Interview

Q&A: Impossible Foods' Nick Halla

Nick Halla became the first employee at Impossible Foods in 2011. Now leading the rollout of the PE-backed company’s plant-based meat substitute products, he explains the strategy for Asia

LP interview: Sweden's AP2

Swedish pension fund AP2 could be about to see a significant jump in its private equity allocation. Head of alternatives Anders Strömblad outlines what the organization looks for in prospective portfolio GPs

Q&A: Warburg Pincus' Chip Kaye

Chip Kaye, co-CEO of Warburg Pincus, discusses market fluctuations, global dislocation, expanding into Southeast Asia, raising a companion fund for China, and innovation in the secondaries space

  • GPs
Q&A: Wellington Management's Michael Carmen

Michael Carmen, a senior managing director and PE lead portfolio manager at Wellington Management, discusses the growing opportunity in the late-stage pre-IPO market and the challenges for investors

Profile: Apis' Matteo Stefanel

Matteo Stefanel discovered a passion for financial services early in his career. This led to the formation of Apis Partners, which seeks to back the sector’s most innovative entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa

Q&A: Eurazeo's Eddie Chen

Eurazeo is a publicly-listed French private equity firm, formed in 2001 through the merger of Eurafrance and Azeo. China head Eddie Chen explains why the GP opened a Shanghai office five years ago

Q&A: Emerald Media's Paul Aiello

KKR-backed Emerald Media was formed to invest in Asia’s media landscape, but it has found a growing number of opportunities in technology. Managing Director Paul Aiello discusses how the sectors have grown together

Profile: AlphaX Partners' Chuan Thor

Over the course of more than two decades – with Jafco, Highland Capital Partners, and now AlphaX Partners – Chuan Thor has participated in China’s transition from tech follower to tech leader

LP interview: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has moved fast to forge a name for itself as a champion of often ignored developing markets. As private sector activity ramps up, long-term plans are coming into focus

  • LPs
Q&A: GLP's Yoshiyuki Chosa

Warehouse operator GLP is betting heavily on technology as it builds out capacity in the Tokyo region. Yoshiyuki Chosa, president of the company’s Japan unit, sketches a difficult but rewarding logistics market

Q&A: iCapital Network's Lawrence Calcano

Launched in 2013 and backed by a string of placement agents, iCapital Network leverages technology to give high net worth investors access to alternatives. CEO Lawrence Calcano discusses the democratization of capital raising

Q&A: Future Fund's Raphael Arndt

Australia’s Future Fund is responding to disruption by investing in venture capital, factoring technology risk into investment decision making, and upgrading internal systems. CIO Raphael Arndt explains the rationale behind this approach

LP interview: Korea's POBA

Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association is expanding its private equity exposure and global footprint. Maintaining this diversification within the firm’s traditional risk profile requires a gradual approach

Q&A: Openspace Ventures' Shane Chesson

Having co-founded NSI Ventures as an affiliate of Northstar Group, Shane Chesson took the business independent this year and renamed it Openspace Ventures. He discusses Southeast Asia’s macro outlook

Q&A: Eaton Partners' Chris Lerner

Chris Lerner, a partner and head of Asia at placement agent Eaton Partners, discusses why LPs are allocating more capital to private equity in the region and who are the biggest beneficiaries

Profile: OneVentures' Michelle Deaker

OneVentures co-founder Michelle Deaker leveraged a background of IT innovation to introduce a much-needed dose of entrepreneurialism into the early days of Australia’s venture capital industry

LP interview: Cbus' Kristian Fok

Recognizing that strong cash inflows were working against a solely outsourced manager strategy in the alternatives space, Australia’s Cbus picked its key asset classes and devised a direct solution

Q&A: Intel Capital's Takayuki Sasaki

Takayuki Sasaki, investment director for Japan at Intel Capital, discusses how the country fits into Intel’s overall strategy along with Japan’s burgeoning entrepreneurial culture and corporate VC investment