Asia private equity draws fresh investor interest as returns beat global averages, despite fundraising headwinds

[SINGAPORE] Asia-focused private equity (PE) funds are piquing investor attention with distributions outperforming global averages in 2025, as well as in four out of the past five years, highlighting the region’s role as a diversification play.

Data from private markets solutions provider Hamilton Lane showed distributions from Asia-focused PE funds hit 8 per cent in 2025, beating the 7 per cent global average.

“Not only are we close to marking a record year in terms of total distributions, it is actually the second-highest in history,” said Collwyn Tan, the co-head of Asia investments at Hamilton Lane.