China’s Primavera Capital Opens Singapore Office, Eyes More Deals in Southeast Asia

(DealStreetAsia) — Primavera Capital Group, one of China’s prominent private equity players, has set up a Singapore office as it seeks to conduct more investments in Southeast Asia.

Primavera Capital Managing Director Michael Woo has been appointed to lead the firm’s investment efforts across the region. He is currently based in Singapore.

Prior to joining Primavera, Woo served as co-head of APAC financials for Bank of America Securities, where he worked with several Primavera portfolio companies. He was also the former managing director for investment banking at Goldman Sachs, and vice-president at JP Morgan in structured credit, according to the firm’s website.