Interview
Profile: Trifecta's Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna drew on his experiences in Silicon Valley to identify and then fill a gap in India’s VC landscape. The result was Trifecta Capital, the country’s first venture debt fund
Q&A: L Capital Asia's Ravi Thakran
Following the announcement of L Capital's merger with Catterton, Ravi Thakran, managing partner and chairman of L Capital Asia, discusses the implications of the deal and shares his views on the investment climate
Q&A: BHR Partners' Jonathan Li & Xin Wang
BHR Partners was set up as an extension of Bohai Industrial Investment Fund to support Chinese companies going overseas. CEO Jonathan Li and Managing Partner Xin Wang explain the strategy
Q&A: Archer Capital's Peter Wiggs
Peter Wiggs, CEO of Archer Capital, on why the IPO slowdown has helped PE deal flow, the attractiveness of education and healthcare, and recently spun-out Archer Growth
VIDEO: Doughty Hanson's Adam Black
When Adam Black joined Doughty Hanson & Co seven-and-a-half years ago as partner and head of sustainability, the firm received 5-6 questionnaires per year from LPs on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. That number has since quadrupled
Profile: Black Soil's Chang Sun
Chang Sun swapped his life as head of North Asia at Warburg Pincus to become a farmer in China. He sees substantial financial and social opportunities in modernizing a highly inefficient agriculture sector
VIDEO: Black Soil's Chang Sun
Having spent 20 years at Warburg Pincus, during which he helped set up the firm’s China business, Chang Sun chose agriculture for his next challenge. His start-up, Black Soil, aims to bring consolidation, automation and improved productivity to a sector...
Q&A: KKR's David Liu and Ming Lu
David Liu and Ming Lu, who head up KKR’s private equity operations in Asia, discuss dislocation in China and its neighboring markets, engineering cross-border deal flow, and how GPs can differentiate themselves
LP interview: Hamilton Lane
In addition to an advisory business that targets large-scale LPs, Hamilton Lane has a discretionary portfolio geared towards the middle market. It expects Asian GPs in this space to adapt to changing dynamics
Profile: Garena's Nick Nash
Nick Nash left a career with General Atlantic to work for one of the private equity firm’s portfolio companies. A year later he sees it as one of the best moves he’s ever made
VIDEO: Khosla Ventures' Andrew Chung
Popular belief in the US that China is playing catch-up or copycat on technology is misguided, according to Andrew Chung, a managing partner at Khosla Ventures, who claims to see incredible amounts of innovation taking place in the country
Q&A: Sankaty Advisors' Jonathan Lavine
Jonathan Lavine, managing partner at Sankaty Advisors, explains the firm’s strategy in Asia and globally. The following is taken from an interview for AVCJ TV conducted in the summer of 2015
The debate: Are LPs even LPs any more?
A group of top-level LPs of varying sizes came together at this year’s AVCJ Forum to discuss what they want from co-investment, how they prefer to participate, and ensuring alignment of interest with GPs
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2016
From Australia to China and buyouts to venture, industry participants give their perspectives on the year to come for fundraising, investments, and exits
AVCJ Awards 2015: AVCJ Special Achievement: Ta-Lin Hsu
As founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific, Ta-Lin Hsu has played a key role in the development of private equity in Asia. He continues to look for ways to spread innovation
AVCJ Awards 2015: Venture Capital Professional of the Year: Neil Shen
Neil Shen, managing partner of Sequoia Capital China, on identifying stand-out entrepreneurs and the competitive dynamics of a maturing start-up ecosystem
AVCJ Awards 2015: Fundraising - Large Cap & PE Professional of the Year: Jean Eric Salata
Jean Eric Salata, CEO and founding partner of Baring Private Equity Asia, on why fund and deal sizes are getting bigger
Q&A: InnoVen Capital's Ajay Hattangdi
InnoVen Capital, formerly SVB India, is the oldest player in India’s nascent venture debt market. CEO Ajay Hattangdi discusses the firm’s experiences as a pioneer and Temasek’s plans for regional expansion
Profile: Upshot's Huoy-Ming Yeh
Driven by a combination of professional ambition and family considerations, Huoy-Ming Yeh has experienced the start-up space in China and the US. She now wants to put this to good use with Upshot
Q&A: IDFC Alternatives' MK Sinha
M.K. Sinha, CEO of IDFC Alternatives, explains how the firm has been focusing on private equity exits, gradual accumulation of assets in infrastructure, and opportunistic openings in real estate
Q&A: CDIB Capital's Paul Yang
CDIB Capital, the PE arm of Taiwan’s China Development Financial, recently closed its $405 million debut China fund for China. Paul Yang, president and CEO of CDF, explains how the strategy is differentiated
Profile: Navegar's Honorio Poblador IV
The launch of Philippines-focused Navegar represented another breakthrough for Asian private equity. For Honorio Poblador IV, the firm’s managing partner, it was more than a decade in the making
Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Creador targets mid-market investments in Southeast Asia and India. CEO Brahmal Vasudevan explains why he sees limited competition outside of India, and why he’s excited about the Philippines
VIDEO: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Oaktree Capital Management has been following a mantra of “move forward, but with caution,” since 2011, and Howard Marks, the firm’s chairman, told AVCJ earlier this year that he has seen no reason to change this outlook