Private Equity Deal Value in Asia Pacific Plunges to 10-Year Low. Japan Emerges as Asia Pacific's Largest Market in Surprising Turnaround.

Total private equity deal value in Asia Pacific fell 23% to $147 billion in 2023, the lowest since 2014, as fundraising dropped to a 10-year low. Japan was an outlier, with PE deal value surging 183% in 2023 to become the largest PE market in Asia Pacific for the first time. Exits declined 26% to $101 billion in 2023, with 40% via IPOs. Greater China accounted for 89% of the Asia Pacific IPO exit value. The outlook for 2024 exits remains uncertain, but funds are preparing portfolio companies for sales to meet return targets.