Analysis: The Iran War may exacerbate the most severe financing dilemma in the Asian private equity sector in a decade On March 27th, according to CNBC, several industry insiders reported that the turbulent situation in Iran, which has swept the global market, has introduced new uncertainties that may weaken the nascent enthusiasm for investing in Asian private equity. Andrew Thompson, Head of Asset Management and Private Equity at KPMG Asia Pacific, said, "The situation we are seeing now is quite similar to the tariff situation at the beginning of last year - people will pause their actions, slow down their pace, and choose to wait - to avoid any sudden impact." Against the backdrop of increasing uncertainty, investment funds in the Middle East (the main source of funds in the global private equity field) may also temporarily slow down their pace of outbound investment, at least not making large-scale overseas investments in the short term. Thompson said, "Now is not the time to conduct financing investigations. They need to solve more problems now." According to a report released by Bain&Company this week, private equity firms focused on the Asian market raised the lowest amount of new funds in nearly a decade last year, only $58 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year of funding cuts. (Golden Ten Data)