s Mary Ma named as non-executive director in HK SFC
Mary Ma, co-founder and chairman of Boyu Capital, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Dattels, Gray to lead TPG in Asia, Peel steps back
Tim Dattels, a senior partner at TPG Capital, is moving back to Asia to lead the firm’s regional private equity operations in conjunction with Ben Gray. He is replacing Stephen Peel who is withdrawing from day-to-day management.