While the backdrop for secondary PE deals is ripe in Asia, and particularly China, given the IPO backlog, the market still needs time to develop, agree specialists.
A bottleneck in IPOs has constrained a vital route for private equity exits, with secondary specialists lining up to help. But secondary deals still have a mixed reputation in Asia.
Coller Capital’s survey of limited partners suggests they're making exits from private equity funds of funds in favour of broader investing among single fund managers.