Asia’s Private Clients and the Private Markets

Eric Cheung is a member of the Investment Committee of the Lombard Odier’s private assets team and leads the Asian market coverage. Prior to joining LOIM, Eric accumulated a broad range of experiences in private assets and was most recently covering the Asian market. He spent a number of years in the London office of global fund-of-funds manager Pantheon before joining their Asian team in Hong Kong where he sat on the LP advisory board of several pan-Asian, Chinese, Japanese and Australian funds. Prior to Pantheon, he was a member of the global fund investment team at Hamilton Lane in London. Eric began his career in the European Mergers & Acquisitions practice at UBS Investment Bank in London. Eric earned a Grande Ecole degree from EDHEC Business School in France.

Manmohan Mall is currently heading the Private Markets business for Kristal.AI, a digital private bank headquartered out of Singapore. Kristal Private Market is extending the platform’s mission of making investments more accessible and personalized in the pre-IPO space for HNIs, family offices and funds in the region. Prior to that he had held senior regional roles in the structured equity and credit space for global banks including Standard Chartered, Citi, Macquarie and ABN AMRO out of Singapore and Hong Kong. Manmohan holds an MBA qualification from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is a licensed representative under the regulations of Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Youssef has more than 10 years of experience in Real Estate across several locations: London, Paris and Casablanca. He has a strong background in RE private equity but also deep proficiency in advisory and valuation. Youssef worked in major companies such as CBRE, Catella and Altus Group where he covered a majority of Pan European locations with an accent on UK, Western and Southern Europe. Recently he enlarged his expertise by focusing very actively on asset classes such as logistics, residential, living and hotels. Youssef has a master’s degree in corporate finance & investment banking from INSEEC business school.

Laurent has 20 years of investment experience in alternative asset management. Laurent’s previous experiences include responsibilities at Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd., a London and Bermuda based insurance company where he was group chief investment officer managing $1.5bn of assets. Previously, he was global head of investment at Platinum Capital Management Ltd., a global asset management platform, where his responsibilities included overseeing the firm’s actively managed funds (hedge funds, equities, volatility, and commodities). Laurent’s early career included spells at BNP Paribas SA, Lazard LLC, GLG Partners LP, and Signia Wealth. Laurent graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques and Institut d’Administration des Entreprises, both in France, from INSEAD (France-Singapore), and has successfully passed all three levels of the CFA Charter holder exam.

Mr. Yu joined Hywin International as the Head of Securities in February 2022 to lead the company’s corporate finance advisory business and tailored asset management business. Mr. Yu has nearly 20 years of experience in private placement, pre-IPO financing and underwriting Mr Yu previously held senior roles at Valuable Capital, Valuable Asset Management, Macquarie, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and HSBC, and worked on various US and HK listings, including Hywin Holdings, Netjoy Holdings, Acotec Scientific, Jiayuan Services, etc. In addition, Mr. Yu was involved in the fundraising for various investment funds targeting IPOs in China, Hong Kong and Us with total AUM of Usd300million. Mr. Yu holds a doctorate degree in Business Administration from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Antai College—University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager.

Mr. Kenny Ho is a Founder and Managing Partner of Carret Private Investments, Ltd., the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Carret Asset Management, an SEC registered investment advisor located in New York. Carret Private is a renowned boutique independent asset management firm providing wealth management, principal investing and corporate advisory services to select high net worth families and individuals throughout Asia. Mr. Ho has worked in the banking industry for over 25 years, the last 15 of which in private wealth management. He is recognized as one of the forefathers of wealth management’s open-architecture model and an entrepreneur who has helped to set up two of Asia’s largest wealth management platforms - Credit Suisse and Bank Julius Baer. Prior to Carret Private, Mr. Ho was most recently with Julius Baer where he was one of the core regional executive management members to set up and establish the Asian franchise in 2006. He held various leadership positions at Julius Baer, including Deputy Global Head of Investment Solutions Group, Head of Investment Solution Group for Asia Pacific, member of the Asia Executive Board, and a member of the Bank’s Investment Committee. As Head of Investment Solutions Group Asia Pacific, he managed all of the advisory, discretionary, asset management along with its wealth planning franchises. Prior to Julius Baer, Mr. Ho was on the regional executive committee and the Head of Products for Credit Suisse Hong Kong. He began his career as an Investment Banker at Salomon Brothers where he worked for almost a decade. Previous to that, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. Inc. Mr. Ho earned his Master’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is an active participant in the Asian business community. He sits on the Board for numerous companies, including being an active member of the Governor’s Advisory Board for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a member of the Church Council of Christ Church Hong Kong. Mr. Ho has a Bachelors Degree from James Madison University. In 1984, Mr. Ho was a nominated All American in High School soccer. During his senior year, he was voted first team All-Region, first team All-State, first team All-Conference and voted “Delaware High School Player of the Year”. Mr. Ho played Division 1 soccer at James Madison University. He was also a 2-time All-Conference High School tennis player.

