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Apollo and ICG expand into South Korea as private equity gains momentum

Private Equity Insights

The country’s growing pool of pension funds and increasing corporate restructuring activities are drawing the attention of alternative investment firms worldwide. The broader Asia-Pacific private equity market saw investment activity rise to $138bn in 2024, marking an 8.1% increase from the previous year.

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Blackstone, KKR, CVC curbed by China’s IPO clampdown

Private Equity Wire

Theres a growing sense among PE investors that China may not be as systemically investable as once thought, said Brock Silvers, CEO of Hong Kong-based Kaiyuan Capital, highlighting the impact of regulatory pressures, economic deceleration, and weakened exit strategies on private equity operations in China.

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IMCO's CEO Bert Clark Reflects on the Canadian Model and More

Pension Pulse

That’s a problem for private equity — which relies on the cycle of raising money to make acquisitions, exiting via a sale or IPO and then returning money to investors. Some are even looking at alternative exit strategies. Such deals won’t just be the preserve of tech firms, Kleinman said. this week.