In this episode of RPM, Zhiyao Ma and Hansong Qu, Vice Presidents on StepStone’s Asia Private Equity team, join co-host Anna Marcus to discuss the investment case for Japan and India and why these markets may be top of mind for investors looking at China +1 alternatives.

  • The focus on Japan and India (2:21)
  • Growing deal volume in Japan (4:15)
  • Misconceptions about Japan PE (7:17)
  • India’s investment pitch (8:44)
  • The India opportunity set (11:47)
  • Advice for investors (20:12)

For more on this topic, read our “Diversifying your Asia exposure” whitepaper series which includes papers on Japan private equity and India private equity

Read the transcript here.

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