People Moves
Carlyle Group Adds To China-Focused Team

This publication brings latest news of moves and appointments in the Asian wealth management sector.
Carlyle Group, the US-headquartered private equity firm, has hired a former senior Johnson & Johnson executive to advise on investing in China’s healthcare sector, according to media reports.
Jesse Wu has become a senior advisor to Carlyle’s Asian buyout fund, helping to unearth deals for the US private equity firm and boost its portfolio companies in the healthcare industry. Wu previously ran Johnson & Johnson’s operations in China.
A few weeks ago, Carlyle Group was reported to be looking to raise around $1 billion for a new private equity fund to invest in Asian growth companies.
Last year, New York-headquartered Athena Art Finance launched with $280 million of equity capital led by the Carlyle Group and the private equity unit of Pictet, the Geneva-headquartered private bank.