Alex Lynn

US buyout shop Audax Private Equity launches Hong Kong office

The office is led by Audrey Low, a former principal in the institutional client group at Apollo Global Management.

Nordic returns with new flagship after IR team shakeup

PEI last month reported that IR head Pär Norberg was stepping down from his role and that EMEA IR managing director Lena Ulrich was to leave the firm after an extended period.

Lazard loses APAC rainmaker Kimis

PEI named David Kimis in its 2018 ranking of the world’s most influential fundraisers.

Choppy waters: How LPs can navigate geopolitical risk

Investors can use an array of tools to mitigate the impact of geopolitical risk, including manager selection, exposure limits and even fund documentation.

Co-investments a potential sticking point in HK tax proposals

The SAR government has proposed broadening the number of qualifying asset classes exempt from tax and creating more flexibility in its carried interest tax concession.

Co-investment binge triggers style drift concerns among LPs

Some investors are scrutinising LP bases to ascertain whether managers will face increased pressure to deploy an excessive amount of capital beyond their original fund size.

Monument Group's Asia team to launch as independent placement firm

The firm has made a strategic decision to close its Hong Kong office and focus on Japan in the APAC region.

LPs mustn’t sleep on geopolitical risk

Attempting to mitigate these risks – particularly in ways that can serve to add value, as well as protect it – could soon become less of a rarity, and more of a fiduciary duty.

This portfolio approach could prove a catalyst for LPs' PE exposures

The biggest public pension in the US is considering a more holistic investment strategy – one others may follow.

NZ Super on why a total portfolio approach can both help and hinder PE portfolios

In PEI's Spotlight podcast, Doug Bell, investment strategy director at the $46bn sovereign wealth fund, discusses the benefits and disadvantages of TPAs when constructing a portfolio capable of delivering long-term results.