Examining LP views on the region: Past, present, and future
With institutional investors becoming more selective on allocations and new commitments amid worsening market conditions, it is understandable LPs might be wary of less established markets like Southeast Asia. There is recognition that the region has significant potential, however GPs can benefit from better track records, transparency, and internal processes to demonstrate the maturity of the market. LPs who have been long in this market, share their views on the evolution and what the future holds for this promising but complex market.
- Investment considerations – what are the prime concerns for LPs in the region?
- LP-GP relationship - is more transparency needed?
- Alternative assets - private debt still in vogue?
- ESG – what are LPs’ expectations?
- Liquidity – secondaries and local exchanges?
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SpeakersSam Robinson Managing Partner NORTH-EAST PRIVATE EQUITY ASIA
Aradhna Gupta Principal REGAL FORD ASIA
Jonathan Goh Principal-Primary Investments ADAMS STREET PARTNERS
Saima Rehman Senior Investment Officer, PE Funds, East Asia & Pacific IFC
Kif Ho Associate Director SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT
Sean Murphy Partner COOLEY LLP
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Sam Robinson is Managing Partner of North-East Private Equity Asia, which focuses on Asia private equity funds. Mr. Robinson is based in Singapore and has worked in private equity since 1998, initially joining Schroder Ventures in the UK. In 2001, he was one of the founder members of SVG Advisers, a fund of funds business, where he managed the global investment team. SVG Advisers was acquired by Aberdeen Asset Management in 2013, whereupon Mr. Robinson became Head of Asia Private Equity Fund Investment until his departure in 2015.
Aradhna Dayal runs her family office Regal Ford Asia, based in Hong Kong, with investments in real estate, tech and alternative investment funds. As the fourth-generation family member of a large landowning family in India, Aradhna is amongst the first female family office CIOs in Greater China.
The family office combines Impact with returns and has been a pioneer in Asian Hedge Funds, PE and VC funds investing as far back as late 1990s. Aradhna Dayal is also the founder of Access Alts Asia, a Hong Kong-based investment club that aims to bring global families and business leaders to invest in alternative assets across borders.
Aradhna is also passionate about philanthropy and building an inclusive society amidst the current global social upheaval. Along with her children, she runs Move4Migrants to empower the ethnic minority and migrant communities of Hong Kong. Aradhna also advocates for Women in Boardrooms and education for all. In 2020, she was invited by The Milken Institute to lead a discussion on Asia and Future Women Leaders. In 2021, she received the prestigious AmCham Woman of Influence award.
Aradhna has read Global Strategic Business at Harvard Business School. She is an avid hiker and proud mother of two feisty, independent-minded teenagers, enjoying her free time sparring with them.
Jonathan supports the Primary Investment Team in all aspects of the investment decision-making process, including business due diligence, industry review, document negotiation, and portfolio management.
Prior to joining Adams Street, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as an Associate within the M&A Advisory Group. He was part of the Deals Advisory Cross Experience (ACE) program which seeks to provide broad-based learning and holistic exposure to the entire deal spectrum.
Saima Rehman is responsible for leading investments in private equity and venture capital funds, and managing portfolio in the East Asia Pacific region. Before joining the Funds group, her experience covered principal investments, syndications and structured finance covering South Asia with IFC and prior to that with IDLC Bangladesh. She has an MBA from INSEAD.
Kif Ho has over 15 years of investing experience over multiple asset classes, and is passionate about venture capital, hedge funds and long-term multi-asset investing. He is a quantitative asset allocation expert who has studied extensively on competing asset allocation frameworks (Traditional stock/bond, Endowment, Risk Parity & Alternative Risk Premia) and develops industry-leading ex-ante risk tools, asset-liability framework, strategic asset allocation framework for managing multi-asset portfolio including iliquids & private investments. He strives to incorporate the latest quantitative techniques to improve overall asset allocation decisions, risk premium extraction and risk-adjusted outcomes to create the most modern & sophisticated endowment model in Asia.
Sean Murphy is a fund formation partner in Cooley’s Singapore office. Sean’s practice focuses on the formation and operation of private funds across venture capital, growth equity, buy-out, special situations, real estate and infrastructure strategies. First resident in Singapore in 2004, he has advised fund sponsors and investors for more than a decade from offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and New York. Sean also regularly advises clients on co-investments, managed accounts, feeder funds for HNWIs, carried interest plans, strategic partnerships and US securities and investment advisory laws.
Sean has a JD from the George Washington University Law School with honors, and a BS from University of Pennsylvania.