China’s private equity exit drought deepened in 2025, with top global buyout firms failing to record a single publicly disclosed full divestment from mainland portfolio companies for a second straight year, the Financial Times reported. Citing PitchBook and Dealogic data, the FT said 10 major houses including KKR, Blackstone, CVC, TPG, Warburg Pincus, Carlyle, Bain Capital, EQT, Advent and Apollo posted zero completed exits, piling pressure on China teams and slowing capital