Alex Lynn

Dissecting DPI: How LPs can cut through the noise

Continuation funds, NAV loans, dividend recaps and other tools have muddied the waters when it comes to investors ascertaining how distributed to paid-in ratios are generated.

Japan’s Longreach taps 'aggressive' domestic LP appetites to reach final close

Japanese institutions contributed 54% of the newly closed Fund IV – the largest proportion of any Longreach fund to date, partner Mark Chiba tells PEI.

Thailand's 10 Bridge seeks $250m for latest blind-pool fund

The Bangkok-headquartered firm has so far received $195m in commitments for 10 Bridge Fund IV, partner Samon Suwannarat tells PEI.

Goldman's Petershill seeks at least $1bn for latest PE seeding fund

Fund II has both domestic and offshore structures, meaning the total amount sought could be even larger.

Tech specialist Veritas seeks at least $13bn for latest flagship

The firm’s 2016-vintage Fund VI was producing a 2.03x DPI as of December 2023, according to PEI Group data.

Texas Municipal looks to scale co-investments with trio of senior hires

The new joiners, including ex-CDPQ senior director Philip Hunter O’Brien, will operate from the $41bn system’s Austin headquarters, CIO Yup Kim tells PEI.

Japanese secondaries buyer taps up to 50% discounts in global tail-ends – updated

Aizawa AM’s third flagship, which held its final close this year, is already 85% deployed, says chief executive Shinichiro Shiraki.

Ham Lane: US investors have never received an APAC risk premium

Asia-Pacific's lack of a risk premium does not mean it has underperformed, according to Hamilton Lane co-chief executive Juan Delgado-Moreira and co-head of Asia investments Collwyn Tan.

Japan’s newest buyout shop eyes 2025 fund launch

Session Private Equity was launched in July by Hiroaki Wakashita, a former Tokyo-based partner at Orchestra Private Equity and 15-year veteran of The Riverside Company.

Private equity fundraising sees modest rebound in H1 2024 as timelines soar – updated

Funds collected $408.6bn during H1 2024, up from $374.6bn for the same period last year, according to PEI data.