Asia-Pacific

Partial exits, continuation funds and NAV loans helped bring the industry’s cashflow to breakeven in 2024, according to Bain’s latest global private equity report.

With market watchdogs looking more closely at private asset pricing, affiliate title Private Equity International spoke to managers of semi-liquid funds about their valuation methods.

The Mumbai-headquartered asset manager recently closed its debut secondaries fund above target on 50bn rupees.

The top secondaries deals, firms, law firms and advisers of the year from the APAC region.

Kylie Hart, co-founder of global executive search firm Norgay Partners, breaks down how the secondaries market has been compensated on the back of last year’s record secondaries volume, in the latest episode of our Second Thoughts podcast.

Last year saw 70 continuation vehicles close, with scores more hitting the market, according to data gathered by Secondaries Investor.

The pension fund’s portfolio is the latest LP-led deal to come out of the APAC region.

The APAC secondaries market is expected to have a strong 2025, and buyers in the Chinese market have an advantage.

The Taiwanese insurer’s portfolio sale deal could be around $2bn in size, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Mavis Huang, former director of intermediary clients, Asia, at Swiss investment firm Vontobel Asset Management, has joined Coller’s Hong Kong office.