Coller Barometer: Asia Pacific PE growth trend to continue

According to Coller's findings, 39% of European and North American LPs expect to have more than a tenth of their private equity commitments focused on the Asia-Pacific region within three years, compared with just 15% and 21% of investors in those two regions today. At 89%, almost all Asia-Pacific investors plan to have more than a tenth of their PE exposure in the region within three years; 63% have such exposure today.

In terms of individual countries within the region, Australia is easily the most attractive destination for buyout investments over the next two years - six times as many investors find it a tempting location for such transactions as those who find it unattractive. Japan and Malaysia were the least popular countries in this category.

For venture capital and growth deals, meanwhile, China, India and Indonesia are currently the most popular markets. Japan was again seen as the market with the poorest opportunities - 62% of LPs see it as unattractive, compared with 6% who are attracted.

Despite Japan's unpopularity with LPs, the nation saw what could be the largest private equity transaction of the year announced earlier this week. Bain Capital agreed to buy a 50% stake in Jupiter Shop Channel (JSC), a television shopping company, from Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for a reported JPY100 billion ($1.3 billion).

It comes after Bain completed the largest buyout in Japan since the onset of the global financial crisis, purchasing restaurant chain Skylark for JPY160 billion last year.

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