Asia-Pacific

As financial institutions in Japan take a leading role in reporting on nature-related risks, PE firms may increasingly need to demonstrate how they are addressing the issue.

Inside: Why more global GPs are targeting Japan; Five fundraising trends shaping Asia’s hottest market; How Japan Investment Corporation is seeking to revolutionise the country’s VC sector; Expert comment from industry leaders; And much more…

An anecdote on how AI is already playing a greater role in investor relations; embattled software portfolios face a looming maturity wall; GPs face friction in the fund finance process.

The number of Asia-Pacific portfolio companies held for more than five years rose 18% in 2025, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2026.

Evergreen drama could be a result of 'mis-selling' and 'mis-structuring'; one of Australia's biggest LPs gets a new PE head; Mercer prioritises investor liquidity with latest acquisition.

The appointment is part of a wider multi-asset expansion that includes TPG NewQuest's first Japan-based secondaries executive.

A furore over credit could spell bad news for private capital's retail ambitions; another US pension slashes its PE allocation over liquidity concerns; APAC gets a much-needed liquidity boost from public markets.

The new office will 'support investment-related activities' and investor relations capabilities, a spokesperson tells PEI.

David Bluff and Tammi Fisher, joint managing directors for private equity and real assets, add to a string of senior leadership resignations at Australia's sovereign wealth fund.

Gulf capital that was previously earmarked for the US or Europe could be redirected towards home countries, Andrei Rotaru, head of Middle East private equity, tells PEI.