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Houghton Street Partners' Strategic Portfolio and Original Thinking (SPOT) framework is a research-intensive discipline centred on a top-down origination approach of sourcing investments through its own proprietary deal generators and acquisition research rather than relying on auctions and intermediated-turned-proprietary transactions. The firm achieves this through intensive research analysis conducted by all members of the Transaction Team as well as research collaborations with leading consulting firms and universities. The SPOT framework provides thought leadership on attractive buyout opportunities within the firm's target countries and conduct active on-going screens of mid-market companies to generate leads.

The economic centre of gravity is shifting towards Asia. With superior returns over other asset classes around the world, Buyouts have become an increasingly important asset class in Asia. The time to invest is now.

A privileged asset, satellites have traditionally piqued the interest of private equity players in the US and Europe. This trend is starting to emerge in Asia - where is the opportunity?

Can the performance of a General Partner’s previous funds be indicative of the performance of their future funds? Will previous top performers continue to be achieve top quintile returns?

With dental and oral care awareness growing throughout the world, which segments within the dental laboratory industry are most attractive for private equity transactions in Asia?

The offshore helicopter services industry has yet to see a buyout transaction in Asia. How can private equity players in Asia replicate the success of helicopter buyouts in the US and Europe?

Clinical Laboratories are set to benefit from the shift in healthcare utilization, as people are now demanding more preventive rather than reactive healthcare services. Is there an opportunity in Asia?

Which domestic and export clusters are the most attractive for buyout opportunities in our core countries?

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