Trend of the future, not flavour of the month: the changing private equity industry in emerging markets

• Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Accounting; Business; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/81; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&context=ksmu
• Institution: Singapore Management University

With memories of the recent global financial crisis still fresh in many people's minds, investors are shying away from anything that may sound too risky or complex. TPG Capital, on the other hand, is taking this opportunity to place their bets on the emerging markets. To secure its investments, Ashish Shastry, managing director and Southeast Asia head of this prominent private equity firm, recommended to the audiences at SMU's BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre, a road less travelled – engagement and consulting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------