Asia-Pacific

Patrick No, who oversees Lazard’s secondary advisory and primary fundraising activities in the region, is understood to be leaving the bank.

A third of LPs are planning to increase their allocation to the region over the next 12-24 months, according to Campbell Lutyens' latest APAC report.

Private equity funds raised in recent years hold far more undeployed capital than earlier vintages at the same stage in their life, PEI Group data shows.

It can be advantageous to look at a geography 'when things are tough', head of APAC PE Lilian Fang said at the Milken Institute Asia Summit 2026.

Europe has proven comparatively resilient, while venture capital – especially in Asia-Pacific – continues to bear the brunt of the industry’s fundraising slowdown.

PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.

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The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

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