Alex Lynn is an award-winning journalist and Hong Kong Bureau Chief at PEI Group, leading coverage of Asia-Pacific private markets for PEI Private Equity and editing its daily Side Letter briefing for subscribers. 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.
An impending upswing could mean time is running out for investors without a presence on the continent, according to the head of Angola’s sovereign wealth fund.
2 min read · 05 December 2017
Rhône's network of US investors could be useful for the French firm, which is likely to come back to market in 2018.
2 min read · 29 November 2017
Investors are waking up to the appeal of long-life fund structures, a report has found.
2 min read · 28 November 2017
The firm, which focuses on growth, venture and expansion capital in the eastern Mediterranean, is seeking at least €100m.
2 min read · 27 November 2017
Limited partners should question whether co-investments are within a manager's sweet spot, investors at PEI's Women in Private Equity conference said.
2 min read · 22 November 2017
The firm has raised $210m for ACE Buyout III which has a $300m hard-cap, co-founder Adam Said told Private Equity International.
2 min read · 21 November 2017
PECA Family Office is planning to reduce its exposure to Europe as GPs and LPs voice concerns over its appeal in the Dutch capital.
3 min read · 20 November 2017
The sovereign wealth fund has committed more than $1.2bn to the strategy of taking stakes in managers over the past three years.
3 min read · 15 November 2017
The firm acquired the interest from an unnamed LP in Onex Partners IV in late September, chief financial officer Chris Govan said in a third-quarter earnings call.
2 min read · 14 November 2017
One of the first firms to raise capital to take minority stakes in GPs will scrap the traditional fixed-term fund model, founder Chas Burkhart tells PEI.
2 min read · 14 November 2017
