Private capital

Wealthy Asians chasing returns pour US$25 billion into AI startups

For Asia’s elite, the allure of generational tech gains is outweighing the risks of a potential bubble

Private wealth portfolios should have an allocation to infrastructure, says Lennart Blecher, chairperson of EQT Real Assets.

Stronger governance and an ‘industrial’ approach drive EQT’s outperformance

The trick is to identify good companies that can be made great by attracting the best people, says chair of EQT Real Assets

Philip Pearce, ESR Group president, notes that Singapore was always a more significant office and base than Hong Kong.

Privatisation reset puts ‘simplified’ ESR on growth path from Singapore

It has pulled US$700 million in foreign capital to Singapore over the last two years, and aims to double core AUM to more than US$80 billion by 2030

Janet Perumal notes that while there is always going to be a place for passive management, diversification is also important.

Asia investors shift from money market funds to active funds, alternatives: Wellington Management head of Apac

Fixed income and 140/40 extension strategies have also drawn interest in the past 12 months, says Janet Perumal

The new fund is in addition to Singtel Innov8’s existing US$250 million evergreen fund.

Singtel unit launches US$250 million global AI growth fund

The Singtel Innov8 fund will back high-growth AI startups

Juri Jenkner, president of Partners Group, says holders of private wealth are following institutional investors in upping their private market allocations.

‘The best risk-return wins’: Partners Group eyes Asia private wealth growth amid private credit jitters

The firm, which has ramped up its Asia team, will engage more distribution partners and launch new products to woo investors

Indonesia’s trust evolved under different historical and political conditions. Where institutions have been inconsistent and laws fluid, trust has naturally migrated into families, networks and personal relationships.

Trust is not branding: What Indonesia’s recent market turbulence really reveals

In a global financial system that prizes transparency, data reliability and predictability, institutional credibility matters

Chee Hong Tat, deputy chairman of MAS, sees private capital markets as valuable complements to traditional bank lending and public markets.

New MAS-MTI Growth Capital Workgroup aims to close gap between private capital and public listings

Led by Chee Hong Tat, the group includes top executives from GIC, Temasek and DBS, along with public and private sector representatives

There were four deals valued at more than US$1 billion each in South-east Asia last year, down from eight in 2024.

South-east Asia private equity deal value down 43% in 2025: EY

Deal volume drops 12% year on year, with 59 transactions