HNWIs
HNWIs & private equity: Access all areas?
The private equity industry wants more efficient and inclusive ways to raise high net worth money than private bank feeder funds. Technology, in different ways, might provide the answer
Australia private wealth: Choosing channels
The swelling bank balances of Australia’s high net worth individuals and family offices are an attractive target for private equity. Access is becoming increasingly formalized across the spectrum
HSBC closes $250m global PE fund
HSBC has closed a $250 million private equity fund that will make primary, secondary and direct co-investments across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies.
Baring Asia gets $300m fund commitment via HSBC private bank
HSBC Private Banking has raised approximately $300 million from its clients for Baring Private Equity Asia’s latest pan-regional fund.
Singapore's RE Lee Capital launches alternatives program
Singapore-based RE Lee Capital has confirmed it will launch a series of alternative asset investment products across the next three months and commit up to $60 million to pre-seed technology start-ups.
Family ties: Asian family offices as LPs
As wealth in Asia has grown, so has the number of family offices. As these investors become more institutionalized, what can they do for private equity and what can private equity do for them?
Private equity and Asia’s new rich
On two occasions last week, fund managers told me they were looking to attract capital, but not from the standard institutional LP. Is this a coincidence or the start of a new trend? It’s not yet clear. But one contributing factor of which we can be...