AVCJ Private Equity Forum Singapore 2024
The Westin, Singapore and Online
24
Apr
Global view on Asian private markets: Strategies for the future
Private equity investors are adjusting their strategies in response to a new normal characterised by macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, a higher cost of capital, and a lack of liquidity. The process of picking winners hasn’t changed, but the dynamics around it have – leading to tweaks in geographic and sectoral focus. Industry leaders explain what’s the same and what’s different.
- How does geopolitics impact investment strategy?
- Have valuation expectations adjusted enough to stimulate more deal flow?
- To what extent are managers pursuing alternative sources of liquidity?
- What issues keep GPs awake at night?
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SpeakersKaren Tse Investment Principal COLLER CAPITAL
Sandeep Naik Managing Director, Head of India & Southeast Asia GENERAL ATLANTIC
Aravind Krishnan Managing Director, Head of Southeast Asia BLACKSTONE
Prashant Kumar Partner & Head of Southeast Asia KKR
Dominic Picone Partner & Co-Head Southeast Asia TPG CAPITAL
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Karen is an Investment Principal based in the firms Hong Kong office.
Prior to joining Coller Capital in 2016, Karen was an investment banking associate in the Greater China Coverage team at Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong. Previously, she worked as an investment banking analyst in the Real Estate, Gaming, Leisure and Lodging team at Deutsche Bank in London.
Karen has a BA in Economics from Wellesley College.
Sandeep Naik is a Managing Director and Head of India & Southeast Asia at General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm with $73 billion in assets under management. He is also a member of the firm’s Management and Portfolio Committees. Sandeep serves as a board member at General Atlantic portfolio companies BillDesk, Biofourmis, KFin Technologies Private Limited, PT MAP Boga Adiperkasa (MBA), Rubicon Research, and Mable, as well as serves as a board observer at BYJU’S. He also sits on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Financial Centre Advisory Panel and serves as a board member at EDB Singapore.
Before joining General Atlantic in 2012, Sandeep served as a Partner and Co-Head of India for Apax, leading investments in the healthcare, financial and business services, and retail and consumer sectors. Earlier in his career, he was Global Marketing Manager at Medtronic Inc., a scientist at Mayo Clinic, and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He is also the Co-Founder of InfraScan Inc., a medical device business focused on detecting bleeding inside the brain using a handheld device. Sandeep was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has served on the Global Agenda Council of the New Order of Economic Thinking.
Sandeep holds a B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from the University of Mumbai, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the Medical College of Virginia, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Aravind leads Blackstone’s Private Equity Business in Southeast Asia and is based out of Singapore.
Since initially joining Blackstone in 2013, Mr. Krishnan has been involved in the execution of the firm’s investments in TaskUs, Aakash Education, Simplilearn, Xpressbees, Blue Yonder, and International Tractors. He currently serves on the boards of Simplilearn, Aakash Education, and Aakash Edutech.
Before joining Blackstone in 2013, Mr. Krishnan worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Krishnan received a Bachelor and Masters in Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.
Prashant Kumar, based in Singapore, joined KKR in 2018 and is a Partner and the Head of the Southeast Asia Private Equity. Mr. Kumar has led a number of the firm’s investments, including Max Healthcare, JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Vini Cosmetics, and Advanta India. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Kumar was a director and member of the investment committee at ChrysCapital, a leading India-focused private equity fund. Previously, he was with Warburg Pincus where led investments in various sectors. Prior to that, Mr. Kumar worked at Karsch Capital Management, a New York-based hedge fund, and SUN Capital, an emerging markets focused private equity firm. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Kumar holds a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dominic is Partner and Co‐Head of South East Asia at TPG, based in Singapore. He has lived and worked in Asia since joining the firm in 2005 and, in that time, has been engaged with investments throughout the Asia Pacific region that represent more than $1.5b of committed equity capital. He Chairs the TPG Asia Monetisation Committee, and sits on the TPG Asia Investment Review Committee and the firm’s global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council. His involvement with current and past TPG portfolio companies includes XCL Education, Singlife, APTowers, PropertyGuru, BFI Finance, 8990 (Deca Homes), Grand Royal Group, Indomaret, BankBTPN, and CIMB. He served voluntarily on the Facilities Committee of the Singapore American School, which is attended by his son, from 2020 to 2023. Prior to TPG, Dominic worked in the Investment Banking Division of Credit Suisse First Boston in Melbourne, primarily focused on mergers and acquisitions in Australia and New Zealand. A native of Australia, he received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours – Finance) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne