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.
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.
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance has a 25% allocation to alternatives, of which about one-quarter is held in private equity and private debt, senior manager Innchul Oh tells PEI.
Rede’s expansion into Asia comes at a pivotal moment for the region’s placement agent landscape, which has seen a shake-up of its top talent during the pandemic.
Managers are utilising mechanisms such as convertible debt instruments, put options and minimum returns to mitigate uncertainty over exits.
This impact trailblazer has laid the groundwork to solve one of private equity’s greatest challenges: ESG reporting.
IMM will consider raising up to $600m for its debut Korea Battery & ESG Fund dependent on investor demand, PEI understands.
Separately managed accounts could stand to win from the US regulator’s bid to promote transparency around preferential fund terms.
The roughly $46bn construction pension expects to increase its 2% strategic asset allocation as part of a portfolio-wide review that will conclude in June.
Stephen Seelbach, a managing director who previously ran the firm’s Asia strategy from San Francisco, oversaw the launch.