Alex Lynn

Returns compression and a wider gulf between top- and bottom-decile funds could prompt LPs to become more selective in the year ahead.

Hopu Master Fund III closed on the equivalent sum in 2018, according to PEI data.

Head of fund investments Yuka Hata is seeking to revolutionise the country's nascent venture capital market.

Some evergreens enjoy short-term performance boosts from secondaries mark-ups, JPMorgan Asset Management portfolio manager Brian Lam tells Private Equity International.

‘Asymmetry’ of information and lack of look-through are preventing some investors from participating, according to speakers at PEI Group’s Private Debt Investor Tokyo Forum.

Private capital could play a role in bolstering Europe’s energy resilience, catalysing its tech industry and financing the conversion of manufacturing facilities, M&G private markets CIO Emmanuel Deblanc tells PEI.

The Japanese buyout specialist, which expanded into the asset class last month, will focus on opportunities in corporate-owned real estate.

While some software businesses are poised to become stronger on the back of a wave of AI innovation, there will be others that suffer or become obsolete, says managing director Jeff Keay.

Private capital could play a role in bolstering Europe's energy resilience, catalysing its tech industry and financing the conversion of manufacturing facilities, M&G private markets CIO Emmanuel Deblanc tells PEI.

While some software businesses are poised to become stronger on the back of a wave of AI innovation, there will be others that suffer or become obsolete, says managing director Jeff Keay.