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Private equity transactions in S-E Asia rebounded in 2016: report

Published Fri, Apr 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    PRIVATE equity (PE) activity in South-east Asia rebounded in 2016 to reach nearly US$7 billion in deal value - spurred by a recovery in Malaysia from "a record low" in 2015.

    According to Bain & Company's latest annual South-east Asia Private Equity Report, the US$7 billion is up from the US$4.8 billion recorded in 2015, and 14 per cent more than the 2011-2015 historical average,

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