As we emerge from the unprecedented storm of pandemic based market disruptions – and in the midst of a war in Europe, ratcheting tensions in the Pacific and a looming recession in the West – the industry and practice of private equity (PE) continues to evolve rapidly. From the immediate boost in biotech and remote technologies to the short-term glimmer of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and increasing growth and prominence of secondaries, the overlapping crises seem to have accelerated change. What lies ahead? Experts from a top PE fund in Japan and leading law firms in Hong Kong, India and Japan discuss recent trends in Asia in the PE industry and dealmaking in a novel, open and highly interactive format moderated by US and European deal lawyers.