Private equity in focus

Wan Kamaruzaman: ‘With the new normal of low interest rates and the slowdown in economic growth, we have to be realistic.’

Low-yield environment increases its prominence as an asset class

WHILE private equity (PE) isn’t new to the Malaysian market, a few developments are thrusting it into the limelight. The low to negative interest rate environment coupled with volatile stock markets are causing more money to go into this alternative asset class. In 2015, the total amount of PE deals in Asia-Pacific soared to a record high of US$125bil (RM518bil).