Interview / People
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
Profile: Unitas Capital's Jim Tsao
After years spent trouble-shooting as a grain trader, brewery exec and food company CEO, Jim Tsao became a partner at what is now Unitas Capital. He first discovered what PE was when headhunted for the role
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...
Profile: Squadron Capital's Anand Prasanna
Anand Prasanna has gone from learning about business in the backwaters of southern India to working for Squadron Capital, one of Asia’s leading indigenous fund-of-funds. He also makes angel investments
Q&A: Pacific Equity Partners' Tim Sims
Tim Sims, co-founder and managing director of Pacific Equity Partners, argues that Australia’s strong fundamentals make it an attractive market for buyouts, while perceptions of an over-reliance on China are misplaced
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...
Profile: Dominic Scriven of Dragon Capital
Dragon Capital’s Dominic Scriven settled in his adopted country of Vietnam when it was still a frontier market. Twenty years on, he remains active in the country’s private equity and cultural communities
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 be...
Profile: Vickers Capital's Finian Tan
One of the men who bet on Baidu before anyone knew what it was, Vickers Capital founder Finian Tan worked as a counselor, university don, oil trader and politician before settling on venture capital
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...
Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Brahmal Vasudevan, CEO of India- and Southeast Asia-focused Creador, discusses the rewards and challenges of investing in Indonesia
Q&A: Ancora's Veronica Lukito
Veronica Lukito, CEO of Ancora International, discusses the rewards and challenges of investing in Indonesia
Profile: NewQuest's Darren Massara
Darren Massara is familiar with difficult investment environments the world over. He is relying on these experiences to help NewQuest find success in Asia’s direct secondaries market
Q&A: Archer Capital's Peter Wiggs
At a time when Australian GPs are seeing changes in everything from LP bases to exit options, Peter Wiggs, managing director of Archer Capital, says that a consistent investment strategy can pay dividends
Profile: Batavia's Patrick Alexander
Patrick Alexander has been in Asia longer than the private equity industry itself. His experiences in Indonesia span Suharto, the Asian financial crisis and the country’s gradual rebirth
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: HarbourVest Partners' Scott Voss
With global private equity investors principally focused on China, Scott Voss, managing director of HarbourVest Parners, argues that now is the time for long-term players to target undervalued assets in Japan.
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 take...
AVCJ Special Achievement Award – Philip Bilden
Philip Bilden, who launched HarbourVest’s Asia business 15 years ago and is now transitioning from the role of managing director to senior advisor, reflects on a fast-evolving industry
Q&A: Bain's Jonathan Zhu on Skylark and beyond
Jonathan Zhu, managing director of Bain Capital Asia, discusses the Skylark buyout, access to leverage, corporate governance in China and India, and the forthcoming Asia II fund
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