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.
Mirabaud has raised €50m for its ‘Living Heritage Fund’, which will back European SMEs with long histories.<br />
2 min read · 05 July 2017
The sovereign wealth fund, with estimated assets of $828bn, will broaden its focus in ‘rapidly developing’ Asian private equity markets.
1 min read · 04 July 2017
The firm’s $990 million Africa Fund III aims to benefit from the continent’s rapidly expanding middle class.
2 min read · 04 July 2017
The fund is more than double the size of its 2013 predecessor.
2 min read · 30 June 2017
The deal follows ECI 8’s divestment of Kelvin Hughes’ navigation arm last year.
2 min read · 30 June 2017
The New York-based firm’s $6.9bn take-private adds to a growing trend of private equity firms delisting public companies.
2 min read · 29 June 2017
TPG Pace Holdings will target underperforming companies in the technology, media or business services sectors.
1 min read · 29 June 2017
The firm, which is backed by two large Danish pensions, has hired a German dealmaker and established an office in Munich.
1 min read · 28 June 2017
Carlyle’s sale of Holland & Barrett for £1.8bn is the latest in a string of UK mega-buyouts.
2 min read · 27 June 2017
The European-Asian fund has sealed its first US deal, the fourth investment from its $1 billion debut fund.
2 min read · 26 June 2017
