East Asia

The Hong Kong multifamily office has found a sweet spot in Europe's mid-market, head of investments Vincent Au tells Private Equity International.

Alpha-seekers would consider a quality GP regardless of its geographic focus, head of Asia-Pacific private investments Vish Ramaswami tells PEI.

Maharlika Investment Corporation is seeking managers ‘who understand how the Philippines operates’, CIO Kheed Ng tells PEI.

EQT Private Capital Asia returned $14bn to investors in 2025 alone, deputy co-head of private capital Asia Hari Gopalakrishnan tells PEI.

Nearly half of the private equity funds that closed in the first quarter met their fundraising targets – the highest proportion in at least five years.

GL China Opportunities Fund V was launched in September 2025, aiming to raise $800m, and will mainly target buyout investments.

Demographic change and a shift from hospital to community-based care are creating investment opportunities for those with the right expertise, says Nihon PMI Partners CEO Satoshi Hamada.

Fragmented industries and ageing founders create a strong backdrop for private equity-backed buy and build strategies, say J-STAR’s Yutaka Tozaki, Kazumasa Ohara and Kento Nakasako.

Japanese institutional investors are expanding their PE portfolios in the mid-market, as well as co-investment and secondaries, say Neuberger’s Jonathan Shofet, Yoshi Yagisawa and Hiro Fukuda.

Opportunity abounds in the small and mid-cap space, where companies are ripe for transformation initiatives, say Koji Sasaki and Toshihide Matsuda at T Capital Partners.