Operational value-add: Sign of the times
Budding interest in operational value-add marks a new level of maturity in Asian private equity. Trial-and-error experimentation has progressed slower than the macro motivators
One of the ironies of the private equity industry in Asia is that investors’ efforts to modernize the region have made their jobs harder. Despite all the benefits that come with more robust social and...
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