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Australia’s CHAMP PE hires ex-CVC executive
Australian GP CHAMP Private Equity has hired Graham Brooke, a former executive with CVC Capital Partners, as a managing director based in Sydney.
TA adds director to Hong Kong office
Global private equity firm TA Associates has hired Daisy Cai, formerly an executive director at Goldman Sachs, as a director in its Hong Kong office.
Everstone hires two new managing directors
India and Southeast Asia-focused Everstone Capital has appointed Roshini Bakshi and Rajev Shukla, formerly of Disney and Unilever, respectively, as managing directors on its operations team.
KKR appoints former India central bank deputy governor as advisor
KKR has appointed Anand Sinha, a former deputy governor of India's central bank, as an industry advisor. He will join the firm immediately.
Sebastiaan van den Berg leaves HarbourVest
Sebastiaan van den Berg, Asia-based managing director with HarbourVest Partners, has left the firm after 10 years.
Blackstone spins out Asia corporate advisory business
The Blackstone Group has spun out its Hong Kong-based corporate advisory business to Comprador, a new outfit led by Anthony Steains, the former head of Blackstone Advisory Partners Asia (BAPA).
Top Standard Chartered banker quits to raise PE fund
Viswanathan Shankar, Standard Chartered's group executive director and CEO for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas is leaving the firm to set up his own private equity fund.
Weil recruits HK PE partner from Latham
Law firm Weil has hired Tim Gardner, formerly a private equity partner at Latham & Watkins, to join its Hong Kong office.
TPG adds UTC executive to Asia operations team
TPG Capital has appointed Zubin Irani, previously of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), as a managing director within its Asia Pacific operations group.
HK’s Nest appoints ex-Intel executive to set up accelerator franchise
Hong Kong-based seed investor Nest has appointed Peter Dingle, formerly of Intel Corporation, to lead its newly-established Branded Accelerators program.
China's CICC appoints ex-Hopu partner as CEO
China International Capital Corporation (CICC) has appointed Mingjian Bi, formerly investment banking chief in CICC and a partner at Hopu Investment Management, as its new CEO.
Carlyle India executive quits to raise mid-market fund - report
Mahesh Parasuraman, managing director with the Carlyle Group in India, is said to be leaving the firm to launch a fund with Sunil Vasudevan, a former partner with India Value Fund Advisors (IVFA).
Asia remains global leader for female representation in PE
Women occupy 14.5% of senior roles at private equity firms in Asia, up from 11.8% in 2014, and a higher proportion than any other major market globally.
Markus Ableitinger to leave Capital Dynamics
Markus Ableitinger has resigned from his position of managing director and co-head of Asia Pacific investment management at Capital Dynamics after more than 10 years with the firm.
IMJ's Koichi Saito launches new VC fund
Koichi Saito, a former partner at Japanese venture capital firm IMJ Investment Partners, has launched his own VC outfit - KK Fund.
KKR's Australia head Justin Reizes retires
Justin Reizes, head of KKR Australia, has retired after spending more than 15 years with the company, leading some of the GP's biggest deals in both Australia and New Zealand.
Unitas Capital's Korea team to spin out
Unitas Capital's Eugene Suh and Jay Lee will spin out to raise a Korea-focused fund. They will take the four-person Seoul-based team with them.
Over 60% of Asia PE professionals expect 2015 salary hike – survey
Growth in the Asian private equity industry has led to higher pay expectations among industry participants, with 64% of professionals anticipating an increase in their 2015 base salary compared with 2014, a new report claims.
Placement agent Monument hires Amundsson in Hong Kong
Monument Group has hired Niklas Amundsson, formerly of MVision, as a managing director in its Hong Kong office, which officially opened early last year.
UK's Amadeus picks Bhavani Rana to lead new India office
UK tech-focused VC firm Amadeus Capital Partners hired Intel Capital's Bhavanipratap (Bhavani) Rana as partner and head of India operations as it opens a new office in Bangalore.
Japan's GPIF appoints new head of investment strategy
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has named Atsushi Ikari as director general of its investment strategy department, replacing Tokihiko Shimizu.
Clearwater's Petty becomes EMPEA chairman
Robert Petty, managing partner and co-founder of Asia-focused special situations and credit investor Clearwater Capital Partners, has been elected chairman of EMPEA.
Two partners leave Indonesia’s Saratoga Capital
Indonesia-focused GP Saratoga Capital has lost two of its five partners, with Eri Reksoprodjo departing the firm at the end of December and Nigel Khoo scheduled to leave in February.
Vision Knight loses managing partner Pak-Seng Lai
Pak-Seng Lai, a Hong Kong-based managing partner at Vision Knight Capital, will leave the China-focused private equity firm by the end of this month.