Asian LPs deploy more capital in private equity – Preqin
More than 70% of Asian institutional investors have committed to at least one private equity fund so far this year and close to nine in 10 expect to allocate the same or more capital to the asset class in 2014 compared to 2013.
When asked about their longer-term plans for private equity, more than half of the 50 Asia-based LPs surveyed by Preqin in June said they planned to increase commitments as a portion of total assets under...
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