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.
Southeast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?
The Dubai-based advisory, which caters to families seeking to outsource asset management operations, has clients capable of writing $20m cheques for private equity funds, co-founder Ekaterina Chernova tells PEI.
The firm expects to have five active evergreen funds within the next 6-12 months.
The local firm has navigated Sri Lanka's political and economic upheaval to complete two exits, with a third underway, managing partner Hiran Embuldeniya tells PEI.
Some sector specialists are seeing opportunities in a muted dealmaking environment in Asia-Pacific.
A muted IPO market and weakened LP appetite have prompted China’s GPs to enter reset mode.
Asia-Pacific family offices have a greater appetite for direct investments than funds, according to research from Raffles Family Office and Deloitte.
On the firm's first results call since its IPO, CVC chief executive Rob Lucas says the UK government's proposed carried tax hike will ‘probably’ influence staff relocation.
The sovereign wealth fund posted a roughly $552 million quarterly decline in its PE holdings, according to a Wednesday portfolio update.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's latest guidelines are expected to help clarify grey areas in domestic borrowing practices, though uncertainties remain around subscription credit line usage.