
Asia to account for 37% of global HNWI PE commitments by 2025 - study

High net worth individual (HWNIs) contributions to private equity are growing faster in Asia Pacific than anywhere else, with the region set to account for 37% of global commitments by 2025, up from 26% in 2020, according to a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and iCapital Network.
Over the same period, HWNI investment in the asset class will rise from USD 493bn to USD 1.17trn, or 11% of the global pool. In 2015, they accounted for USD 190bn, or 8%. The calculations are based on...
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