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.
65 Equity Partners intends to raise third-party capital in future vintages, Temasek president Tan Chong Lee says.
Though it is rare for a buyout shop to go public in Korea, STIC Investments will join a handful of listed venture capital firms in the country.
Early mover ADDX is providing accredited investors with access to blue chip private equity funds, including Partners Group’s €5.5bn Global Value SICAV.
Thrive Alternatives has developed proprietary software to advise on primary fundraisings, secondaries transactions and strategic advice mandates.
That Elbrus has reached this fundraising milestone is impressive, with Russian private equity still reeling from the outcome of the the Mike Calvey case.
The sovereign fund giant expects competition to remain fierce or even accelerate next year, as continuation funds and SPACs add to the mountain of dry powder chasing deals.
The Hong Kong-headquartered firm is seeking $8.5bn for BPEA Fund VIII, according to documents prepared for Rhode Island State Treasury.
Silicon Valley GPs are urging international LPs to back their larger growth funds in lieu of VC offerings due to capacity constraints, Masashi Kataoka, head of the $350bn insurer’s venture unit, tells PEI.
Capital is flocking to safer hands as regulatory and geopolitical headwinds threaten market sentiment towards PE in the region.
Private equity accounted for 17.5% of the Future Fund portfolio as of 30 June, up from 14.6% just three months prior.