Asian PE deal flow tipped to rise in 2014

Private equity deals in Asia are predicted to rise this year, with the biggest flows expected in Greater China and Southeast Asia, indicates an Ernst & Young survey. Although PE executives took a similarly optimistic view at the start of 2013, deal flow for last year is expected to be up only slightly from 2012, when $41.7 billion was transacted through 391 transactions in Asia. As of end-October, there were 319 deals worth $35.6 billion, with E&Y predicting that the FY2…