Private Equity

Asia-Pacific

Navigating Japan’s demographic dilemma

PE firms are investing in businesses plugging the gaps caused by a declining and ageing population, such as those providing staffing, health and elderly care services.

4 min read · 03 April 2023

A slow year ahead for APAC PE dealmaking – Bain & Co

Though China remains the biggest PE market in APAC, other countries are getting a bigger share of dealmaking as investors look to diversify geographically, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.

3 min read · 28 March 2023

Ham Lane targets RMB secondaries with Shanghai office launch

The asset manager will pursue yuan-denominated LP-led and GP-led transactions from a discretionary pool of client capital, Asia co-head Mingchen Xia tells PEI.

3 min read · 16 February 2023

What to expect from APAC private equity in 2023

Zombie funds, LP substitutions and a dealmaking rebound could be on the cards for the Asia-Pacific private equity markets this year.

5 min read · 05 January 2023

Vietnam's start-up sector is poised for more growth as VCs pledge $1.5bn

More than 40 venture capital firms have pledged to invest more than $1.5 billion in Vietnam's start-ups over the next few years.

2 min read · 20 December 2022

Friday Letter: Why there is an 'uptick in the premium' for climate tech companies

The co-author of a new climate tech report is unfazed by a slowdown in exits, saying the slump means climate tech companies "will just be more expensive for potential acquirers to buy."

3 min read · 30 September 2022

Carlyle’s Asia chairman: We’re leaning in to China

The Washington DC-headquartered firm expects to be opportunistic in Chinese private equity over the next six to nine months, Xiang-Dong Yang tells PEI.

3 min read · 27 September 2022

How KKR is thinking about the geopolitical landscape in 2022

The era of great-power competition, which includes intensifying scrutiny, restrictions and regulation around the movement of capital, goods, data and technology, presents both challenges and opportunities, says Global Institute executive director Vance Serchuk.

6 min read · 31 August 2022

APAC secondaries participants spy opportunities despite market slowdown

Experts from Greenhill, NewQuest and LGT Capital Partners discuss what’s driving secondaries dealflow in Asia-Pacific this year.

5 min read · 15 August 2022

Korean buyout shop VIG ponders dedicated growth capital team

VIG Fund IV is 69% invested and expected to complete one more deal this year, managing partner Chulmin Lee tells PEI.

2 min read · 05 May 2022

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