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VIDEO: Steve Koltes of CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners has completed two control deals in China in 2013 and Steve Koltes, the firm's co-founder and co-chairman, expects more to follow. This evolution of opportunities in existing markets - plus the opening up of new markets - will see...
VIDEO: Gulpreet Kohli of ChrysCapital Partners
India is becoming more attractive for private equity investors as the capital overhang created by the fundraising boom of the previous vintage eases, reducing competition for deals, says Gulpreet Kohli, managing director at ChrysCapital Partners
VIDEO: David Grayce of Pacific Equity Partners
Take-private opportunities emerge at certain points in a market cycle, driven by the cost of funding a deal – in debt and equity terms – versus the market valuation of the asset. In Australia another factor as also come to the fore in recent years:...
VIDEO: Fiona Mackenzie of New Zealand Superannuation Fund
Emerging Asia will become a more significant part of New Zealand Superannuation Fund's private equity exposure, says Fiona Mackenzie, head of investments at the government-owned LP
VIDEO: Edward Epstein of Troutman Sanders
Private equity investment in China’s real estate sector will become more specialized as it matures, with healthcare and old age care among the key segments to watch, says Edward Epstein, managing partner of Troutman Sanders’ Shanghai office
VIDEO: Stephen Pagliuca of Bain Capital
Global buyout firms are destined to become more diversified investors because the skills that underpin their success in corporate private equity are equally applicable to other asset classes, says Stephen Pagliuca, US-based managing director at Bain Capital
VIDEO: Ralph Jaeger of Siguler Guff
Pockets of growth in lower-tier cities continue to present the most enticing opportunities for emerging markets investors, says Ralph Jaeger, managing director and co-portfolio manager of Siguler Guff’s BRIC Opportunities Funds
VIDEO: Paul Strecker of Shearman & Sterling
The Chinese government's decision to allow overseas private equity investments by domestic insurers will be a boon for global fundraising, according to Paul Strecker, head of Shearman & Sterling's Asia M&A group
VIDEO: Thomas H. Lee of Lee Equity Partners
Thomas H. Lee, managing partner of Lee Equity Partners, talks to AVCJ TV about the evolution of the US private equity industry, his decision to leave buyouts for growth capital, how investors can identify good managers, and his expectations for China
VIDEO: Jack Lange of Paul Weiss
Economic uncertainty makes private equity investors wary but weak public markets in China are also creating opportunities, says Jack Lange, a partner in the corporate department at Paul Weiss
VIDEO: CHAMP Private Equity's John Haddock
The rise of Asian strategic buyers is creating a new exit channel for Australian private equity firms, according to John Haddock, managing director at CHAMP Private Equity. The GP has direct exposure to this trend, having exited Manassen Foods to China’s...
VIDEO: Lunar Capital's Derek Sulger
The private equity landscape in China is broadening and this will see a wider variety of deals, including more control transactions, says Derek Sulger, managing partner at Lunar Capital
VIDEO: Shearman & Sterling's Lorna Chen
Foreign-backed renminbi funds are likely to struggle to raise capital in China after the regulator decreed that such vehicles don’t qualify for local treatment for investment purposes, says Lorna Chen, a partner at Shearman & Sterling
VIDEO: Archer Capital's Greg Minton
Australian fund managers need to go offshore to raise capital – but only if they are targeting large funds, says Greg Minton, managing director at Archer Capital. “In fund IV we got about A$740 million from the domestic market and about the same again...
VIDEO: Clifford Chance's Lee Taylor
Indonesia has aroused enormous interest among foreign investors but valuations remain an issue, according to Lee Taylor, a partner with Clifford Chance in Singapore. There have been huge dislocations between buyers and sellers generally since the global...
VIDEO: Sterling Partners' Eric Becker
Some private equity firms in emerging Asian markets still shirk at being labeled specialist, arguing that a narrow focus risks missing out on a wealth of growth opportunities. The US, several decades down the line in terms of the private equity development...
VIDEO: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Brahmal Vasudevan first wanted to invest in Indonesia six years ago when he was with India-focused GP ChrysCapital. Now, as CEO of Creador, the private equity firm he set up last year, Vasudevan has his wish. Creador is seeking to raise around $350 million...
VIDEO: Advent Private Capital's Rupert Harrington
Western Australia is the country's fourth-largest state by population but the richest by natural resources and this has seen it emerge as the primary source of economic growth. This shift in momentum from east coast to west – coupled with the cyclical...
VIDEO: HarbourVest Partners' Sebastiaan van den Berg
It is a well established trend that Australian LPs are increasingly looking to internationalize their private equity exposure, arguably at the expense of domestic GPs. Foreign investors looking to enter Australia are not deterred. Sebastiaan van den Berg,...
VIDEO: Ancora International's Veronica Lukito
Foreign direct investment in Indonesia reached a record $20 billion in 2011 and M&A transactions came in at $9 billion for the 12 months to January 31. The country’s stock market has gained close to 200% since 2009. The influx of capital has yet to...
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...
VIDEO: CLSA Capital Partners' Christopher Seaver
Why are you still captive? Christopher Seaver, CEO of CLSA Capital Partners, is asked this question by LPs all the time. And the answer is rooted in parent company CLSA’s history as an independent brokerage and research house, albeit with a few investment...
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...
VIDEO: PineBridge Investment's Michael Chae
Secondaries in Japan are gaining greater prominence given the role of the asset class in delivering returns to conservative LPs, says Michael Chae, managing director of PineBridge Investments