Bain & Co: Exit crunch tempers SE Asia private equity rebound

MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asia’s (SEA) private equity (PE) market stayed subdued in 2025, with recovery limited to a handful of large deals, according to Bain & Company. Bain’s SEA PE Report 2026 showed that deal value fell about 10 percent year on year to roughly $14 billion across 84 transactions, reflecting cautious capital deployment