Rachel is Mergermarket’s Head of Auctions and co-Head of News, overseeing the publication's private markets and M&A coverage in Europe

Zachary Levine joined Ardian as an Analyst in the New York office 2011. Mr. Levine moved to the West Coast in 2018 where he helped expand the San Francisco office, as a Senior Investment Manager, and then as a Director. He is active in following the American LP and GP relationships on both the East and West Coast as well as origination, due diligence, and execution of primary and secondary fund investments. In 2023, Mr. Levine took part in the launch of the Abu Dhabi office as Managing Director, and is now responsible for leading the Secondaries and Primaries strategy in the Middle East region.  Prior to joining Ardian, he completed several internships, notably with AQR Capital Management.

Education: George Washington University

Hemant Sabherwal leads the Corporate Solutions team and EMEA Issuer Services at the HKEX. 

Hemant is a seasoned investment banker with over twenty years of experience primarily in equity capital market related roles in Hong Kong and London. Most recently, he spent seven years at Morgan Stanley where he led ECM for issuers from Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan before re-locating to London in 2022 to lead MS’s private placement practice for EMEA. Hemant started his career at Merrill Lynch in London in 2000 in TMT investment banking before relocating to Hong Kong in 2005. He has also had roles at Deutsche Bank, where he led the block trade business for Asia, and Union Gaming Securities, a boutique providing investment banking services, where he ran global capital markets. 

Brooke Zhou is Partner of LGT Capital Partners, she co-leads LGT CP’s private equity business in Asia. LGT Capital Partners is a leading institutional alternative asset and fund of funds manager, currently managing over USD 100 billion AuM on a global basis and over 600 private equity professionals worldwide. The firm is headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland (near Zurich) and has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Sydney, New York, Raleigh, Dublin, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Vaduz and Dubai.

Prior to joining LGT Capital Partners in 2010, Ms. Zhou was with CDH Investments, a leading Chinese private equity manager, based in Beijing. Prior to CDH Investments, Ms. Zhou spent her career at Bain & Company in Shanghai, as well as Oracle Corporation in Redwood Shores, California.

Ms. Zhou earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Zhou grew up in Shanghai and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Alex Shum is a Partner with TPG NewQuest, based in Hong Kong. Alex joined TPG NewQuest in 2011 and is responsible for the sourcing, execution and portfolio management of investments for the firm. Alex also leads TPG NewQuest’s China investment teams and has a focus on structuring complex fund solutions transactions. Alex also has a track record of navigating direct investment situations with heavy hands-on involvement, driving the companies throughout its investment lifecycle to successful exits. Alex has more than 15 years of experience in finance, encompassing investments, capital raising, M&A and corporate advisory. Prior to joining TPG NewQuest, he was an Associate at Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank, where he worked in the corporate finance and equity capital markets departments. Alex received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Duke University in Durham, NC. Alex is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.