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Opinion

Corporate carve-outs: Seller's dilemma

Private equity investors expect to see more divestments by Asian conglomerates, but a torrent of new deals is unlikely. Much rests on when the seller is confident enough to pull the trigger

  • Buyouts
  • 08 June 2020
Asia distress: Band-aids for corpses

Many companies are rolling liabilities forward, supported by accommodating government policy intended to maximize liquidity. It can't go on forever, but distress and private debt investors must be careful where they tread

  • Restructuring
  • 02 June 2020
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Jio Platforms: India's giant in waiting

From Silver Lake to Vista Equity Partners to Facebook, international investors are flocking to Reliance Industries' internet and telecom platform. But can the business deliver on its undoubted potential?

  • South Asia
  • 18 May 2020
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Virtual realism: Realizing investments remotely

Does Capricorn Capital's recent acquisition of a Hong Kong corporate services business, which was negotiated and transacted via Zoom, represent the future of dealmaking? Only if due diligence processes are uncompromised

  • Buyouts
  • 11 May 2020
Australia superfund withdrawals: Double trouble

Allowing cash-strapped superannuation members early access to their pension savings is seen as an essential COVID-19 relief measure. But it may not be conducive to a long-term investment mindset

  • Australasia
  • 30 April 2020
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After COVID-19: Retail revolution?

Attempts to map out post-coronavirus outbreak developments in retail are complicated by uncertainty over the timing of the rebound and the extent of the role played by technology

  • Greater China
  • 27 April 2020
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Cross-border tech pollination: Mutually assured disruption

Southeast Asia and Latin America are trying to leverage complementary aspects of their start-up ecosystems, much like China and Africa before them. These endeavors are not as straightforward as they might seem

  • Southeast Asia
  • 06 April 2020
Coronavirus & take-privates: Opportunity knocks

With public equities prices sliding to multi-year lows across the region as a result of coronavirus disruption, GPs willing to take the leap might find value in privatizations

  • Buyouts
  • 29 March 2020
Storm warning: Investors prepare for macro difficulties

The coronavirus outbreak appears to be fast-tracking a long-expected economic downturn. The situation is very different from the aftermath of the global financial crisis, but PE investors may still draw instruction from the events of 2008-2009

  • Investments
  • 23 March 2020
Australian LPs and co-investment: Willing partners

The difficulties NZ Super encountered with its now-defunct global direct investment unit offer pointers for Australian LPs looking at how to resource and structure co-investment programs

  • Australasia
  • 18 March 2020
Take-privates: Going large

Large GPs are screening public companies more carefully so they can get comfortable with elevated valuations for public-to-private deals. At what point does discomfort become the default option?

  • Buyouts
  • 12 March 2020
Australia PE: Mindful entry

The thinking behind EQT’s decision to open a Sydney office sheds some light on the need among investors to bring more than firepower to a pricey and competitive market

  • Australasia
  • 28 February 2020
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Coronavirus: PE impact assessment

Existing analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on PE and VC in Asia is largely based on anecdotes and incomplete datasets. A detailed prognosis must wait - and then the broader implications for consumption habits will take even longer to emerge

  • Greater China
  • 20 February 2020
AI hype: Primeval posturing

Industry attempts to contextualize the advent of artificial intelligence as a key moment in the history of humanity risk overheating a market already on fire

  • Technology
  • 18 February 2020
Private credit: Untapped market

Recent industry feedback suggests middle-market companies across Asia will increasingly look to private credit to support future growth. Europe may offer clues as to how the expected uptake will unfold

  • Credit
  • 10 February 2020
China-US tensions: Adapting to malaise

China would suffer the most immediate impact of a technology decoupling with the US, but both sides would be damaged in the long-term in the absence of remedial action

  • Greater China
  • 30 January 2020
PE industry associations: The advocates

Private equity’s increasing politicization globally and its expanding role in economies across Asia has put pressure on industry networking associations to do more in terms of public engagement

  • GPs
  • 09 December 2019
Impact investment: Gray areas

The notion of delivering measurable positive social and environmental impact while simultaneously generating risk-adjusted financial returns has struck a chord with many LPs. But impact strategies can still be a tough sell

  • Investments
  • 22 November 2019
Uncertain times: The outlook for Asia

Private equity activity is lagging in Asia across fundraising, investment and exits as a result of political and economic headwinds. But there is still appetite for new managers and strategies

  • Fundraising
  • 14 November 2019
Australia: VC in vogue

A handful of Australian superannuation funds have started investing directly in local start-ups as well as backing VC funds. Is buying a strip off one of these portfolios the next step?

  • Australasia
  • 05 November 2019
China-US PE: Reverse princeling

When a US presidential candidate’s son with Chinese private equity connections stirs up accusations of impropriety, the questionable merits of princeling funds appear more muddled than ever

  • Greater China
  • 27 October 2019
Australia IPOs: Best behavior

Public market investors in Australia have fallen out of love with private equity-backed IPOs. It's in the interests of both to get along, but they must find a way to rebuild trust

  • Australasia
  • 15 October 2019
Family offices: The IT crowd

Asia's family offices have benefited by going big on growth capital and venture, leveraging technology trends in the region. However, not all family money is smart money

  • LPs
  • 08 October 2019
Asia fintech: Micro is big

The lowest common denominator is getting lower in financial services as technology reaches deeper into the sector. Investors must keep up to speed on business model evolution

  • Financials
  • 02 October 2019
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