Private equity firm EQT has raised $15.6 billion for its private equity Asia Fund, as investors seek diversification across both asset classes and regions.
The fund, which received capital from 75 new investors, had originally sought to raise $12.5 billion when it was launched in 2024, Bloomberg reported.
Roughly three-quarters of the fund’s capital originated from investors outside Asia, as many global backers increasingly look to the region amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and instability in other markets, Asia Chairman Jean Salata told Bloomberg.
He added that investors are “very interested in the Asia region as a place to invest.”
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