The Asia real assets story
It is difficult to tell whether Asia is at the beginning of a real assets story or negotiating a transition phase somewhere around the middle. "Real assets" is such an all-encompassing term, taking in everything from forestry to energy to real estate, while individual Asian markets face challenges that reflect their different stages of development.
Asian private equity real estate funds have received cumulative commitments of more than $81.5 billion since 2003, according to AVCJ Research, a fraction of the $475 billion that has entered traditional...
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