Managers

Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.

Private equity managers are once again hoping to break the dealmaking dam in the year ahead.

The placement agent’s co-lead for secondaries tells Buyouts that she also expects more mid-market GPs to raise funds targeting investment in continuation vehicles.

The Gulf’s biggest private equity firm has been actively using continuation vehicles across its Europe tech strategy this year, says Daniel Lopez-Cruz.

The country has taken a larger share of Asia-Pacific's stilted private equity market over recent years.

Buyouts highlights some of the private equity funds and themes it believes helped define the market in 2025.

Firm targets portfolio companies primarily in the South and Midwest, where leaders of smaller businesses tend to focus more on long-term partnership and 'thoughtful stewardship,' managing partner tells Buyouts.

The vehicle could allow the firm to double down on its early-stage AI bets such as 'vibe coding' start-up Lovable.

Chris Eckerman, who had spent the past 12 years at SWIB, will lead up TPSF’s efforts to expand into the co-investment space.

Ex-Blackstone dealmaker Mustafa Siddiqui’s firm, launched in January, closed its first CV with K1 Investment Management and has since made three more investments, affiliate title Secondaries Investor understands.