Asia

The portfolio, which the secondaries giant split with another buyer, included EQT, Apax Partners and BC Partners fund stakes.

The Taiwanese insurer has committed $80m a piece to ASF VIII and Lexington Capital Partners IX at a time when Asian insurers are upping their alternatives exposure to boost returns.

Suvir Varma has spent 17 years with the management consultancy advising PE firms and SWFs on their investment strategies in Asia-Pacific.

Voting closes at the end of this week; have your say over who takes the honours in one of the 12 secondaries categories.

Michael Hu has been appointed director in Ardian’s Singapore-based funds of funds team, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Yasuyuki Kanda will focus on business development and investor relations across funds, secondaries and co-investments.

After several bumper deals in 2018, what will next year hold for the region?

The firm's Strategic Equity unit has also committed £316m to the spin-out team for new deals and follow-on investments.

HarbourVest Partners’ single-asset restructuring is a prime example of how – if all interests align – such deals can be a perfect prescription for old assets with residual value.

Partners Group was among a consortium of buyers that joined Lexington Partners in acquiring stakes in two of TPG's Asia funds and committed to Asia Fund VII.