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'Not unlike tariffs': Iran war threatens to deepen Asia private equity's worst fundraising slump in a decade

The Middle East war has introduced a new layer of uncertainty for Asia-focused private equity managers already navigating a multiyear fundraising slump.

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'Not unlike tariffs': Iran war threatens to deepen Asia private equity's worst fundraising slump in a decade

The Middle East war has introduced a new layer of uncertainty for Asia-focused private equity managers already navigating a multiyear fundraising slump.

Blackstone Group's logo on display during the opening of the company's new office in Singapore. Since the pandemic, private equity funds focused on Asia have struggled to raise money, as the industr…

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