Interview
Mark Chiba of The Longreach Group
Group Chairman and Partner of The Longreach Group Mark Chiba says that, despite past market performance that have prompted “disappointments,” Japan still holds a great number of opportunities for LPs, to the point that Chiba labels the market as “an...
Industry Q&A: TPG Capital
Off the back of the announcement of two RMB funds – the TPG China Partners I fund and the TPG Western China Growth Partners I, both targeting RMB5 million ($735.5. million) – AVCJ sat down with the firm’s Founding Partner James Coulter (pictured),...
Industry Q&A: Lunar Capital
AVCJ talks to Derek Sulger, Partner at Lunar Capital, about investing in the downturn, why big cities aren’t his focus and why operational experience is crucial.
Ted Dow of DIF Capital Partners
Ted Dow, Managing Director of DIF Capital Partners, explains why domestic institutions have an adversity to mezzanine lending and how mezzanine lenders have reacted to disuse in the recent years.
Bruno Raschle of Adveq
Managing Director of Adveq Bruno Raschle says that, while his group exclusively commits to local firms, it's "fascinating to see" how other foreign GPs in India vary their portfolios across the continent, and explains why, when it comes to India, there's...
Amit Chandra of Bain Capital
Amit Chandra, Managing Director of Bain Capital India, discusses why India tends to be over-built in its private equity industry and what that means for both short-term and long-term investments.
Anil Ahuja of 3i Asia Pacific
Anil Ahuja, head of 3i Asia Pacific, explains at length the investment opportunities within India’s infrastructure industry – noting that power, especially, offers investment options – and further discusses why entering infrastructure deals with...
Tim Sims of Pacific Equity Partners, Video 2
Tim Sims, Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners, applauds vendors for not only turning the corner and selling their assets following a difficult 2009, but also making prices “full and fair” as they begin to reengage, and further discusses why...
Tim Sims of Pacific Equity Partners, Video 1
Managing Director of Pacific Equity Partners Tim Sims discusses how his firm stays true to the essence of private equity practice, and how these values are institutionalized in emerging talent in the industry
Limited Partner Q&A: International Finance Corporation
AVCJ’s Brian McLeod talks to David Wilton, CIO of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department at the International Finance Corporation, the private finance arm of the World Bank
Industry Q&A: Hu Zhanghong, CEO, CCB International
AVCJ spoke to Hu Zhanghong, CEO of CCB International, the asset management and private equity arm of the major PRC banking group, who discussed opportunities in Greater China and the role of RMB funds
Jean Eric Salata of Baring Private Equity
Founding Partner and CEO of Baring Private Equity Asia Jean Eric Salata says that the RMB fund market in China is “new, it’s nascent, it’s not proven and we haven’t even seen it yet” - but also that its emergence in China is “natural.” And...
Julian Knights of Ironbridge Capital
Managing Director of Ironbridge Capital Management Julian Knights tells AVCJ that Australian private equity firms' focus on "unloved" assets is what makes the industry different from private equity investing in the US and the UK.
Frank Tang of FountainVest
Frank Tang, CEO of China-focused private equity fund FountainVest Partners, talks about the composition of China's private equity market - which is in flux due to shifting government regulations - and addresses key trends he has seen on the mainland.
Vikram Sood of the Centre for International Relations, Observer Research Foundation
Vikram Sood, Vice President at the Centre for International Relations, Observer Research Foundation, highlights the domestic and international hurdles India faces as it looks to achieve further economic growth, and explains why the question, “Will India...
Jonathon Freeman of Coller Capital
Jonathon Freeman, Partner at Coller Capital, examines the secondaries market in Australia, and explains why he finds the “hairy, difficult” transactions the most interesting and profitable.
Howard Morgan of Castle Harlan
Senior Managing Director at buyout firm Castle Harlan, Howard Morgan, talks about Australia’s rebound from the GFC and how the market, as resilient as it is, would struggle if another crisis were to hit.
Anubha Shrivastava of CDC
Anubha Shrivastava, Managing Director, Asia of the UK-based development investment firm CDC, talks to AVCJ about the opportunities investors have in India as the PE market expands into non-traditional sectors, and why the number of funds in the country...
Industry Q&A: Glenn Hubbard
AVCJ spoke to Glenn Hubbard, Dean of the Columbia Business School and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to George W. Bush, about current US attitudes toward private equity investment in Asia.
Cleantech Q&A: Capital Dynamics
David Scaysbrook, founder of Novera Energy, and now MD of the new Clean Energy and Infrastructure team at $21 billion asset management firm Capital Dynamics, talks about the group’s new direct investment focus on the cleantech space.
Vietnam Q&A: Chris Freund
Chris Freund, Managing Partner at Mekong Capital, talks about investing in, and fundraising for, Vietnam.
Iglesias, Humphreys, Fleming aim for Continuity
Ex-Wilshire team forms Oz-based, Asia-focused vehicle
Infrastructure Q&A: Luis Miranda
Luis Miranda, President and CEO of IDFC Private Equity, talks about the Indian infrastructure opportunity, and international interest.
Industry Q&A: Myo Capital
Justin Ferrier and Geoff Lee, founding Managing Directors at Hong Kong-based distressed and special situations firm Myo Capital, spoke to AVCJ soon after receiving a $150 million anchor commitment from DBS.