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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.

The deal comes as LP secondaries sales keep steady and drive activity with strong pricing and sellers eager to capture liquidity from private equity portfolios.

Marquis tells us about her other dream job as NFL commissioner, her extensive work with not-for-profits and why she dislikes the phrase ‘lipstick on a pig.’

Exit paralysis is especially taxing for LPs, who have endured cumulative negative cashflows since 2019.

The system has not yet finalized a contract with a secondaries adviser.

Concerns over future use-cases in face of AI has led to ‘a number of broken sales processes’, says Sascha Pfeiffer, head of European technology at Houlihan Lokey.

Jail time, fines and increasing investigations from the local tax authority – in Germany’s largest state, the private equity industry appears to be in a state of fear when it comes to the issue of tax and offshoring.

Barings' recently promoted global private finance head says the firm has a full pipeline of deals. Plus: Why GP stakes could be the answer to accessing private wealth capital; and CFOs and back offices get crushed under a compliance burden. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.