The total value of private equity deals in Asia Pacific last year fell to its lowest since 2014 as fundraising dropped to a 10-year low amid slowing growth, high interest rates and volatile public markets, according to management consultancy Bain & Company. In 2023, the total deal value for the Asia Pacific region declined more than 23% to $147 billion from a year earlier, Bain & Company said in its report.
Japan though, was an outlier with deal value surging 183% in 2023 from a year earlier, making it the largest private equity market in Asia Pacific for the first time, according to the report. Exits plunged 26% to $101 billion in 2023 from a year earlier — 40% of these exits were via initial public offerings, Bain said