Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has opened its Tokyo office, located in the Marunouchi building in the heart of the city’s central business district. The firm has an over three-decade presence in Asia, alongside a long-standing partnership with Japanese corporates and investors.

Brazilian fintech Credix, which leverages AI to provide credit to small and midsize companies, has raised BRL500m ($93m) in a combination of equity and debt financing to support lending growth and technology development, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman has highlighted China as an increasingly attractive market for private equity investments following a period of regulatory and market uncertainty, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EQT AB chief executive Per Franzen has warned that private equity’s rapid push into the retail investor market risks undermining the industry’s credibility if growth is prioritised over discipline, according to a report by Bloomberg.

After years of caution, global private equity firms, including EQT, PAG, and Warburg Pincus, are reconsidering China, lured by lower valuations, reduced competition, and investor fatigue with US assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.Global

Global private investment major KKR & Co expects approximately 50% of its private equity capital distributions in 2025 to originate from Asia, according to a report by Reuters citing Co-Chief Executive Officer Joe Bae.

Alternative asset manager Ares Management reported approximately $74m of fee-related earnings for its secondaries unit in the third quarter – a rise of about 167% compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a report by Bloomberg.