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As Asia-Pacific’s fundraising slump continues, hopes are being pinned on the southeast.

Find out which investors backed the most funds and which institution types had the highest increase in PE exposure in PEI’s half-year 2024 Investor Report.

Japan could be in contention for Advent’s next stage of Asia-Pacific expansion after the firm’s newly opened Australia office, India head Shweta Jalan tells PEI.

Exit activity across the industry will continue to pick up over the second half of this year, says the firm’s chairman of Europe Nikos Stathopoulos.

A larger proportion of the firm's latest flagship will go towards control investments, partners Gaurav Ahuja and Ashley Menezes tell PEI.

The firm, which collected about $2.8bn for its fifth Japan fund earlier this month, keeps junior and mid-level staff motivated by ensuring they receive hands-on deal experience, Japan co-head Kazuhiro Yamada tells PEI.

The $1.6bn BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund is nearly 18% deployed across four deals, two of which came from India, partner Nicholas Macksey tells PEI.

The Mumbai-based manager, which closed a $700m continuation fund in April, will begin fundraising for its 10th flagship this year, PEI understands.

Asia Fund VIII, which closed below target, is TPG’s largest Asia-focused fund, according to the firm's latest earnings call.

The soon-to-be listed manager’s flagship buyout fund series has amassed nearly €100bn since 1998.