Southeast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?
'The cash that is sitting in private equity will have to be put to work,' the Thoma Bravo co-founder said in this NEXUS 2025 preview interview. 'Capital needs to be returned to LPs.'
The growth investor will deploy more than 20% of its most recent USD-denominated flagship outside of Mainland China, chief executive Steven Wang told PEI.
North American bakery businesses have become a prime target for private equity investment.
A muted IPO market and weakened LP appetite have prompted China’s GPs to enter reset mode.
The global chemicals industry experienced a slump following the pandemic, though PE's share of the market is holding steady.
The strategy is the firm's fastest growing unit from a headcount perspective, according to chief executive David Layton.
The market’s largest legal advisers worked on more than $800bn of transactions last year, marking their second busiest annual period.
While LP appetites for China are somewhat diminished, excitement is growing around India and Japan.
The transaction has been backed by capital from long-term yield-oriented institutions and not traditional secondaries firms, PEI understands.