Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn is Hong Kong Bureau Chief at PEI Group, leading coverage of Asia-Pacific private markets for Private Equity International and editing its daily Side Letter briefing for subscribers.
He joined the business in 2017 and previously covered the EMEA region 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.
PEI caught up with J-STAR partner Tatsuya Yumoto and IR principal Kenta Shima to discuss plans for its fifth flagship fund, which closed on $576m last week.
Funds in market are seeking an almost 70% increase from the same time last year, according to PEI's latest quarterly fundraising report.
North American GPs accounted for 89% of Petershill Partners' invested capital as of end-December, with the remainder in Europe, according to its maiden full-year earnings.
The Japan Science and Technology Agency's university endowment will initially rely on gatekeepers until it has enough internal resources to invest directly, PE head Yasuyuki Tomita tells PEI.
AXA Hong Kong and Japan will source PE opportunities as an extension of the insurer's current primaries model, which is managed centrally from Germany.
PEI catches up with Kosmo Kalliarekos, managing director and 14-year veteran of Baring Private Equity Asia, to discuss alignment, IPOs and regulation ahead of its €6.8bn acquisition by EQT.
CBC, which made its name in Chinese healthcare, will open two international offices this year amid plans to become a 'one-stop' asset management shop, CEO Wei Fu tells PEI.
A tumultuous 2021 saw records set in deal and exit value, while US listings of Chinese companies tumbled due to regulatory upheaval, the report found.
StashAway Reserve will provide accredited investors in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates with access to a curated portfolio of funds.
A host of private markets participants have flocked to Asia-Pacific in recent years as the size and depth of its private wealth community soars.