WSJ Q&A: NewQuest’s Bonnie Lo on Asia’s Evolving Market

Q&A from the Wall Street Journal’s Private Equity Beat:

We see the biggest opportunities in China and India, primarily because they are the largest and most active primary private equity markets in the region. They account for around 40% and 30% of deals invested since 2005 – 4,000 deals – [and] primary private equity activity ultimately drives secondary opportunities. We are also beginning to see opportunities in Southeast Asia. Countries like Vietnam and Indonesia are seeing increasing attention as PE investors seek growth outside of China and India. ===>More at Wall Street Journal

Cube Capital Launches Asia Frontier Fund

(FINalternatives) – Cube Capital, a $1.3 billion global alternatives investment firm, has launched a new fund that will invest opportunistically in real estate in Myanmar, Mongolia and Vietnam.

According to the firm, the new vehicle, the Cube Asia Frontier Fund (CAFF), will “focus on these inefficient frontier markets where select opportunities for development and distressed investing are abundant and the economic environment provides a strong catalyst for growth.”