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.
Trade levies – if those on Mexico and Canada eventually materialise – are still likely to be a net negative for the US private equity industry.
2 min read · 06 February 2025
The firm, which split from venture giant GGV Capital in 2023, is seeking $500m for its debut hybrid capital fund, senior managing partner Jenny Lee and partners Ming Eng and Roger Zhang tell PEI.
5 min read · 27 January 2025
Evidence of a thawing exit environment could help restore some confidence to LPs that remain sceptical of the region, and unlock capital to back new funds.
2 min read · 16 January 2025
ASF IX raised capital from around 40 APAC LPs, compared with less than 10 in its predecessor fund, Greater China head Jason Yao tells affiliate title Secondaries Investor.
3 min read · 16 January 2025
PAG has returned around $1bn on average in recent years, PE co-head Lincoln Pan tells PEI.
2 min read · 15 January 2025
The buyout shop would consider such a merger to be an ‘enabler for portfolio companies’ rather than an exit route for management, CEO Jun Tsusaka tells PEI.
3 min read · 14 January 2025
Australia's largest pension fund aims to grow its exposure from 5% to 8%, PE head Terry Charalambous tells PEI in this NEXUS 2025 preview interview.
5 min read · 13 January 2025
Quilvest Secondaries Fund will primarily target GP-led transactions, though it will include a pocket for shorter duration opportunities, affiliate title Secondaries Investor understands.
2 min read · 07 January 2025
The region could see renewed appetites for Southeast Asia, a burgeoning IR community in East Asia and new pockets of secondaries opportunities next year.
5 min read · 02 January 2025
Fundraising sweeteners, increasingly sophisticated approaches to wealth, and an improving deal outlook were among the defining themes of 2024.
2 min read · 19 December 2024
