Interview
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...
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
Profile: Veronica John of Serasi Capital
Serasi Capital’s Veronica John has set up businesses in some of the world’s most challenging environments. She feels well-equipped to launch a private equity fund of her own.
Q&A: CLSA's Peter Kennedy
Cleantech has emerged as a hot investment topic in Asia, but generating returns is a work in progress. Peter Kennedy, head of CLSA’s Clean Resources Fund, gives advice on navigating the space.
Q&A: Headland Capital Partners' George Raffini
After 21 years as a captive, HSBC’s Asia private equity unit spun out last year as Headland Capital Partners. Managing Partner George Raffini looks back on 12 months of change.
Q&A: First Reserve Corp's Jamie Paton
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve Corporation set up its first office in Asia earlier this year. Jamie Paton, managing director of the company’s Asia operations, assesses the investment landscape
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
VIDEO: Globis Capital Partners' Yoshito Hori
Yoshito Hori, managing partner of VC investor Globis Capital Partners, says that Japan is a prime market for venture investing given its talent and landscape for innovation. He stresses that - despite arguments to the contrary - Japan’s venture space...
VIDEO: CNEI's Xiaoyang Yu
Xiaoyang Yu, founding partner of growth-focused China New Enterprise Investment (CNEI), says that crowding and a lack of transparency are among the key challenges facing the private equity industry in China. She insists that, when it comes to due diligence,...
Q&A: Sanjiv Kapur of Wolfensohn India Advisors
Sanjiv Kapur, managing director of Wolfensohn India Advisors, explains how private equity firms can keep their investors and their investment professionals happy
Profile: Saratoga's Sandi Uno
Saratoga Capital’s founder Sandi Uno is passionate about his country’s growth and is looking for ways to invest for the greater good
Q&A: Charles Eaton & David Love of Eaton Partners
Over the last 28 years, independent placement agent Eaton Partners has helped 70 funds raise around $35 billion. Founder Charles Eaton (pictured) and David Love, head of Asia and head of global distribution, reflect on a changing market
Maarten Ruijs: An enduring interest in Asia
Maarten Ruijs, managing partner & chief investment officer of CVC Asia Pacific, reflects on coping with the global economic downturn and explains why he’s in Asian private equity for the long haul
Bill Owens: Of battle and boardrooms
AEA’s Asia Chairman Bill Owens served as the second-highest ranking military man in America and as executive and board member of several Fortune 500 companies. He doesn’t often take vacations
VIDEO: Silver Lake's Glenn Hutchins
Glenn Hutchins, co-founder and co-CEO of global tech investor Silver Lake - who has been appointed director of the New York Federal Reserve - discusses the opportunities for tech investors and why it’s a good time for funds targeting mature companies
Lexington eyes bumper deal flow
Brent Nicklas founded Lexington Partners in 1994 and currently serves as managing partner, overseeing private equity secondary and co-investment funds. He discusses global opportunities for secondary investors
In the market for Asia financials
Robert Morse quit his role CEO of Citigroup’s Asia Institutional Clients Group in 2008 to become managing director, chairman and co-CEO of Primus Financial Holdings. He discusses the perks and pitfalls of investing in the financial sector.
VIDEO: ChrysCapital's Gulpreet Kohli
Despite India’s investment landscape has become expensive in recent years, ChrysCapital’s MD Gulpreet Kohli identifies some pockets of opportunity that make the market compelling
The international viewpoint
Mounir Guen, founder and CEO of private equity advisory MVision, speaks to AVCJ about the traps new investors fall into when making their first foray into Asia, and warns that chasing GDP won’t necessarily lead to returns.
VIDEO: AVCAL's Katherine Woodthorpe
In light of ongoing changes to Australia’s shifting taxation landscape related to private equity and venture capital, Katherine Woodthorpe, CEO of AVCAL, updates AVCJ on the progress the industry is making in its dealings with the government, and the...
The Australian visionary
The Executive Chairman of CHAMP talks about why a focus on fees is short-sighted, why a return to traditional benchmarking is needed, and why the future of venture capital is bright
Market truths with a smile
At the recent AVCJ Forum in Sydney, the Founder and Chairman of Principle Advisory Services Les Fallick spoke candidly about challenges, opportunities and why Australia’s “no bullsh*t” culture is good for investors
VIDEO: The World Bank's Ulrich Bartsch
Examining the short- and long-term prospects of Asia Pacific’s economy, Senior Economist Macro at the World Bank’s India Office Ulrich Bartsch tells AVCJ TV that markets’ future health will largely be determined by their young labor force, which...