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Asia Ex-Japan Private Equity Senior Team

 The AIG Investments Asian private equity team is one of the most robust in the region, with approximately 30 professionals across nine regional offices.

Our senior team averages 13 years of private equity experience.


Ada Tse  

Ada K.H. Tse
Managing Director, Head of Asia ex-Japan Direct Investment
President and CEO of AIG Investments-Asia
AIG Investments, Hong Kong

Ms. Tse is President and CEO of AIG Investments Asia.  Ms. Tse also heads the Alternative Investments practice of AIG Investments Asia and is Chief Executive Officer of the flagship AIG Asian Opportunity Funds. Prior to joining AIG Investments Asia in 1996, Ms. Tse was engaged in financial advisory services and equity capital markets work at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York and Hong Kong.  Before joining Morgan Stanley, Ms. Tse was an attorney at Sullivan and Cromwell in New York.

Ms. Tse received a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School.  She is an alumna of the Stanford Business School Executive Program. Ms. Tse serves as an Advisory Committee Member of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, advising the SFC on policy matters regarding its regulatory objectives and functions.  She is a Hong Kong Chapter Member of the Young Presidents’ Organization, a member of the Friends' Committee of the Asian Cultural Council and a board member of the Asian Youth Orchestra.  Recently, she was selected by the Asia Society as one of 25 "Young Leaders" from the Asia-Pacific region for its Asia 21 Fellows program.

     
Vivian Zheng

 

 

Vivian Zheng
Managing Director, Asia ex-Japan Direct Investments
AIG Investments, Shanghai

Ms. Zheng joined AIG Investments in 2008 and is currently responsible for direct investment activities in Mainland China. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Ms. Zheng was a senior partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (RBSC). With more than 12 years in management consulting in Asia with the Boston Consulting Group and RBSC, Ms. Zheng has extensive experience in strategy development, organizational restructuring, brand management, global sourcing, JV strategy, post merger integration etc. for both global and Chinese clients across a broad spectrum of industries. In addition, she has worked in the computer industry in marketing and strategy/business development with CalComp Inc, IPC Technologies and Motorola. Ms. Zheng also served as Group Vice President and General Manager of Brilliance Auto Group (BMW JV partner) sales company during 2003-2004. Ms. Zheng has a BS in Computer Science from Beijing Normal University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

     
Santosh Senapati

 

 

Santosh Senapati
Managing Director, Asia ex-Japan Direct Investments
AIG Investments, Mumbai

Mr. Senapati joined AIG Investments in 1997 and is currently responsible for direct investment activities in India. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Mr. Senapati was with Jardine Fleming India Securities Ltd. for two years involved in project finance and cross border advisory services. Before that, he spent four years with ABN Amro Bank and was responsible for the bank’s corporate and structured finance activities. Mr. Senapati has also worked for five years in the Projects Group of Oil India Ltd., an oil exploration/development company. Mr. Senapati has a BTech in Mining Machinery from the Indian School of Mines and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

     
Peter Whang
 

Peter Whang
Managing Director, Asia ex-Japan Direct Investments
AIG Investments, Seoul

Mr. Whang joined AIG Investments in 1999 and is currently responsible for direct investment activities in South Korea and Taiwan. Prior to joining AIG Investments, Mr. Whang worked for the LG Group's Chairman's Office in the restructuring and strategic projects department where he helped execute direct investments in the telecom, semiconductor and software sectors. Before that, he worked with MCI in the business development group for three years. Mr. Whang has a BA from George Washington University and an MBA from University of Chicago.

     
Rafael Reyes
 

Rafael Reyes
Executive Director, Asia ex-Japan Direct Investments
AIG Investments, Manila

Mr. Reyes joined AIG Investments in 1998 and is currently responsible for direct investment activities in Southeast Asia. Prior to joining AIG Investments, he was Vice President with AIA Capital (AIG's erstwhile Asian financial advisory firm). Before that, he served as Deputy Administrator for Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (the Philippine government company tasked with developing a former US naval base into an economic zone), and worked for two years with McKinsey & Co. at their Los Angeles office. Mr. Reyes has a BS and an MS in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University.

     
Deepali Bahl
 

Deepali Bahl
Executive Director, Asia ex-Japan Direct Investments
AIG Investments, Hong Kong

Ms. Bahl joined AIG Investments in 1998 and currently assists in the management of the AIG Asian Opportunity Funds. In addition, she is involved in the evaluation and execution of direct investment projects in India. Prior to joining AIG Investments, she was with Peregrine Capital Limited for four years in Hong Kong and India responsible for M&A and private equity placements involving MNCs’ Asian operations. Ms. Bahl has a BCom from the Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.