Mr. Kenny Ho is a Founder and Managing Partner of Carret Private Investments, Ltd., the Hong Kong-based affiliate of Carret Asset Management, an SEC registered investment advisor located in New York. Carret Private is a renowned boutique independent asset management firm providing wealth management, principal investing and corporate advisory services to select high net worth families and individuals throughout Asia. Mr. Ho has worked in the banking industry for over 25 years, the last 15 of which in private wealth management. He is recognized as one of the forefathers of wealth management’s open-architecture model and an entrepreneur who has helped to set up two of Asia’s largest wealth management platforms - Credit Suisse and Bank Julius Baer. Prior to Carret Private, Mr. Ho was most recently with Julius Baer where he was one of the core regional executive management members to set up and establish the Asian franchise in 2006. He held various leadership positions at Julius Baer, including Deputy Global Head of Investment Solutions Group, Head of Investment Solution Group for Asia Pacific, member of the Asia Executive Board, and a member of the Bank’s Investment Committee. As Head of Investment Solutions Group Asia Pacific, he managed all of the advisory, discretionary, asset management along with its wealth planning franchises. Prior to Julius Baer, Mr. Ho was on the regional executive committee and the Head of Products for Credit Suisse Hong Kong. He began his career as an Investment Banker at Salomon Brothers where he worked for almost a decade. Previous to that, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. Inc. Mr. Ho earned his Master’s of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is an active participant in the Asian business community. He sits on the Board for numerous companies, including being an active member of the Governor’s Advisory Board for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a member of the Church Council of Christ Church Hong Kong. Mr. Ho has a Bachelors Degree from James Madison University. In 1984, Mr. Ho was a nominated All American in High School soccer. During his senior year, he was voted first team All-Region, first team All-State, first team All-Conference and voted “Delaware High School Player of the Year”. Mr. Ho played Division 1 soccer at James Madison University. He was also a 2-time All-Conference High School tennis player.

Mr. Yu joined Hywin International as the Head of Securities in February 2022 to lead the company’s corporate finance advisory business and tailored asset management business. Mr. Yu has nearly 20 years of experience in private placement, pre-IPO financing and underwriting Mr Yu previously held senior roles at Valuable Capital, Valuable Asset Management, Macquarie, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and HSBC, and worked on various US and HK listings, including Hywin Holdings, Netjoy Holdings, Acotec Scientific, Jiayuan Services, etc. In addition, Mr. Yu was involved in the fundraising for various investment funds targeting IPOs in China, Hong Kong and Us with total AUM of Usd300million. Mr. Yu holds a doctorate degree in Business Administration from Shanghai Jiao Tong University Antai College—University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager.

Manmohan Mall is currently heading the Private Markets business for Kristal.AI, a digital private bank headquartered out of Singapore. Kristal Private Market is extending the platform’s mission of making investments more accessible and personalized in the pre-IPO space for HNIs, family offices and funds in the region. Prior to that he had held senior regional roles in the structured equity and credit space for global banks including Standard Chartered, Citi, Macquarie and ABN AMRO out of Singapore and Hong Kong. Manmohan holds an MBA qualification from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is a licensed representative under the regulations of Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Eric Cheung is a member of the Investment Committee of the Lombard Odier’s private assets team and leads the Asian market coverage. Prior to joining LOIM, Eric accumulated a broad range of experiences in private assets and was most recently covering the Asian market. He spent a number of years in the London office of global fund-of-funds manager Pantheon before joining their Asian team in Hong Kong where he sat on the LP advisory board of several pan-Asian, Chinese, Japanese and Australian funds. Prior to Pantheon, he was a member of the global fund investment team at Hamilton Lane in London. Eric began his career in the European Mergers & Acquisitions practice at UBS Investment Bank in London. Eric earned a Grande Ecole degree from EDHEC Business School in France.

Michael has an extensive background in financial services in Asia, Europe and North America. He has been in Asia-Pacific since 1995 – first in Hong Kong for six years, then in Sydney and Singapore, returning to Hong Kong in 2007. Before setting up Hubbis in early 2009, Michael founded Pacific Prospect in 2002 and sold it to global business-to-business publisher Incisive Media in 2006, continuing to serve as Chief Executive Officer until October 2008. Prior to Pacific Prospect, Michael worked for nine years in financial markets publishing. He joined Euromoney Publications in 1993 as the publisher of a quarterly magazine, International Bond Investor. In 1995, Michael joined Thomson Financial Services (now Thomson Reuters) to conceive and launch Finance Asia magazine. While he was Managing Director of Finance Asia, Michael also started the Asian Debt Review, Asian Private Capital Magazine and started the Finance Asia Conference Business. In 1997, Michael founded FIA Limited. Born in North Wales, Michael was head boy of St David’s College Llandudno. He has a degree in Business Administration from Cardiff University. And is married with three children - Reanna, Garett and Tarryn.