19
Nov
Portfolio construction: Asia risks vs Asia opportunities
- How do portfolio managers make the case for Asia to investment committees?
- To what extent is it less China, more Japan and India?
- Do pan-regional funds represent the best risk-reward?
- Are GPs being too creative or not creative enough in the pursuit of liquidity?
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SpeakersWilliam Yea Principal COLLER CAPITAL
Josh Stern Managing Director, Private Investments ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
Dovaldas Buzinskas Senior Director, Private Equity CDPQ
John Huo Managing Director MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Paul Mace Managing Director, Investment Office Williams College
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William is an Investment Principal responsible for origination and execution and is based in the firm’s Hong Kong office.
Prior to joining Coller Capital in 2011, William was a Financial Accountant at Thames Water.
William has a BA (Hons) from the University of Manchester, an MSc in Finance from London Business School, and an MBA from the University of Oxford. He is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Josh Stern joined the Investment Office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in January 2012. At the Foundation Mr. Stern is part of the group overseeing all private investments. Mr. Stern came to the Foundation from Rockefeller University where he was responsible for the private investment portfolio. In that role he oversaw a portfolio of Venture Capital, Buyout and Growth Capital and Real Assets investments. Previously he worked at Standard & Poor's as a director in the Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Group, which was part of the Public Finance Department. At S&P Mr. Stern worked closely with a large number of universities and foundations across the United States. Over the course of his career he also worked as an investment banker, focusing on higher education institutions. Mr. Stern received an M.P.A. in public finance from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, an M.S. in non-profit management from New York University and a B.A. in history and sociology from Binghamton University.
Based in Singapore, Dovaldas is a Senior Director within CDPQ’s APAC private equity team and is responsible for direct investments and co-investments in India and Australia.
Dovaldas joined CDPQ in 2017 and has 15 years of experience in Private Equity and M&A.
Previously, Dovaldas worked at Antin Infrastructure Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on infrastructure investments with over €31 billion assets under management. He started his career at Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking division.
Dovaldas holds a Master in Finance from HEC Paris.
John focuses on private equity fund commitments and equity co-investments of Manulife’s affiliates including the general account across the Asia-Pacific region. He joined the firm in 2009 and has worked in the private equity group since 2011. John holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Paul Mace serves as Managing Director at Williams College Investment Office, focusing on private equity (buyouts, venture capital, and real estate). Prior to joining the Investment Office in 2023, Mr. Mace was a Director of Investments at Tufts University Investment Office. Before he was at Tufts, he was a Senior Associate at Regent Associates International. Mr. Mace holds his M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and his B.S. in Business Administration from Trinity University. He is also a CFA charter holder.