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Private-equity deals slow in Q1: report

Value falls 20% to US$852m but fundamentals for PE transaction activity remain strong

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Published Thu, Jul 21, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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PRIVATE-EQUITY deals were off to a slow start in the first quarter of this year - both in value and volume terms - but the fundamentals for PE transaction activity remain strong. An Ernst & Young report titled "EY private equity briefing: South-east Asia (June 2016)" said that the overall value of private equity deals in South-east Asia completed in Q1 2016 was US$852 million, down 20 per from Q1 2015.

As PE firms were taking their time to close deals amid the regional volatility, the total number of deals completed also saw a sharp 43 per cent fall. This was mainly due to the drop in early-stage technology deals.

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