private equity

Asia secondaries activity is increasing as a result of geopolitical uncertainties, a growing private equity market and rising awareness, Coller Capital’s Zhan Yang tells FA.

The Mobile World-backed electronics retailer plans to start trading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in August, after completing one of Vietnam’s largest IPOs in recent years.

The US investment giant exceeded its $10bn target after an active 24 months of deals in the region, especially in India and Japan.

Asia Fund VI exceeded its $7bn target and will focus on opportunities across technology, industrials, consumer, healthcare, business and financial services.

BPEA IX will focus on control investments in leading companies across technology, healthcare, industrial technology, services, and technology services; several deals have already closed in Japan and South Korea.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best financing, private markets & innovation deals across Apac - including infrastructure, Islamic finance, private credit, private equity, project finance, property, structured finance, sustainable finance, VC and innovation.

Despite growing investor confidence, a challenging fundraising environment in the region persists. The role of AI in deals is gaining in importance.

Raj Shah, partner and head of healthcare, Nordic Capital, discusses how investors are looking to tap into Asia's demographic demand, gain portfolio resilience, and drive healthcare innovation.

Co-investors in the take-private deal for the healthcare firm include 65 Equity Partners, the Employees Provident Fund and China’s Silk Road Fund.