PEI Group Data

In today's edition, A sneak peek at 2025 fundraising totals (spoiler alert: it makes for grim reading); Prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for one of Asia PE's biggest names; Why GP-leds are on the rise in Asia-Pacific.

Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.

China’s private equity market is ‘already seeing a lot more activity’ in verticals relating to AI, Marc Lau, managing partner at the fund of funds, tells PEI.

What's hindering defence deployment in PE?; Cambridge Associates urges fresh thinking in 2026; Alvarez & Marsal's PE unit is ploughing ahead with secondaries.

Launched in the summer, OceanSound Partners Fund III has a hard-cap of $2.9bn and is expected to hold a first close 'imminently,' sources told Buyouts.

An LP has received a re-investment option and a liquidity option, with the latter offered at a discount to current valuation.

Europe's fundraising scene is bracing for a busy 2026; CalPERS approves a radical portfolio overhaul; why Asia-Pacific is divided over exit expectations.

Japan is KKR’s second-largest private equity investment destination, with India also in the top four, co-chief Joseph Bae told an HKMA event in Hong Kong.

PE has a major role to play in the region’s future, with regulatory changes and increased pension plan investment leading the charge.

TMT-focused vehicles are getting bigger and more often closing on target, despite the wider fundraising malaise.