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 global investment firm’s haul includes €3bn for its flagship fund as well as separately managed accounts.
2 min read · 27 July 2017
The Latin American country is expected to grow at approximately 1.8% per year from 2017-21, lagging well behind comparable emerging markets.
3 min read · 26 July 2017
The firm already has almost $38bn of dry powder earmarked for private equity.
2 min read · 24 July 2017
The asset class was second only to global public equity in terms of performance for the year ended 30 June.
1 min read · 21 July 2017
Actis has joined a number of firms looking to take advantage of growing demand for higher education across the continent.
3 min read · 20 July 2017
The €3.75bn Carlyle Europe Partners IV is now 82% invested, PEI has learned.
2 min read · 19 July 2017
The Spanish firm is seeking around €600m for its fourth buyout fund after a GP-led process on its 2015 Fund II with HarbourVest Partners.
2 min read · 11 July 2017
Proposals suggest removing limits on unlisted securities and raising exposure to illiquid assets.
2 min read · 10 July 2017
The successor fund set a European record when it closed on €16 billion in June.
2 min read · 10 July 2017
The fundraise was limited in size due to a lack of investment opportunities.
2 min read · 06 July 2017
