APAC PE investors hit deal record but engage in less ESG activism

A new report reveals that Asia Pacific private equity (PE) investors have been more bullish about the market this year, with nearly $200 billion-worth of deals recorded for the first three quarters.  Deals more than doubled in value in the first nine months compared with the same period in 2020. There were $199.6 billion worth of buyouts in that period (the global figure was $1.17 trillion). The second quarter - April to June - was particularly active, with 46% of the total occurr…