Global private equity deal value up 43% in 2025
Goh Hong Chuan, Partner, Financial Advisory, highlights financial services as one of the key focus sectors for 2026 and shares that Singapore’s Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP) could boost late-stage deals.
Global private equity and venture capital deal value rebounded strongly in 2025, rising 42.57% year-on-year to US$468.5 billion, driven by momentum in later-stage investments and middle-market transactions. Early- and late-stage funding rounds also increased globally, up 17.6% from 2024.
Our Financial Advisory Partner, Goh Hong Chuan, shared his outlook for 2026, highlighting financial services as one of the key focus sectors amongst others. He also noted that Singapore’s Equity Market Development Programme will help de-risk equity listings for mature portfolio companies, potentially boosting late-stage private equity deal activity in the city-state.
Read his full insights on S&P Global.
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