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

There were four deals valued at more than US$1 billion each in South-east Asia last year, down from eight in 2024.

South-east Asia private equity deal value down 43% in 2025: EY

Deal volume drops 12% year on year, with 59 transactions

Nearly nine in 10 private wealth professionals plan to increase allocations to private markets this year, a survey has found.

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

“We are diversifying and thinking about Asia, especially through the PE lens,” Schroder says.

AustralianSuper hunts for private equity deals across Asia

The pension fund currently has 5.1% of its balanced portfolio invested in private equity

Apac also has showed the highest enthusiasm for the illiquidity premium of private market assets at 58%

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 real estate fundraising surged in 2025, fuelled by strong activity among industry heavyweights and the rise of data centre-focused funds.

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

South-east Asia’s geopolitical neutrality will continue to attract investment in manufacturing, logistics and technology as global supply chains realign.

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 is refocusing on its core areas of expertise – aerospace, insurance and business services .

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

Fang Fenglei's Hapu Investment Management is planning to base its headquarters in Singapore, and is awaiting approval for a licence.

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

Apac is perceived as the next frontier for search fund growth, with observers citing its favourable demographics: baby-boomer business owners approaching retirement without successors.
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