Financial Sponsors Coverage

BDA has been a trusted partner to the private equity community in Asia for 30 years assisting investors to source and exit investments, and to help grow their portfolio companies through raising capital and assisting on growth strategies and bolt-on M&A

We have one of the largest dedicated financial sponsor practices among M&A advisers, with coverage bankers in each of our markets, and are one of the leading advisers to financial sponsors on their trade sale exits in Asia.

We are proud of the fact that the vast majority of those clients who have worked with us once, continue to work with us. We believe that speaks to the quality of the advice and service that we provide.

We also organize an annual Asian PE conference which brings together leading private companies in Asia and financial sponsors for senior level discussions. This event has become recognized as a source of deal flow to sponsors, and of significant value to help to private companies to connect with potential investors. Each year we help connect over 50 private companies and more than 300 senior level PE investors.

Services to Financial Sponsors

Paul DiGiacomo

Managing Partner, Head of Financial Sponsors Group

Private Capital Advisory (PCA)

Our Private Capital Advisory (PCA) team works closely with our financial sponsors coverage and sector bankers to provide additional insights and creative solutions for our clients. As such, BDA PCA is focused on advising financial sponsors and their (institutional) investors on liquidity solutions through secondary transactions in the private equity markets, including:

  • GP-led secondaries
    • Single- and multi-asset continuation vehicles
    • Fund restructurings and recapitalizations
    • Strip sales
    • Tender offers
  • LP-led secondaries
  • Preferred equity and other structured solutions

Dominik Woessner

Managing Director, Head of Private Capital Advisory (PCA) Secondaries

The 2025 BDA PE Conference in Singapore: The premier Asian deal networking event for PE investors

  • 25+

    Presenting companies

  • 120+

    GPs

  • 200+

    Senior PE investors

  • 8

    bn $ of EV

  • 12

    bn $ of dry powder

  • 300+

    one-on-one meetings

 

BDA Partners successfully hosted its 7th annual Private Equity Conference in October 2025 in Singapore, bringing together 30 high-growth private companies, and senior professionals from 100 leading private equity firms.

 

The BDA PE Conference remains a premier, invitation-only platform for the Asian private equity community. It offers a unique forum for companies and investors to engage in high-quality one-on-one meetings.

 

This year, we proudly featured private companies spanning six sectors: Industrials, Healthcare, Consumer, Technology, Services, and Sustainability.

 

We welcomed attendees from sponsors including: 65 Equity Partners, ADV, Advantage Partners, Advent, Affinity, Affirma, AGIC, AIF, Apollo, Ares, Bain, BlackRock, Blackstone, Boyu, Brookfield, Capital Square Partners, Carlyle, CDH, Celadon, Cerberus, ChrysCapital, CLSA, Cool Japan Fund, Cornell Capital, Creador, CVC, DAOL, DCP Capital, DBJ, Dymon Asia, EastBridge, EQT, Everstone, Falcon House, GIC, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Growtheum, Gulf Capital, Hillhouse, HongShan, HOPU, ICG, IMM, Investcorp, InvestIndustrial, Khazanah Nasional, KKR, L Catterton, Longreach, Macquarie, Marubeni Growth, MBK, Morgan Stanley Global PE, Navis, Nexus Point, Novo Tellus, OTPP, PAG, Partners Group, Permira, Platinum Equity, Primavera, QIA, Quadria, SeaTown, Shaw Kwei, Stonebridge, TA Associates, Temasek, TPG, Vitruvian, Warburg Pincus.

 

  • We orchestrated 300 one-on-one meetings between presenting companies’ CEOs, Chairmen, founders, CFOs, and senior private equity investors. These interactions enabled in-depth discussions of potential partnerships, identification of strategic opportunities, and the cultivation of future relationships.
  • Sector & region panel discussions featured leading industry experts, providing actionable insights:

 

Models for Successful Specialty Healthcare Providers in Asia, moderated by Andrew Huntley, Managing Partner & Global Head of Healthcare, BDA Partners.
-Panelists were Ewan Davis, Partner at Quadria Capital, alongside CEOs and founders of presenting healthcare companies.

The panel explored innovative growth strategies and sector trends.

Korea Wave: Investment Opportunities in Korean Businesses Going Global, moderated by Euan Rellie, Co-founder & Managing Partner of BDA Partners. Featured insights from:
-Jonghyun (Elliott) Tcha, Founding Partner & CEO, Tcha Partners Asset Management;
-Chulmin Lee, Managing Partner, VIG Partners;
-Hae-Joon (Joseph) Lee, Partner, IMM Private Equity;
-Brian Um, Managing Partner & CEO of DAOL Private Equity; and
-Howard Lee, Partner & Head of Seoul Office at BDA Partners.

The panel examined cross-border buyouts, platform strategies, and the worldwide expansion of K-Food and K-Beauty brands.

PE Opportunities in Asian Industrial Technology and EMS Businesses, moderated by Simon Kavanagh, Partner & Head of Industrials at BDA Partners. Panelists were:
-Haide Hong, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone;
-Goh Soo Jin, Founder & CEO of Prime Movers Equity; and
-CEOs and CFOs of industrial presenting companies.

The panel discussed investment opportunities in technology-driven industrial platforms and scaling strategies.

 

Paul DiGiacomo, Managing Partner and Head of Financial Sponsors at BDA Partners, said: “The conference showcased a market full of promising opportunities ahead – for portfolio companies and for private equity investors. BDA’s role is: trusted advisor to our clients, across industries, connecting visionary management teams with the right investors. We help turn strategic ambition into tangible growth. The 2025 conference reinforced BDA’s commitment: facilitating meaningful, long-term partnerships, to drive value across the region.”

 

 

Please click here to read the highlights and view the event photos.