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Topic: M&A in Asian Private Equity
Overview of the private equity industry in Asia and how the M&A process to this industry within the Asia Pacific region. The class focuses on current industry trends as well as drivers of value in the M&A process and covers topics including: - Primer on Private Equity
- Industry Trends
- How Private Equity is Different in Asia
- Drivers of Value in M&A
- Impact on the Industry Going Forward
Professor's Biography
Thian Chew has over 20 years’ experience in the investing, finance and consulting industries. He is a Managing Partner at Polar Ventures, a private equity firm that focuses on small-medium sized enterprises in Asia. Thian was previously an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, both in Hong Kong and New York, where he made proprietary investments in growth capital, distressed and special situations. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he worked at Morgan Stanley (New York), was a Director at KPMG Consulting (Singapore, Sydney) focused on managing large-scale operational restructuring, post-merger integration and business performance improvement programs; and Senior Manager at KPMG (Taipei, Melbourne) performing financial and information technology audit and assurance. Thian graduated with an MBA from the Wharton School as a Palmer Scholar; an MA from the Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania; a Bachelor of Information Systems from Monash University; and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Thian is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s MBA program. |
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