Buyout

PEI asks what has unblocked the deal pipeline and explores how firms are getting transactions across the line.

Today’s dealfow dynamics offer a rich source of value-creation potential for investors in Japanese private equity, says Mark Chiba at The Longreach Group.

Finex has expanded to more than 50 full-time staff across Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, according to its website.

Macroeconomic and geopolitical forces are slowly transforming private equity’s approach to Asia-Pacific.

Though China remains the biggest PE market in APAC, other countries are getting a bigger share of dealmaking as investors look to diversify geographically, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.

The lag in private equity reporting, differences in valuation methods and volatile macro environment will dictate the asset class’s performance in 2023, says McKinsey partner Brian Vickery.

The firm's latest PE ELTIF will enable individual investors to back buyout, growth and venture opportunities for a minimum investment of €30,000.

The new laws have thrown up few real surprises, but there are some nuances private equity needs to be cognisant of.

Investcorp North America Private Equity Fund will target mid-market buyouts in the TMT and business services sectors.

The private equity industry should look to the mid-market for attractive deal opportunities in South Korea, say UCK Partners’ Soomin Kim, Sunwha Shin and Seungwoong Gwak