DFX Intelligence
RIA Intelligence
Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
SEC-registered adviser
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc.
Latest filing May 13, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 26 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 24, 2005
RAUM
$1.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
74
44 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
6
beyond the principal office
Private funds
9
reported on Schedule D
History
26 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$1.9B as of May 13, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$314M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of May 13, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)74 as of May 13, 2026
Mar 28, 201359 then
Private funds9 as of May 13, 2026
Mar 30, 20124 then
RAUM -15% over the last fiscal year-21% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 13, 2026; every figure names its basis
- RAUM per advisor
- unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $186MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 100%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- unknownderived7 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- -15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- unknownderived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
- Ownership
- no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
- Advisor book size
- not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
- buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
- marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- Pooled investment vehicles$1.9B100%
- Individual clients
- n/areported
- HNW clients
- n/areported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- n/areported
- Accounts
- 10reported
- Financial planning clients
- reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- noreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, performancereported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=2.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
Joined, latest
none on the tape
Private funds
15 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Owners | First reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Haven Private Equity Asia IV, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $1.3B | 213 | Mar 28, 2013 |
| North Haven Private Equity Asia V, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $510M | 737 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| North Haven Thai Private Equity, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $382M | 122 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| North Haven Private Equity Asia III, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $359M | 217 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| North Haven Private Equity Asia V Offshore, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $316M | 107 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| North Haven Asia Alpha Spv, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $231M | 6 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| North Haven Asia Alpha Sma, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $71.1M | 6 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia Te, L.P.no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $63.1M | 9 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia Tee, L.P.no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $20.5M | 6 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| North Haven Private Equity Asia IV Vision Investors L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $13.0M | 11 | Mar 27, 2015 |
| North Haven Private Equity Asia Specialty Chemicals, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $3.0M | 17 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Morgan Stanley Global Emerging Markets Private Investment Fund, L.P.no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $2.4M | 60 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| North Haven Thai Private Equity Aiv, L.P.no longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $71,212 | 122 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Mspe Metro Investors Cayman, LPno longer reported | Private Equity Fund | $0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, L.P. | Private Equity Fund | $0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2012 |
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Chin H Chou · Chief Executive Officer Of Private Equity Asia And Directorcontrolsince 02/2005 · owns less than 5%
- Nathan David Miller · President, Director And Head Of Private Credit And Equitycontrolsince 08/2016 · owns less than 5%
- Schiffman Kara Fricke · Chief Legal Officersince 12/2016 · owns less than 5%
- Cordt Benjamin Huneke · President And Managing Director Of Morgan Stanley Investment Managementsince 11/2024 · owns less than 5%
- Joohahn John Moon · Directorsince 07/2010 · owns less than 5%
- Gauranga Pal · Chief Compliance Officersince 05/2023 · owns less than 5%
- Meisiu Amy Yeung · Vice Presidentsince 06/2017 · owns less than 5%
Entity owners
- Morgan Stanley · Sole Shareholderdirect · owns 75% or more · public reporting company
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
- Cp Infrastructure III Slp LPpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Cp Infrastructure IV Slp LPpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Mesa West Capitalinvestment adviserpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $8.7B
- Mesa West Core Lending Fund Gp, LLCpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Mesa West Dsa, LLCinvestment advisern
- Mesa West Lv Sa Gp, LLCpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Mesa West Real Estate Income Fund IV Gp, LLCpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley (Thailand) Limitedinvestment advisern
- Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCbroker-dealertrust companyn
- Morgan Stanley Asia Limitedbroker-dealerinvestment advisern
- Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Vi Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Vii Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Viii Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners Gp Inc.bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners Holdings Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners IV Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners IV Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Credit Partners IV Gp L.P.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Expansion Equity Ix Gp Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Expansion Equity Ix Gp LPpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley India Financial Services Private Limitedinvestment advisern
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Gp LPbankpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Holdings Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure II Gp LPbankpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure II Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure III Gp L.P.bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure III Inc.pooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure III Investors Gp S.A R.L.bankpooled vehicle sponsorn
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Inc.investment adviserbanknRAUM $16B
- Morgan Stanley Infrastructure IV Gp LPpooled vehicle sponsorn
Advisers that list Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. as a related person
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- Kowloon, Hong Kong19 employees
- Chongro-Ku Seoul 110-061, Korea, South7 employees
- Beijing, China6 employees
- Bangkok, Thailand6 employees
- Mumbai, India6 employees
- Shanghai, China6 employees
- Shenzen, China2 employees
ADV anomalies
2 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
- unusual affiliate densityStatic outlier · filing May 13, 2026distinct affiliate types checked on Item 7.A of 6.0 against a peer median of 2.0 (797 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 5.4 robust deviations)peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (797) · 99% percentile
- large related person networkStatic outlier · filing May 13, 2026related persons on Schedule D 7.A of 108.0 against a peer median of 7.0 (850 comparable advisers, 99.0th percentile, 22.7 robust deviations)peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (850) · 99% percentile
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 12 to 10Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Advisory employees · 49 to 44Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- BD registered reps · 0 to 2Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pooled vehicle clients · 12 to 10Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Employees · 58 to 74Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Private funds · 11 to 9Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $2.2B to $1.9BSep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $2.2B to $1.9BSep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- RAUM · $2.2B to $1.9BSep 22, 2025 to Mar 26, 2026
- Advisory employees · 52 to 49Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- BD registered reps · 33 to 0Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Employees · 96 to 58Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Financial planning clients · unset to Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Other offices · 7 to 6Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Private funds · 10 to 11Nov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $2.2BNov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.0B to $2.2BNov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- RAUM · $3.0B to $2.2BNov 26, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Advisory employees · 60 to 52May 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- BD registered reps · 21 to 33May 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Employees · 81 to 96May 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Private funds · 12 to 10May 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.8B to $3.0BMay 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.8B to $3.0BMay 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- RAUM · $3.8B to $3.0BMay 15, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
- BD registered reps · 2 to 21Oct 7, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Discretionary RAUM · $4.3B to $3.8BOct 7, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $4.3B to $3.8BOct 7, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- RAUM · $4.3B to $3.8BOct 7, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Accounts · 10 to 12Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Advisory employees · 57 to 60Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- BD registered reps · 4 to 2Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Pooled vehicle clients · 10 to 12Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Employees · 76 to 81Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Other offices · 6 to 7Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Private funds · 10 to 12Mar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Discretionary RAUM · $5.8B to $4.3BMar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Pooled vehicle RAUM · $5.8B to $4.3BMar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- RAUM · $5.8B to $4.3BMar 31, 2021 to Mar 30, 2022
- Advisory employees · 63 to 57Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Signals
2 dated events
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. reported RAUM $2.2B, down 28% from $3.0B (2024-11-26 to 2025-03-27)Mar 27, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
- Kent Alan Jones (President) no longer on Schedule A of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. (listed 2018-08-24, absent 2019-03-29)Mar 29, 2019 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. · Independent Sponsorsshared crd · capital_provider
- Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Inc. · Private Equityshared crd · organization
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Principal office phone
- 212 761-7160reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 13, 2026
Provenance
- Form ADV
- SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Advisors
- IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Class
- Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026