kavithanair
Currently based in Singapore, Kavitha covers Private Equity in the region. She has been involved in journalism for almost two decades, contributing to publications in India such as the Financial Express and Business Standard, the UK - The Times UK and CIO UK, and the United States.
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Singapore-based PE firm Tower Capital Asia targets $500m for second fund
The firm closed its first fund at $379 million in 2022.
Dutch pension fund APG commits $400m to ESR’s Korean logistics fund
This is South Korea’s first perpetual open-ended core fund, said the warehouse giant.
Siguler Guff is closely evaluating opportunities in SE Asia, bullish on India
Siguler Guff, which is currently raising its second direct PE fund, will allocate a majority of the capital to India.
The global secondary market is undercapitalised and so is Asia’s: HarbourVest
Global secondary capital is more focused on developed markets and buyouts, said Dominic Goh.
Malaysia’s COPE Private Equity said to be seeking $150m for fifth fund
The fourth fund, COPE IV, was closed at $70 million in 2018.
Value of PE-backed exits in SE Asia halved to $3.3b in 2023: EY
Exit landscape to improve in 2024, led by secondaries, according to the consultancy firm.
India’s private equity giants gear up to raise big money amid turbulent times
LPs committed a total of over $8 billion to 66 Indian fund managers in 2023.
Temasek, Japan’s Norinchukin to anchor $173m fund for agri, foodtech startups
The Seviora T3F Strategy fund has already invested $17m in India’s Country Delight.
Orient Growth Ventures raises $90m for second fund to back VCs in India, SE Asia
Orient has backed over 20 funds from India and SE Asia.
Singapore’s Gordian Capital launches Align Partners Korea Fund
This is a successor to its previous Align Partners Fund I.
