Private equity
‘No other sector like it’: KKR sees no let-up in AI-driven infrastructure boom after STT GDC deal
Deep pools of private capital are chasing data centres, one of Asia’s most capital-intensive asset classes
South-east Asia private equity deal value down 43% in 2025: EY
Deal volume drops 12% year on year, with 59 transactions
More investment opportunities in private markets from banks in Singapore as demand soars
Some have beefed up their offerings to include European private credit, hedge funds and private equity products
AustralianSuper hunts for private equity deals across Asia
The pension fund currently has 5.1% of its balanced portfolio invested in private equity
Apac investors most bullish globally on private markets, with nearly half planning to raise allocations
Long-term return expectations and confidence in the illiquidity premium are driving sustained interest
Private property fundraising up 29% yoy to US$222.2 billion in 2025 after three-year slump: report
In the Asia-Pacific, some US$21.3 billion of capital was raised in 2025
Private equity turns to continuation funds, secondary buyouts as alternative to traditional exits: Morrison Foerster
This trend will likely continue in South-east Asia and globally as liquidity engineering goes mainstream
Onex seals US$1.6 billion continuation fund as it eyes expansion
Singapore’s GIC, Neuberger Berman, Apollo Global Management’s S3 and and StepStone Group are backing the fund
China’s private equity trailblazer Fang Fenglei faces doubts on returns, succession
After weak returns, slow dealmaking and leadership churn, Hopu sees backers Temasek, GIC and CIC rethink support
‘Search funds’ to buy SMEs spring up in the Asia-Pacific, but will they succeed?
Australia and Japan lead in successful acquisitions, while search funds are emerging elsewhere