Analysis: Iran war could exacerbate the worst fundraising crisis in a decade for Asia's private equity sector

Deep Tide TechFlow news. On March 27, according to CNBC, several industry insiders said that Iran’s unrest, sweeping across global markets, has introduced new uncertainty and could weaken investment enthusiasm in Asian private equity, which has only just begun to recover. Andrew Thompson, head of asset management and private equity for the Asia-Pacific region at KPMG, said: “What we’re seeing now is quite similar to the tariff situation at the beginning of last year—people therefore pause their actions, slow their pace, and choose to wait—in order to avoid being affected by any sudden shock.” Against a backdrop of increasing uncertainty, investment funds in the Middle East (a major source of capital in the global private equity industry) may also temporarily slow their pace of overseas investment and, at least in the short term, will not carry out large-scale foreign investments. Thompson said: “This is not the time for fundraising trips. Right now, they need to address more issues.” A report published this week by Bain & Company said that private equity firms focused on Asian markets saw the amount of new capital they raised last year fall to the lowest level in nearly a decade, at just $58 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year of declining funds. (Jin10 Data)