Interview
Q&A: Ekuinas' Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad
Part of Ekuinas' mandate is to foster the development of a domestic private equity industry in Malaysia. Dato' Abdul Rahman Ahmad, CEO of the government-supported fund, explains its approach
Q&A: Morgan Stanley PE Asia's Michael Chung
Michael Chung, Seoul-based managing director with Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA), discusses the intricacies of buying businesses from local conglomerates – and the prospects for exits via trade sales and IPOs.
Profile: Kaizen Private Equity's Sandeep Aneja
As founder and managing director of Asia’s only education-focused GP, Sandeep Aneja has found that a career in private equity can be a much about finding questions as funding answers
Q&A: Blackstone's Angelo Acconcia
The Blackstone Group has entered Southeast Asia's oil and gas space with an $800 million commitment to Tamarind Energy. Angelo Acconcia, managing director at Blackstone Energy Partners, explains the rationale
LP Interview: Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds
The newly-established Bureau of Labor Funds is Taiwan's largest pension fund system. Private equity is not currently in the portfolio but this may change as alternatives exposure grows
Profile: Anthem Asia's Josephine Price
After more than a decade at CLSA Capital Partners, Josephine Price left to pursue an interest in sustainable investment. It led her to Myanmar, the region’s last frontier market, and Anthem Asia
Q&A: Ascendent Capital's Liang Meng and Kevin Zhang
M&A advisors turned PE investors, Liang Meng and Kevin Zhang pooled their experiences at J.P. Morgan, D.E. Shaw and Goldman Sachs to create Ascendent Capital Partners, and pursue a different kind of China strategy
Q&A: Infocomm Development Authority's Steve Leonard
Singapore has introduced a slew of initiatives as part of efforts to become a technology hub. Steve Leonard, executive deputy chairman of the government-backed Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), explains how and why
Q&A: Top Tier Capital Partners' Jessica Archibald
Jessica Archibald, managing director at VC-focused fund-of-funds Top Tier Capital Partners, on mounting valuations in the US venture capital market and Asia losing some of its shine on a risk-adjusted basist
Profile: New Horizon Capital's Yasushi Ando
New Horizon Capital CEO Yasushi Ando has emerged as a leading voice for boosting the profile of private equity in Japan. His efforts are starting gain traction but the journey has not been smooth
VIDEO: Marcus Simpson of QIC
The relationship PE firms and large institutional investors has yet to settle down following the disturbance created by the global financial crisis, but fee discounts, co-investment and direct investment are here to stay, says Marcus Simpson, head of...
Q&A: JBIC's Shigeki Kimura
Japan Bank for International Cooperation made its first commitment to a top-tier GP this year, backing CVC Capital Partners’ latest Asia fund. Managing Executive Officer Shigeki Kimura explains the group’s strategy
Q&A: Capital Dynamics' Kazushige Kobayashi & Tokio Marine's Soichi Sam Takata
Kazushige Kobayashi (pictured), managing director at Capital Dynamics, and Soichi Sam Takata, head of private equity at Tokio Marine Asset Management, discuss the implications of improving investor sentiment in Japan
Q&A: Magic Stone's Jenny Zeng
Jenny Zeng, managing partner of Magic Stone Alternative Investments, shares her views on emerging Chinese LPs, specialization among fund managers, and opportunities in the secondaries space
LP interview: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board has established a sizeable presence in Asia and is making ever larger commitments to GPs in the region. But Mark Machin, the fund’s Asia president, says it is still early days
Q&A: Mekong Capital's Chad Ovel
Chad Ovel turned around a portfolio company for Mekong Capital and then joined the PE firm as a partner. With the Vietnam-focused GP targeting $150 million for its third fund, he offers insights into a changing market
VIDEO: Jessica Archibald of Top Tier Capital Partners
From Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp to Google’s purchase of Nest Labs, large US technology companies are increasingly using the ample cash on their balance sheets for M&A. Jessica Archibald, managing director at Top Tier Capital Partners, this...
LP interview: China Reinsurance
Three years after setting up an alternatives team, China Reinsurance became the first local insurer to back an overseas GP. John Qu, vice general manager of assets management, outlines the firm's strategy
Profile: Khosla Ventures' Andrew Chung
Andrew Chung, a partner of Khosla Ventures, passed up a chance at becoming a Hong Kong pop star for a career in VC investing. Now he is helping start-ups commercialize new energy technologies in Asia
VIDEO: Sebastiaan van den Berg of HarbourVest Partners
Australia is a consistent source of buyout deals for pan-Asian funds but its share of the regional total is falling in percentage terms as GPs source larger ticket deals in other markets, according to Sebastiaan van den Berg, managing director at HarbourVest...
Q&A: China Everbright's Shuang Chen
Hong Kong-listed China Everbright is transforming itself from a brokerage into a multi-platform asset manager. CEO Shuang Chen explains how this will work and the role private equity is expected to play.
LP interview: Oregon State Treasury
Andy Hayes, PE investment officer at the Oregon State Treasury (OST), has been managing his fund’s Asian investments for nearly six years. The role is as much about networks as it is know-how
Profile: Intel Capital's Richard Hsu
Richard Hsu, managing director at Intel Capital, has spent 14 years as a VC investor, mostly in China. For all the change he has witnessed in entrepreneurs and ideas, some market features remain steadfastly the same
Q&A: Creador's Brahmal Vasudevan
Creador is in the process of raising its second fund, which has a target of $250 million, to be deployed in Indonesia, Malaysia and India. CEO Brahmal Vasudevan explains where the firm is investing and why