Singapore
Deal structures in APAC tend to be more bespoke compared to those in developed markets.
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Greater China
The AIIB has allocated 10% of its assets to equity investments.
Nearly half of LPs in APAC remained under-allocated to private equity.
Sustainability now encompasses a wide range of strategic internal and external issues.
India
Capital raised by debut fund managers fell 60% YoY in Jan-Sept 2024.
North East Private Equity’s Asia portfolio includes funds managed by about 20 managers.
There is still space for USD funds to grow in the local market, says managing partner Xu Qing.
LPs in Asia traditionally rely on established exit routes like M&As and IPOs for distributions.
The firm has allotted over 25% of the corpus to fund managers and for co-investments.
LPs are taking a bottom-up approach towards China despite the risk that may be involved.
