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Emerging LPs: Fingers in every pie
As more institutional investors dip their toes into private equity for the first time, managers must understand their motivations. Frontier sovereign wealth funds are an enticing wildcard
LPs want more transparency in Asia GP relationships
LPs are willing to back first-time managers and reengage with China, but they want to see more from GPs in return for taking these risks, the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association’s (HKVCA) Asia Forum heard.
Asia fundraising: Fortune favors the bold?
LPs cannot survive indefinitely on re-ups and new commitments to managers they know well. Questions are being asked internally as to what it would take to back an Asian GP sight unseen
Australia's Blackbird raises $357m for fourth fund
Australia’s Blackbird Ventures has raised A$500 million ($357 million) for its fourth fund and named Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes as chairman.
Outsourced CIO: Secret sauce
Teams spinning out from US endowments are competing in an increasingly competitive market for outsourced investment mandates from institutions. Scale and differentiation are the key selling points
Cambridge Associates to offer discretionary services in Singapore
Cambridge Associates has received a license to offer discretionary portfolio management services via its Singapore affiliate. The group has been operating in Asia since 2001, offering independent research and advisory services to institutional investors....
Cambridge Associates appoints new head of benchmark services
Cambridge Associates has appointed Richard L. Carson as director of benchmark services. He will oversee the ongoing expansion of the firm's private investment benchmarks, which currently include data from over 5000 private partnerships with more than...
Cambridge Associates opens fourth Asia-Pacific office
Cambridge Associates has opened a second office in Singapore. It will support the firm's existing consulting and investment practices in Beijing, Singapore and Sydney, as well as five locations in the US and UK.