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.
Asia Alternatives Capital Partners VI will target 20 to 25 fund managers across the region, according to a pension document seen by PEI.
The $756bn National Pension Service of Korea has begun to disclose investment details, such as fund names and investment amounts, in an effort to boost its transparency.
With regulatory, geopolitical and travel-related headwinds threatening western appetites for Chinese private equity firms, knowing which one to pick is more important than ever.
Capital from domestic, Middle Eastern and Asian sovereigns has propped up Russian private equity for at least half a decade.
The SoftBank chief had received permission for a similar programme in Vision Fund 1 – a plan that was scrapped after colleagues pulled out.
MSA received a fundraising boost last year with the appointment Chris Lerner, former head of Asia at placement agent Eaton Partners, as a managing partner.
IMM RoseGold IV closed on $1.8bn in December.
Indian pensions have been given the nod to participate in alternative investment funds for the first time.
Former alums from Blackstone and HQ Capital plan to launch a digital fundraising platform called LUCA, which will connect alternative asset managers with Japanese investors, Private Equity International has learned.
Apollo’s foray into GP stakes investing is unusual for a number of reasons, not least because the deal involves a significant element of reciprocity between the firm and its target partner.