The firm's addition to its senior leadership team aims to bolster its expansion in the Indian market.
The incoming team of more than 120 lawyers advises on GP-led and LP-led secondaries, fund restructurings, strategic GP-stakes transactions, and fund finance, among other matters.
The transatlantic recruits expand Willkie's secondaries and GP-led liquidity solutions capabilities across London and Washington, DC.
The Seoul-based manager is reportedly targeting a year-end close for the $1.3 billion vehicle, with capital being sought from international and domestic investors.
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Seng joins as Managing Director in the Hong Kong office, where he will originate and lead secondary transactions across the APAC region.
The move builds on the firm's growing footprint in Asia following its strategic partnership with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in Japan.
The Toronto-based firm welcomed FIRSTavenue veteran Rachel Guan to lead its APAC distribution efforts.
The Asia-secondaries specialist also named Umang Agarwal as Managing Director and Co-Head of India for its newly opened Bangalore office.
The Adams Street Partners veteran joins Evercore to further expand its secondaries advisory and private markets capabilities in Asia-Pacific.
