Powered by strong economic growth, private equity (PE) investments in Southeast Asia rose to a record US$25 billion in 2021, up 143% from 2020. Each country in Southeast Asia set new investment highs last year, and five megadeals accounted for 33% of total deal value. Internet and tech investments in Southeast Asia made up the largest share of deal value and volume in 2021. Exit value in Southeast Asia rebounded to US$8 billion, with Singapore making up most of the increase. Seventy per cent of LPs say their organisations’ investment policies include an ESG approach, and 85% of those have fully or partially implemented an ESG investment policy.
