The investment banking advisory firm has strengthened in Singapore as secondaries activity gathers pace across the region; Hart previously worked at Adams Street Partners.

The deal is expected to close by the end of Q1 2025 with its shares to stop trading on the NYSE; majority shareholders TPG and KKR have approved the deal. EQT has also bought a Korean plastic recycler and is looking to raise $12.5bn for a fund.

A new report has highlighted the opportunity for policymakers to accelerate private climate finance ahead of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, COP26.

At a conference, senior executives of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said they were keen to work more with pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.

But with China IPO exits blocked, a slowdown in private placements likely and take-privates on hold, private capital may spring primarily from strategic investors.

With deep experience across Asia’s fund hubs, Samantha Fu joins Ogier Global in Singapore to support the firm’s growing offshore governance and private capital platform.

Co-investors in the take-private deal for the healthcare firm include 65 Equity Partners, the Employees Provident Fund and China’s Silk Road Fund.

Beijing’s move to allow private capital investment in infrastructure projects underscores its determination to prop up growth.

TutorGroup, Mogujie, Meilishuo and Tujia hope to raise $300 million to $500 million each from an expanding pool of investors looking to hit pre-IPO home runs.

Andrew Cross, CFO at the Beijing-based infrastructure bank, shared his views on private capital mobilisation, high interest rates, sustainabilty bonds, and the attraction of Hong Kong as a fundraising destination; the AIIB is looking to deploy $75bn by 2030.