Steven Wang
Mr. Steven Wang is Founder & CEO of HLC. He has over 20 years of experience in the medical industry and healthcare investment and focuses exclusively on healthcare services, medical device and pharmaceutical sectors. Before founding HLC, he was a former senior partner and investment committee member of CDH. Prior to CDH, Steven served at […]
How are global LPs assessing Asia’s potential?
As macroeconomic volatility, rising interest rates, and geopolitical fragmentation reshape global capital flows, LPs are recalibrating their strategies. In Asia, this has triggered a pivot toward buyouts and structured equity, and selective allocations to diverse markets. Will the next cycle be defined by disciplined deployment, strategic concentration, and a sharper focus on liquidity and control? […]
Kelvin Yap
Kelvin Yap joined HarbourVest’s London office in 2006 to focus on growth equity and buyout co-investments in Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2009, Kelvin transferred to HarbourVest’s Hong Kong team to focus on primary partnership fund investments and direct co-investments in Asia Pacific, Kelvin relocated to Singapore in 2021 to assist with the opening of […]
Lane Zhao
Lane Zhao founded InnoVision Capital, the next-generation private equity firm inAsia, in 2016, and has been focusing on investing in the most promising futuregrowth space, primarily artificial intelligence, green energy / clean tech, andsustainability (food security and healthcare) sectors in Asia for more than 20 yearswith strong and proven track records. Since the founding of […]
Can LPs ignore China despite macro headwinds?
More Chinese GPs are returning to the market for fundraising this year, but not all such efforts will bear fruits amid LPs’ concerns over a slowing domestic economy, persistent geopolitical & tariff risks, and exit challenges. Following a year in which US dollar fundraising and investment activity dropped to a decade low, the DeepSeek moment […]
Asia’s Infrastructure Revolution: The Multi-Trillion-Dollar opportunity?
Asia is entering an infrastructure inflection point, and private equity is primed to lead. McKinsey estimates approximately US$8 trillion in infrastructure spending over the next decade across the region, with around US $1 trillion open to private capital via PPPs, renewable energy, digital connectivity, transport, and more. Experts peg Asia’s total infrastructure gap at a staggering US$26 trillion through […]
Private Equity’s prescription for Asia’s healthcare boom
Asia’s healthcare market has remained resilient amid broader market volatility, driven by rising demand, demographic tailwinds, and unmet medical needs. With deal activity accelerating across China, India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, how are private equity investors identifying scalable opportunities across hospital networks, medtech, and digital health? What makes healthcare one of the most […]
From Niche to Necessary: Can Private Credit in Asia Deliver at Scale?
Private credit in Asia is shedding its niche status and gaining ground as a core allocation for global investors. From structured solutions in Japan to performing credit in India and Southeast Asia, the region is seeing rising demand, but also intense scrutiny around deal origination, pricing, and risk. This session brings together leading allocators and […]
India’s Private Equity Comeback: Exits, Evolution, and Endgames
India’s private equity market is entering a new phase – one defined not by dry powder or delayed exits, but by deal momentum, sectoral shifts, and an increasingly sophisticated exit playbook. After a challenging period marked by macro uncertainty and LP scrutiny, GPs are now capitalising on a stronger public market, strategic sales, and an […]
A Region Recalibrated: How Southeast Asia’s GPs Are Navigating a Changed Private Equity Landscape
Southeast Asia’s private equity environment is undergoing a fundamental rethink. Faced with rising LP scrutiny, tougher fundraising conditions, delayed exits, and regulatory friction across fragmented markets, GPs are being forced to innovate, both structurally and strategically. This panel brings together leaders from global and regional firms to explore the rise of secondary structures and continuation […]
