Clare Burrows

The firm plans to raise $40m to offer debt capital to businesses in low income communities. The firm already has commitments from a number of local and foreign LPs.

As the debt market in India becomes increasingly popular with GPs, the development finance institutions have backed Au Financiers directly in a $60m funding round.

The recently rebranded firm, which focuses on mezzanine lending in China, expects to have raised $50m by the end of April for its latest $200m fund.

Vietnam’s macroeconomic woes have so far discouraged private equity investment, but renewed activity suggests firms are reassessing the opportunity. By Clare Burrows

Global firms are moving in, regional firms are investing, and valuations may go higher.

The special situations firm’s latest pan-Asian vehicle was oversubscribed and has now deployed around one-third of its capital.

Founded in 2009 by senior members of the Lehman Brothers Asia special situations group, SSG's latest pan-Asian vehicle was oversubscribed and has now deployed around one-third of its capital.

Samena Capital’s second special situations Asia fund is targeting $700m and so far has $400m in commitments. In the wake of its first close, vice president Ayaz Motiwala spoke to PE Asia about Samena’s hybrid private equity-PIPE strategy and the special situation opportunities it sees in the region.

The head of Standard Chartered Bank’s private equity division in Korea speaks to PE Asia about the recent pickup in the country’s private equity activity.

The head of Standard Chartered Bank’s private equity division in Korea speaks to PE Asia about the recent pickup in the country’s private equity activity.