Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn is Hong Kong Bureau Chief for PEI Group. 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 and can be found tweeting at @alynnpei.
The former head of alternative investments at healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente will have his work cut out for him at the US's largest public pension.
The $5.9bn institution has an 8.8% exposure to alternatives, most of which is held in infrastructure debt, CIO Byung-kyu Cheon tells PEI.
Apollo Investment Fund X began pre-marketing in January; its predecessor reached a final close after less than half a year on the fundraising trail.
Employees must remain with Hamilton Lane over a multi-year timeframe, and the stock price should cross particular thresholds, in order to receive equity 'awards'.
The sovereign wealth fund’s chief executive Raphael Arndt expects the macro environment to separate the wheat from the chaff among GPs.
Foreign exchange is too unpredictable to influence private equity decisions in the long run, but some portfolio companies could receive a boost from FX shifts in the near term.
Sponsors are using hedging to get deals over the line in markets with severe currency fluctuations; their investors are looking to protect themselves with greater flexibility over the currency in which they can commit.
Investors may need to reassess their private equity commitment pacing and liquidity needs due to currency volatility.
The development finance institution has developed a greater appetite for Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines, global senior portfolio manager Carlos Mayorga tells PEI.
Tim Dattels was credited with having developed the relationship with Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Peninsuan Nasional which netted the alternatives firm a 7x return.
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