Asia

COO of NewQuest Bonnie Lo discusses the Asian secondaries firm's blockbuster fundraise, co-investments and the appointment of a new head of its Indian operations.

The Asian secondaries specialist has raised $1bn for its fourth fund and appointed an MD to its India team.

Motoya Kitamura, who will alternate between the firm's Hong Kong and Tokyo offices, was managing partner with Asian secondaries specialist AB Value Capital.

The deal involves education provider EduCo Global being moved from the firm's 2007-vintage fund into a continuation vehicle.

The sovereign wealth fund, which has $17bn of private equity assets, hired a new head of PE in March.

The Malaysian private equity firm is giving LPs in its 2013-vintage, $1.3bn Fund VII an exit option, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Quality, valuations, Australia and China – just some of the topics on the minds of Asian secondaries participants, as we discovered this week.

The sovereign wealth fund's sale contains stakes in more than 30 vehicles, including some managed by Apollo Global Management and Carlyle Group.

The Hong Kong secondaries firm, which raised $35m for its debut vehicle, mainly buys LP stakes in Asian and Israeli VC funds.

Nick Miles becomes head of European and Asia-Pacific private equity within the investment bank's private capital advisory group.