Asia’s Private Equity News Source avcj.com July 08 2014 Volume 27 Number 25 EDITOR’S VIEWPOINT Local angles still the lynchpin in SE Asia’s integrating markets Page 3 NEWS ADB, Carlyle, Cathay Capital, CITIC Capital, Equis, Fidelity, GIC, Goldman, Greenwoods, Haitong Capital, IFC, MSPEA, Multiples, NewQuest, NSSF, Olympus, Rakuten, TPG, Warburg Pincus Page 5 INDUSTRY Q&A Steve Leonard of IDA on Aggressive buyers fostering innovation, and VC, in Singapore M&A-hungry corporates redraw Southeast Asia’s trade sale landscape Page 8 Page 13 FOCUS ANALYSIS Great expectations Untapped potential Big ambitions for Singapore start-ups Page 11 Opportunities in Malaysia’s mid-market Page 14 PRE-CONFERENCE ISSUE AVCJ PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL FORUM SINGAPORE 2014 Anything is possible if you work with the right partner Unlocking liquidity for private equity investors www.collercapital.com London, New York, Hong Kong EDITOR’S VIEWPOINT
[email protected] Managing Editor Tim Burroughs (852) 3411 4909 Staff Writers Andrew Woodman (852) 3411 4852 Winnie Liu (852) 3411 4907 The ASEAN angle Creative Director Dicky Tang Designers Catherine Chau, Edith Leung, Mansfield Hor, Tony Chow Senior Research Manager Helen Lee Research Associates Herbert Yum, Isas Chu, AMBITIONS OF BUILDING SCALE Aman Lakhaney highlighted Crossland Logistics, Jason Chong, Kaho Mak underpin many private equity investments a Thailand-based transportation player and a Circulation Manager in Southeast Asia. It is remarkable – although portfolio company since 2012. Crossland was in Sally Yip perhaps unsurprising – how few have succeeded. the process of completing bolt-on acquisitions Circulation Administrator Prudence Lau So far, at least.