Katrina Lau
Katrina Lau is a reporter for Private Equity International based in Hong Kong. Before joining PEI in 2023, she worked for a local television broadcast reporting on daily news. Originally from Malaysia, Katrina holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Sociology from The University of Hong Kong.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is increasing minimum market capitalisation for companies listed in its Growth Market section to ¥10bn by 2030.
The territory's financial watchdog has met with over 30 entities so far and is working with several advanced applicants on potential listings.
Hong Kong's $522bn sovereign wealth fund believes private equity will continue to outperform public markets, according to Samson Wong.
The $18bn Thai public pension plans to join the likes of CalPERS, GIC and CPP Investments in adopting the investment approach.
The transaction marks EQT's entrance into the secondaries market and expansion into insurance offerings, with secondaries doyen Jeremy Coller reporting to chief executive Per Franzén.
The fund comes three years after the firm raised $3.3bn for its 14th flagship.
Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.
The healthcare investor aims to deploy 15-20% of its latest flagship into assets in the Gulf region, head of South Asia Sunil Thakur tells PEI.
Its predecessor closed on $4bn in 2022 and remains Accel's largest fundraise to date.
The past year saw at least six global private equity firms expand their footprint in Asia-Pacific by opening new offices.