Private equity and secondaries
Family offices and HNWIs across Hong Kong, Singapore, and India increasingly buy private-market exposure, not just public stocks.
Why it's attractive
As Asian family wealth has grown, so has appetite for the return premium private markets have historically offered — and secondaries (buying existing private stakes, often at a discount, rather than committing to new funds) have become a favored way to get that exposure with shorter holding periods and earlier liquidity.
How to get access
This lane is typically accessed through private banks, dedicated PE/VC funds, or family-office co-investment — much higher minimums and lower liquidity than public markets. For a deeper primer, see secondariesexplained.com.
What to watch out for
Illiquidity, high minimums, and manager-selection risk are real; secondaries in particular require judging a fund's remaining portfolio quality, not just its brand name.
Where this shows up most
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