Asia Pacific on private equity investors’ radar

Dechert/Mergermarket explains in the recently published Global Private Equity Outlook 2021 report.that Asia Pacific currently represents just 25% of the global PE industry. This, it says, leaves headroom and runway for significant growth for the next decade at least.

THE ongoing impact of the Covid-19 crisis and geopolitical tensions are seen as the key risks for deal-making in Asia Pacific.

But private equity (PE) investors still regard the region as an attractive market, offering a huge opportunity for the PE industry, according to a survey by financial data provider Mergermarket on behalf of Dechert LLP.

“Not only does Asia Pacific have an unmatched economic profile – both in size and growth – it is significantly under-penetrated by PE, ” Dechert/Mergermarket explains in the recently published Global Private Equity Outlook 2021 report.