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Asian LPs believe GPs underplay climate change risk - survey
More than three-quarters of LPs in Asia Pacific do not believe GPs take climate change risks seriously enough in their investment policies and practices, according to Coller Capital’s latest private equity barometer survey.
LPs and secondaries: Subliminal stimulation
Global economic and political themes are exerting an almost invisible undertow on LP participation in the secondaries market. The boom in Asia will be touched but not redirected
India secondaries: Mixed signals
India has skirted around an expected boom in secondaries activity for the past couple of years, but investors haven’t lost faith in the narrative’s eventual unfolding. The devil will be in the details
LPs worry about alignment issues in GP-led secondaries - survey
The arrival of GP-led secondary transactions in the private equity mainstream has been accompanied by mounting concerns among LPs that their interests might not be aligned with those of the managers driving these deals.
Secondary restructurings: Opportunistic delays
Creative secondary deals are presenting private equity investors with new options for extending exposure to prized assets. Although a modest trend, it evokes big questions about best conduct
Back office technology: Clearing cobwebs
Technologies credited with completely transforming the financial sector have yet to make a dent on day-to-day operations in private equity. The status quo, however, will not last
Talent shortages hinder Asian LPs' private equity returns
Asian LPs see a shortage of qualified professionals capable of executing investment programs as the biggest obstacle to improving their private equity returns.
Secondaries: A cautionary tale
Cracks have appeared in the secondary transactions through which Standard Chartered Private Equity had sought to secure its future, underlining the challenges for investors of bank-led deals
Secondaries: Stick or twist?
After several years of rapid growth, secondaries volumes slowed in the first half of 2016, while fundraising reached an all-time high. Opinion is divided on the prospects for an increasingly nuanced market
Asian outlier: Standard Chartered and secondaries direct
Over the past three years, Standard Chartered has completed Asia’s largest secondary direct deal and put its PE unit in a position to raise fresh capital. But it is not necessarily a harbinger of things to come
Australian LPs make for sophisticated co-investors - AVCJ Forum
Australian superannuation funds are more sophisticated co-investors than their US counterparts, but the ability of LPs across the industry to participate in these deals remains limited.
Asia secondaries: Worth the wait?
A host of pure-play and multi-strategy managers have allocated more resources to Asia in recent years to capture the nascent secondaries opportunity. The region if offering more but has yet to reach full maturity
LPs positive on Asia, weakening on China - survey
LPs are becoming more positive on Asia Pacific as they see an improved risk-reward profile in several markets, but their outlook on China has worsened compared to three years ago, according to a survey.
Secondaries: A ticking clock
All the talk of a swath of GP restructurings in Asia has yet to become reality. As India and China funds raised during the heady times inch closer to the 10-year mark, are we about to see a breakthrough?
Japan's GPIF names Hiro Mizuno CIO
Coller Capital partner Hiro Mizuno has been named CIO of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). His appointment comes as the fund prepares to boost its exposure to alternative assets.
Coller's Mizuno joins GPIF investment committee
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has appointed Hiromichi Mizuno, a partner at secondaries specialist Coller Capital, to its investment committee.
Secondaries: Choice cuts
Secondary fundraising has reached new highs over the past year, signaling greater investor appetite for the asset class. What is driving the demand and who is likely to benefit?
LPs expect Asia to underperform North American, European buyouts – Coller Barometer
Global institutional investors expect returns from Asia-focused GPs to trail those of their North American and European counterparts over the next 3-5 years, according to the latest edition of Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer.
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.
Secondaries: Bifurcation point
More LP interests in Asian funds are coming onto the secondary market, but the region remains the industry’s future rather than its present. Which investors will be around to witness it coming to bloom?
LPs to increase exposure to Malaysia, Indonesia - survey
Investors plan to boost their exposure to Indonesia and Malaysia over the next three years, according to the latest edition of Coller Capital’s Global Private Equity Barometer.
StepStone reaches $450m close on secondaries fund
StepStone has held a final close of $450 million on its global secondaries fund. The vehicle, StepStone Secondary Opportunities Fund II, exceeded the original target of $350 million with commitments coming from public and corporate pension funds, insurance...
Secondaries: Sleight of hand
Are LPs using synthetic solutions like total return swaps to trade fund positions behind the managers’ backs? Some industry participants are suspicious; others are skeptical.
Coller closes new secondaries fund above target at $5.5b
Coller Capital has reached a final close of $5.5 billion on its latest global secondaries fund. The new vehicle is larger than its predecessor, which closed in 2007 at $4.8 billion, and above the initial fundraising target of $5 billion. The fund has...