Singapore the PE, VC hub to watch

SINGAPORE emerged in the 2010s as one of the key Asia hubs for private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) fund managers. We expect Singapore's momentum to continue throughout the 2020s as the country seeks to capture an increasing share of the market for PE and VC fund management in the region and globally.

The confluence of four key factors has created strong advantages in Singapore's favour, and have driven growing interest in both establishing fund management operations and setting up PE and VC funds in the Republic.

Booming South-east Asian markets

Singapore is firmly entrenched as the regional hub for South-east Asia, which has experienced tremendous economic development over the past decade, and wh…