East Asia

The bank has onboarded a greater number of private markets evergreens amid a rising focus on exit liquidity, executive director Jason Ng tells PEI.

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority is ‘actively engaging’ with industry participants to establish an approval process for listed PE funds, a spokesperson tells PEI.

Japan is benefitting as some investors shift focus away from Chinese private equity, partner Naofumi Nishi tells PEI.

The fund of funds specialist's next Opportunity fund may include an ex-China sidecar to reflect shifting LP appetites, managing partner Alex Sao Wei Lee tells PEI.

GPs willing to navigate China's Qualified Domestic Limited Partner programme could benefit from rising HNWI appetites for cross-border alternative investments, write partners from law firm Fangda.

The buyout shop has secured 50% of Fund V’s $900m target, primarily from domestic LPs, PEI understands.

Heightened fairness requirements could lead to a rise in acquisition premiums, increased transaction costs and procedural complexity.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore last week launched a consultation process for two fund structures targeting the mass market.

Increasing allocations and sophistication among Japanese LPs are leading them to a wider range of private equity managers and strategies, say Neuberger Berman’s Jonathan Shofet and Yoshi Yagisawa.

After years of steady growth, Japan’s private equity market presents unrivalled opportunities, say NSSK’s Jun Tsusaka and Kaz Tokuyama.