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.
The firm’s $4.3bn sale of USI to KKR and CDPQ in May resulted in $563m moving from private equity holdings to cash.
2 min read · 10 August 2017
The restructuring specialist predicts record earnings in 2017, with two large exits to be reported in Q3.
2 min read · 10 August 2017
The firm aims to secure a 25% IRR by investing almost one-third of Finles Lowestoft Equities Fund in high-growth blockchain companies.
2 min read · 09 August 2017
‘Attractive valuations’ have led to more capital being returned during the first quarter.
2 min read · 07 August 2017
The firm hopes to raise around $25bn for its flagship US, Europe and Asia vehicles.
2 min read · 03 August 2017
<p>Investments in the sector have achieved an EV of 11.14x EBITDA at exit since 2007, compared with just 9.96x for other buyouts.</p> <div></div>
2 min read · 02 August 2017
Wealth managers have become ‘more risk tolerant of late’ and have sought more exposure to listed private equity stocks.
2 min read · 02 August 2017
A number of high-profile acquisitions of publicly listed companies underscore a growing trend.
3 min read · 01 August 2017
The firm will create SMAs to invest alongside capital from its balance sheet.
2 min read · 28 July 2017
The three dedicated fund of funds will invest 80% of equity into unlisted French companies.
2 min read · 27 July 2017
