Why Private Equity firms are betting on red-hot US$2 trillion Southeast Asia

“Historically, China and India have been high on limited partners’ (LPs) radars, but increasingly we are seeing a shift in investment strategy.” – Luke Pais, Ernst & Young’s M&A Leader for ASEAN If you have similar sentiments with Ernst & Young, then your 2013 Private Equity (PE) investment strategy could lie in Southeast Asia. From 2011-2012 alone, PE flows into Southeast Asia have been phenomenal, with: + Indonesia – 13 deals worth US$900 million + Thailand – Deals value at a worth of US$114 million + Singapore – Just 1 deal alone at US$345.8 million + Malaysia – Just 1 deal alone at US$200 million >> Download the report on “Why Private Equity Firms are Betting on Red-Hot Southeast Asia” for more insights: http://bit.ly/YvBaDv Looking at 2013 and beyond, other notable statistics for PE include: + Indonesia & Vietnam – 9 funds valued at a worth of more than US$2.5 billion + Southeast Asian region – 22 funds valued at US$6.4 billion Not forgetting ‘frontier’ markets as well, find out which countries are becoming PE magnets in our report at http://bit.ly/YvBaDv . ======================================= With debt issuance at record levels, buoyant M&A activity and a full pipeline of IPOs, the SEA region looks set to shine. That’s why more than 20+ industry experts and LPs will be at the 8th Annual Private Equity Southeast Asia 2013 Summit (http://bit.ly/Ytbvzz ; 21-22 May 2013 in Singapore) to fully cover how deep the opportunities are and the specific investment and exit strategies in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.