AVCJ Events
Strategic glad-handing
I recall conversations with a number of Asian GPs on how to invest in family-owned businesses that account for such large number of potential acquisition targets for private equity funds in the region. The formula seemed pretty straightforward. It begins...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns July 3
There will be no AVCJ bulletin on Monday July 2 due to a public holiday marking the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Hony, KKR scoop major prizes at AVCJ China Awards
Hony Capital led the way at the 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards China, retaining its title as Firm of the Year and claiming the prize for US dollar fundraising. David Liu, China head of KKR, was named Private Equity Professional of the...
Cast your vote in the 2012 AVCJ China Awards
Voting is now open for the 2012 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards China. From now until May 18, we invite the entire Asia private equity community to single out the top investments, exits, fund raises, firms and professionals from the past...
AVCJ daily bulletin returns May 2
There will be no AVCJ daily bulletin on Tuesday May 1 due to the Labor Day public holiday in Hong Kong.
VIDEO: Pacific Equity Partners' Anthony Kerwick
The challenge facing private equity investors globally is twofold, says Anthony Kerwick, managing director at Australian GP Pacific Equity Partners. First, the operating environment today is very different from that of five years ago, which means the...
AVCJ returns after the holiday break
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a one-week break for the Ching Ming Festival and the Easter holiday. Publication will resume on April 10. The weekly magazine will be released as normal tonight but then skip one week, returning on April 17.
Nominations are open for the 2012 AVCJ China Awards
As the industry's premier information source, AVCJ tasks itself with highlighting the firms, professionals and deals that are a cut above the rest. We do this on a weekly basis in print and on an annual basis through our awards. As such, we are proud...
Recognizing excellence – The 2012 AVCJ China Awards
Recent reports suggest the Chinese economy is slowing down and the potential consequences are the subject to feverish speculation among investors around the world who 10 years might not have thought twice about the issue. Is the mainland economy set for...
VIDEO: HarbourVest Partners' Scott Voss
With global private equity investors principally focused on China, Scott Voss, managing director of HarbourVest Parners, argues that now is the time for long-term players to target undervalued assets in Japan.
Compliments of the season from AVCJ
AVCJ's daily bulletin will take a short break next week for the festive holiday season. Publication will resume on January 3, while the weekly magazine's first issue of 2012 is released the following day.
VIDEO: Tata Opportunities Fund's Mukund Rajan
PIPEs may be seen as a gray area for investors suspicious of the value-add private equity can provide to the asset class, but Mukund Rajan, managing director of the Tata Opportunities Fund, says PIPEs in India can make a difference – as long as they take...
Rules and standards: A new era of investor reporting
A combination of limited partner pressure and government regulation is setting the stage for standardization and regulation to replace private equity’s traditional free-wheeling ways
AVCJ Forum Keynotes: Asia becomes even more important
As most of you know, our annual AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Forum took place successfully in Hong Kong last week. The sold-out crowd was treated to, amongst other things, insights from some of the most successful dealmakers in the world and plenty...
GPs highlight merits of differentiation – AVCJ Forum
General partners stressed the need for differentiation in devising strategies to capitalize on private equity growth in Asia Pacific.
Archer Capital, Bilden scoop top honors at 2011 AVCJ Awards
Archer Capital claimed two of the top prizes at the 2011 Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards on Monday night, as the Australian PE firm was named Firm of the Year and Managing Director Peter Wiggs won Private Equity Professional of the Year....
2011 AVCJ Forum sells out
The 2011 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum has sold out, following an unprecedented level of industry support from both within and outside of the region. AVCJ will not be taking any more registrations for the event, although existing reservations made...
Submit your nominations for the 2011 AVCJ India Awards
Nominations are open for the AVCJ Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Awards. This is the second year we have sought to recognize and honor firms and practitioners who have helped drive the growth of Indian private equity. Presented in conjunction...
Last chance to vote in the AVCJ Awards
We are now in the final stretch of our 2011 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards. These awards were launched 11 years ago with the specific aim of recognizing and rewarding excellence in the pan-Asia Pacific private equity and venture capital...
Corporate Japan looks for growth overseas
Japanese companies need to take on the world. Local private equity professionals at the 2011 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum Japan conference in Tokyo, which I am chairing, see globalization as the major current theme for corporate Japan. Indeed,...
Japanese industries see post-earthquake renewal - AVCJ Japan
Japan’s private equity industry is anticipating greater changes in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Corporate Japan urged to look overseas – AVCJ Japan Forum
The need for Japanese companies to expand overseas into fast-growing Asian markets emerged as a key theme on the opening day of the AVCJ Japan Forum, which takes place today and tomorrow in Tokyo.