Some private equity firms have responded to the difficult fundraising environment by branching out. This trend is evident from our list of the 25 most influential people in Asian PE.
Asset owners are being tipped to boost exposure to infrastructure and real estate from a low base, but with such strong demand for scarce assets, overbidding is a risk.
Choo Heung-Sik, head of the central bank’s reserve management group, is keeping an open mind to alternative opportunities and sees emerging markets as increasingly important.
As Australia’s first generation of compulsory savers gets ready to retire, the country’s superannuation funds have a surprisingly heavy allocation to stocks, finds Towers Watson.
The US fund house hires Lee Jeong Hoon and bases him in Korea to drive its burgeoning alts platform in North Asia and develop opportunities for global clients.
The $11 billion pension fund picks Hamilton Lane and Paul Capital to invest $30 million each in global private equity plays as it moves to increase its international PE exposure.