Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn is an award-winning journalist and Hong Kong Bureau Chief at PEI Group, leading coverage of Asia-Pacific private markets for Private Equity International and editing its daily Side Letter briefing He joined the business in 2017, having previously covered EMEA markets from PEI's London office. Alex has a master's degree in Journalism from Kingston University. He can be reached at alex.l@pei.group.
Deferred interest payments and a series of high-profile leveraged loan defaults in the US point to signs of stress within private equity portfolios. Should LPs be concerned?
Hopu Master Fund III closed on the equivalent sum in 2018, according to PEI data.
Returns compression and a wider gulf between top- and bottom-decile funds could prompt LPs to become more selective in the year ahead.
Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.
The 'total portfolio approach' has captured imaginations in 2025, though the model has both strengths and weaknesses for private equity investors.
China’s private equity market is ‘already seeing a lot more activity’ in verticals relating to AI, Marc Lau, managing partner at the fund of funds, tells PEI.
MetLife IM sees 'room for improvement in aligning interests and increasing transparency' in the asset class, head of international PE Nick Milnes tells PEI.
A volatile year has prompted some LPs to rethink their geographic private equity exposure.
The proportion of LPs seeking to invest more in private equity has been hit by performance concerns, while Europe looks to benefit from US uncertainty.
J-INC was founded by chief executive Soichi Yamaguchi, who previously led Bain Capital spinout Nippon Investment Company.