Fund focus: Baring restocks its dry powder
Baring Private Equity Asia claims a pipeline full of USD 1bn-plus investment opportunities to meet the needs of an USD 11bn-plus fund – but for now it is being cautious about pursuing them
Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has closed three flagship pan-regional funds in the past five years, stepping up in size from USD 4.5bn to USD 6.5bn, and now USD 11.2bn. Over roughly the same period,...
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