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.
The Japanese tech conglomerate pledged earlier this year to deploy its own money before raising additional third-party capital due to the underwhelming performance of Vision Fund I.
TMT deals accounted for a large proportion of private equity add-ons in the second quarter of this year as the move to remote working compounds appetites for tech assets.
Private equity deals in Myanmar are rising but Delta Capital still encounters some business owners that need convincing about the strategy.
Performance track record is less important than fees, terms and conditions for Asian institutions considering a private assets fund, according to research from Schroders.
The pandemic has accelerated the number of fund placement executives going in-house.
GPs are having more success in hiring from Asia's top placement agents to bolster their in-house fundraising capabilities during the pandemic.
Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.
The bank’s private fund group has had two high-profile departures in less than a year amid a wider exodus of placement agents within Asia.
Harvest Investment Management is the PE investment arm of Harvest Fund Management, one of China’s largest mutual fund managers with about $180bn of AUM.
Japanese LPs will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors, according to Satoshi Ikeda, chief sustainable finance officer at the country's financial watchdog.