Tag: private

Alternatives

How to find growth in Japan's private equity market today

Richard Pyvis, chairman of CLSA Capital Partners, outlines some opportunities in one of Asia’s trickiest markets to identify genuine growth.

By Simon Osborne | 28 October 2011

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How India is feasting on Chinese PE leftovers

Finding investor capital is hard for Indian private equity. It's time for international investors to stop perceiving the country as so risky, reckons Subbu Subramaniam of MCap.

By Simon Osborne | 30 September 2011

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Korean private equity steps in to help heirless tycoons

It's not raining men in Korea, but private equity financiers can step in to help when a family bloodline looks like faltering due to a lack of a male heir.

By Simon Osborne | 29 September 2011

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China PE prostrates itself to secure pre-IPO deals

Competition has made it difficult to secure good deals in the Chinese private equity market and terms are being relaxed to risky levels.

By Simon Osborne | 17 August 2011

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Access Asia launches new India private equity fund

Nilesh Mehta and Sangeeta Modi hope to launch a new private equity fund before the end of this year targeting small to mid-cap deals in India.

By Simon Osborne | 16 November 2010

Asset Owners

Canada Pension Plan hires private-equity team in Hong Kong

The Canadian institution is rapidly building an investment team in Hong Kong to capture growth in Asian markets, starting with China-focused private equity.

By Liz Mak | 8 March 2010

Services

Herbert Smith launches private-client practice in Hong Kong

The law firm introduces a private-client practice for very high-net-worth individuals, families, trust companies and private banks.

By Lara Wozniak | 22 February 2010

Distribution

Private wealth returns to global equities

High-net-worth investors continue to shun alternative investments, as private banks increasingly favour in-house product, according to research by Scorpio Partnership.

By Jame DiBiasio | 27 January 2010

Business Moves

John Shrimpton leaves Dragon Capital

Dominic Scriven takes on a new CEO role as the Vietnam-based investment firm restructures its management.

By Jame DiBiasio | 6 January 2010

Alternatives

Private equity lost 24% from June to June

But on a five-year view, losses in late-2008 and early-2009 have not prevented the asset class from making money and outpacing publicly listed equities, says Preqin.

By Jame DiBiasio | 9 December 2009

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Multi-managers note client concerns

Post-crisis, there is greater pressure on managers of fund managers in Asia to justify their fees and provide more information about the funds they choose.

By Joseph Marsh | 24 November 2009

Webcasts

Cleantech investment: Andrew Musters, Robeco

Andrew Musters, Global Head of Private Equity at Robeco, discusses clean tech private equity.

By The Editors | 29 October 2009

Business Moves

Axa Reim adds second regional partner after Ping An

Frank Khoo, Asia head at Axa Real Estate Investment Management, outlines the regional strategy behind tie-ups with Ping An Group and Sumitomo.

By Jame DiBiasio | 28 October 2009

People Moves

Burgess leaves Clariden Leu to join Julius Baer

Christopher Todd Burgess will head up the newly formed international desk and run the external asset manager business.

By Joseph Marsh | 13 October 2009

Distribution

Sarasin changes investment offering to a sustainable one

The Swiss private bank now requires clients to ‘opt out’ if they don’t want their portfolio run along sustainable-investment lines; performance in the sustainable portfolio is ...

By Jame DiBiasio | 5 October 2009

Distribution

Separation of asset management and distribution to continue

More open architecture is inevitable among product distributors such as private banks, says Laurent Ramsey, global chief executive of Pictet Funds.

By Joseph Marsh | 2 October 2009

Markets

CIRC mulls Reit and PE property fund investments

China is about to approve real estate investment rules for insurers, with the authorities mindful that insurance capital should not be used to encourage speculative bubbles.

By Liz Mak | 30 September 2009

Alternatives

Illiquid investors increasingly hedging FX risk

Overlay Asset Management CIO Hélie d’Hautefort says his boutique currency shop is working on behalf of private equity investors. But how liquid, really, is FX?

By Jame DiBiasio | 28 September 2009

People Moves

Toong joins Clariden Leu as its first Asia chairman

The private banking veteran leaves Deutsche to help the boutique Swiss firm expand in the region.

By Joseph Marsh | 23 September 2009

Alternatives

Dragon Capital mining project not dead yet

Vietnam-based investment firm Dragon Capital assures its investors that the Nui Phao tungsten mining operation has not yet had its licence revoked, contrary to press reports.

By Jame DiBiasio | 17 September 2009

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