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About this site

APAC Secondaries covers one specific corner of Asian private markets: how existingstakes in private companies change hands β€” secondary sales, tender offers, and pre-IPO liquidity β€” across ten markets from Singapore to Japan.

Why this site exists

Asia-Pacific has the world's fastest-growing pool of private-company wealth and some of its most fragmented rules for trading it. What a Singapore accredited investor may buy, a Thai retail investor may not; what is a routine transfer in Sydney is a regulated event in Mumbai. Coverage of this market is scattered across regulators, brokers, and paywalled press. This site pulls it into one place: a plain-language guide per market, plus running deal data for the region.

What we publish

Ten country guides covering the regulatory basics, local platforms, and market structure of each jurisdiction; a weekly news roundup of notable APAC secondary transactions; and a deal tracker of significant secondary sales and tender offers, marked premium or discount against each company's last primary round.

How the data is sourced

Every tracker entry and news item traces to a named public source β€” company announcements, regulatory filings, or established financial media. Secondary marks are transaction prices agreed between buyers and sellers, not audited or company-endorsed valuations, and the site labels them that way. Regulatory thresholds cited on country pages come from the regulators' own published rules at the time of writing; rules change, so always verify before acting.

What this site is not

Not a marketplace, not a broker, not an adviser. We sell nothing, take no referral fees from platforms we mention, and hold no position in the outcomes we cover. Nothing here is investment, legal, or tax advice.

Frequently asked questions

Is APAC Secondaries a marketplace or broker?
No. This site does not buy, sell, or broker shares, takes no fees from the platforms it names, and participates in none of the transactions it covers. It is an editorial project: market guides and deal data for Asia-Pacific secondaries.
Where does the deal and news data come from?
Every tracker entry and news item is compiled from named public sources β€” company announcements, regulatory filings, and reporting by established financial media. Anything we cannot trace to a public source stays out.
Why do the country pages focus on regulation so much?
Because in APAC the rules are the market. Whether you can buy or sell a private stake β€” and how it is taxed β€” differs completely between Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and the rest. A guide that skips accreditation thresholds and transfer restrictions would be decorative, not useful.
Can I rely on this site for investment decisions?
No. Everything here is educational. Private-market rules change and vary by market; always confirm the current requirements with a licensed professional in your jurisdiction before transacting.