Judy Kuan

A recent survey shows LPs are most bullish on ’Asian buyouts’, but what does this mean in practice? Judy Kuan investigates.

With the addition of Ron Cao as partner at the Menlo Park-based venture firm, Lightspeed Venture Partners is positioning itself to tap early stage opportunities in China.

The Dubai-based firm’s new Frontier Opportunities Fund I LP will initially focus on Syria, as well as Lebanon and Jordan.

With the recent stock market corrections for several emerging economies, those private equity groups targeting ‘pre-IPO’ investments could have an interesting ride ahead. Judy Kuan reports.

After opening its Israel office less than five months ago, Silicon Valley venture firm Canaan Partners has now also set up shop near New Delhi to tap into India’s Internet and wireless market.

In many parts of the world – emerging markets included – the growing demand for clean tech and alternative energy is sparking interest among private equity and venture capital funds. Judy Kuan reports.

A new set of private equity valuation guidelines have been endorsed in the farthest corners of the world - but not in the US. By Judy Kuan.

Despite good intentions, Illinois’ boycott on Sudan-related investments has gotten a state pension banned from at least one prominent private equity fund.

Aside from China and India, the private equity industries of other less-hyped emerging markets are also taking strides – though not yet leaps – forward in their development. At the same time, new funds of funds are emerging to facilitate investors’ access to these opportunities. Judy Kuan reports.

PAMA Group, formerly Prudential Asset Management Asia, has been acquired by the US-headquartered emerging markets private equity firm EMP Global to “aggressively position” the latter’s Asia operations.