Buyout

A larger proportion of the firm's latest flagship will go towards control investments, partners Gaurav Ahuja and Ashley Menezes tell PEI.

The $1.6bn BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund is nearly 18% deployed across four deals, two of which came from India, partner Nicholas Macksey tells PEI.

Speaking at SALT iConnections in New York, Weijian Shan, co-founder of pan-Asian giant PAG, said buyouts gave China investors more exit options than growth and venture deals.

The firm’s founder told HKVCA’s Greater China PE Summit that pessimism about China’s economy was overblown, citing its increasing capacity for innovation and world-class manufacturing capabilities.

The proposals could bring greater certainty for overseas private equity firms and ‘level the playing field’ with their Australian counterparts, according to legal experts.

Japan’s private markets brace for greater levels of interest.

Although India remains dominated by growth equity, the market is seeing greater appetite for buyouts as GPs and institutional investors seek a more hands-on approach.

Japan was the only market in Asia-Pacific that saw an increase in deal value last year, according to Bain & Co's Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2024.

Firms will find it tougher to invest once interest rates get cut, says Blackstone's president and chief operating officer in a video interview at NEXUS 2024.

The co-chief executive's comments coincide with a raft of Japanese buyout funds returning to market to capitalise on rising investor demand.