Asian private equity – size does matter?
As a house publication for an industry that was little understood and less visible throughout all but its most recent history in Asia Pacific, AVCJ has long leaned towards the optimistic in its portrayal of the impact of private equity in the region.
So it is sobering and salutary sometimes to be brought up against the realities of just how small the Asia Pacific private equity industry still is, and how far it still has to go. As one indicator,...
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