AVCJ Events
AVCJ daily bulletin returns February 4
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break for the Lunar New Year holiday. Publication will resume on February 4. The weekly magazine is also on hiatus, with the next issue released on February 11.
An issue of GP sustainability
Amongst the key issues raised at our AVCJ Forum last November was the fact that many Asian private equity firms lack a long-term business model for both their investments and themselves. This issue will become increasingly important as the industry continues...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns January 2
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break next week for the festive holiday season. Publication will resume on January 2, while the weekly magazine's first issue of 2014 is released on January 7.
The expanding LP universe
Big LPs make all the headlines, whether it is a large commitment to a GP or participation in a mega deal. It is therefore easy to overlook the fact that the institutional investor community is a multi-faceted and expanding creature. This is particularly...
Investors adapt to adversity – AVCJ Forum
Flexibility and changing strategy are key to finding the best opportunities in the current adverse environment, investors told the AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong.
GPs warn of 'China risk' in cross-border deals - AVCJ Forum
China cross-border deals are increasingly attractive to private equity investors but the risks involved, particularly given many domestic companies don't fully grasp international business culture, are considerable.
North Asia GPs cautiously optimistic on economic reforms – AVCJ Forum
Government-driven reforms in Japan and South Korea have the potential to deliver more buyout opportunities, although industry participants told the AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong that their optimism is cautious rather than wholehearted.
LPs look beyond the fee debate in Asia - AVCJ Forum
LPs value nurturing relations with quality fund managers more highly than driving down management fees as demand for capital continues to outstrip supply.
Emerging Asia to see more buyouts - AVCJ Forum
Asia will see more control deals as private equity matures in the region, but it will remain primarily a growth capital market, industry participants told the AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong.
Industry ponders the future of fund-of-funds - AVCJ forum
Fund-of-funds still have a significant role to play in Asia despite predictions of their demise in changing LP landscape, industry participants argued at the AVCJ Forum in Hong Kong.
PE sees shift in due diligence focus to management - AVCJ Forum
Private equity advisory firms are placing greater emphasis on management integrity as they seek to refine the due diligence process for portfolio companies, say industry participants.
LPs say Asian GPs lack long-term investment model - AVCJ Forum
Global institutional investors are becoming more cautious in allocating capital to Asian private equity funds, citing the region's weakening economic performance and concerns that GPs’ short-term investment horizons are not beneficial to the broader development...
GPs upbeat on changing LP base - AVCJ Forum
While some LPs may have retreated from the asset class in recent years, private equity firms are increasingly identifying new sources capital as other investors - either from Asia or looking to tap Asia - remain eager to allocate.
Voting closes today for the 2013 AVCJ Awards
Voting for the 2013 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards closes today.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 15
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on October 14 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking the Chung Yeung Festival.
Will buyouts boss the 2013 India Awards?
India buyouts have crossed the $1 billion threshold in only two years since private equity first came to the country. Those years were, unsurprisingly, 2006 and 2007, the peak of the pre-global financial crisis boom, when total PE investment reached $7.7...
Nominations for the AVCJ India Awards - final call
Nominations for the 2013 AVCJ India Awards close today. This is the industry's last chance to highlight the leading fundraises, investments, exits, professionals and firms of the last 12 months.
Investors see bifurcation in Asia real assets exposure - AVCJ Forum
Investor appetite for real assets in Asia is strong, but infrastructure and real estate players speaking at the AVCJ Real Assets forum in Singapore noted that the nature of demand – between real estate and infrastructure and also between different entry...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns October 3
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on October 1 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking China's National Day.
26th AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum, Hong Kong
The AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum is the largest and most influential gathering of Asian-focused private equity and venture capital industry professionals in the world today.
AVCJ daily bulletin returns September 23
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on September 20 due to a public holiday in Hong Kong marking the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Have your say in the 2013 AVCJ Awards
Can anyone stop KKR? That is the question being asked as we launch the 2013 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards, now in their 13th iteration.
Taiwan regulators stress commitment to PE – AVCJ Taiwan
Taiwan’s minister of economic affairs stressed that the government sees private equity as an important contributor to local economic development, highlighting draft legislation that promises to ease the deal approvals process. However, PE investors said...
Nominations for the 2013 AVCJ Awards close today
Nominations for the 13th AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards close today.