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Q&A: Mubadala’s Luca Molinari

An Abu Dhabi-headquartered sovereign investor Mubadala has a USD 276bn portfolio with interests across six continents. Luca Molinari, who leads Asia direct investments, outlines the regional strategy

  • MENA
  • 08 November 2023
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Q&A: BPEA EQT’s Jean Eric Salata

Jean Eric Salata, head of BPEA EQT and chair of EQT Asia, on the benefits of diversification, why Asia’s limited reliance on leverage could lead to better relative performance, and being creative with liquidity

  • GPs
  • 08 November 2023
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LP interview: Australia’s QIC

As QIC’s PE programme tilts toward earlier stages, legacy assets have counterbalanced macro turbulence in tech. More direct investment is desired, but funds are still of interest, especially in Europe

  • Australasia
  • 01 November 2023
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Q&A: Pacific Equity Partners’ Jake Haines

Australia-based Pacific Equity Partners quietly launched a credit strategy – PEP Capital Solutions – in 2021 and has since deployed AUD 700m (USD 445m). Jake Haines, a managing director at the firm, explains where it has gone

  • Australasia
  • 25 October 2023
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Q&A: BII’s Holger Rothenbusch

Holger Rothenbusch, head of infrastructure and climate at British International Investment, unpacks the opportunities and challenges of a significant new credit programme for developing Asia

  • Southeast Asia
  • 18 October 2023
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LP interview: Koda Capital

Australian wealth management platform Koda Capital eschews mainstream private equity in favour of more obscure alternatives, but what the firm really wants are managers that understand its needs

  • Australasia
  • 11 October 2023
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Q&A: ADM Capital’s Chris Botsford

Chris Botsford, co-founding partner and CIO of Asia-focused private credit provider ADM Capital, on linking financial and sustainability outcomes, the merits of SMAs, and opportunities in complexity

  • GPs
  • 03 October 2023
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Profile: Venturra’s John Riady

A millennial member of one of Indonesia’s most prominent family business groups, John Riady became a VC investor in 2011. He has witnessed a nascent digital economy begin to fulfil its promise

  • Southeast Asia
  • 27 September 2023
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LP interview: India’s Catamaran

Catamaran brings a global, tech-savvy approach to private equity that sets it apart from most Indian family offices. A strong historical focus on digital inclusion is now extending into manufacturing

  • South Asia
  • 22 August 2023
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Profile: Mekong Capital’s Chad Ovel

An outdoorsman with a passion for mountaineering and a background in sustainable forestry, Chad Ovel found a good fit in Mekong Capital’s strategy targeting the frontier of Vietnam’s consumer markets

  • Southeast Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Q&A: The Longreach Group’s Mark Chiba

Mark Chiba, group chairman of North Asia-focused The Longreach Group, on deal flow in Japan’s middle market, pursuing platform acquisitions, the rise of digitalisation, and the complexities of take-privates

  • North Asia
  • 02 August 2023
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Q&A: SparkEdge Capital’s Linc Liu

Linc Liu, founding partner and chairman of SparkEdge Capital, a sector specialist formerly known as Ori-mind Capital, discusses new energy investment opportunities in China

  • Greater China
  • 26 July 2023
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LP interview: Dietrich Foundation

The Dietrich Foundation, which has one of the highest China PE and VC allocations of any US LP, is cautious on the market but not disengaged. Meanwhile, India and Southeast Asia are becoming more interesting

  • North America
  • 04 July 2023
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Q&A: Soul Capital’s Herry Han

Lightspeed China spinout Soul Capital is pursuing an early-stage dual-currency strategy in China. Herry Han, the firm’s founding partner and CEO, explains how and why he’s staying relevant

  • Greater China
  • 28 June 2023
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Profile: Zayn Venture Capital's Faisal Aftab

Weaving geopolitical analysis into the grassroots trenches of seed-stage investment, Faisal Aftab led the deployment of Pakistan’s first VC fund having never previously invested in the country’s start-ups

  • South Asia
  • 21 June 2023
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Q&A: Jafco Asia’s Shahan Sud

Singapore’s Jafco Asia, a division of Japanese VC mainstay Jafco, hired Shahan Sud last year as its first in-country investment director for India. He explains a cross-border bridge long in the making

  • North Asia
  • 06 June 2023
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LP interview: Escala Partners

Escala Partners is one of a cluster of Australia-based wealth management platforms attracting more attention from private equity fundraisers. Getting on its approved list requires push as well as pull

  • Australasia
  • 30 May 2023
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Q&A: Gobi Partners’ Thomas Tsao

Thomas Tsao, co-founder of Gobi Partners, on Chinese investors targeting Southeast Asia, the fallout from US-China tensions, fundraising and fund strategy, and what excites him about technology

  • Southeast Asia
  • 23 May 2023
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Profile: Mandala Capital’s Uday Garg

Uday Garg realised an unlikely career arc from tennis to private equity with the establishment of India’s Mandala Capital. This was guided by a passion for achieving impact in food and agriculture

  • South Asia
  • 17 May 2023
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Q&A: ShawKwei & Partners’ Kyle Shaw

Kyle Shaw, founder and managing partner of ShawKwei & Partners, on bright spots in industrial manufacturing and becoming more Southeast Asia-centric as supply chains reduce China exposure

  • Southeast Asia
  • 10 May 2023
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LP interview: Stafford Capital Partners

Founded in Australia, Stafford Capital Partners evolved into a global asset manager focused on timberland and infrastructure secondaries and PE co-investment. ESG is a rising client priority

  • Australasia
  • 26 April 2023
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Q&A: Vitalbridge Capital’s Jinjian Zhang

Jinjian Zhang, founder of Chinese VC firm Vitalbridge Capital, on addressing domestic turbulence, getting investors to reengage on China, and where he sees opportunities in Southeast Asia

  • Greater China
  • 18 April 2023
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Profile: PENM Partners’ Hans Christian Jacobsen

Hans Christian Jacobsen’s emerging markets experience spans Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He ended up finding an appealing blend of growth, access, and stability in Vietnam

  • Southeast Asia
  • 04 April 2023
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Q&A: 17Capital’s Pierre-Antoine de Selancy

17Capital is a credit provider to the private equity industry, lending against fee streams at the GP level and the fund level. Pierre-Antoine de Selancy, the firm’s managing partner, assesses the market

  • Europe
  • 21 March 2023
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