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 country’s largest public pension will pursue both private equity and private credit continuation fund opportunities, investment policy committee member Sam Y Chung tells PEI.
The consumer giant is seeking $800m for a new regional flagship that will invest alongside country-focused sidecars targeting Japan and India respectively, PEI understands.
A court of appeals decision in the US this week to render null and void the SEC’s private fund rule doesn’t signal the end of efforts to better protect investors.
The firm asks GPs to ensure the limited partner advisory committee is consulted on the use of NAV facilities, co-chief executive Juan Delgado-Moreira tells PEI.
The firm has set a €400m hard-cap for ArchiMed MED Rise, according to documents prepared by a US pension.
Several prominent Asia-based firms lost their footing or fell out of the list altogether this year as PE’s distribution drought intensifies.
Research from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School suggests LPs considering large-cap PE funds may want to think twice.
The firm, which collected about $2.8bn for its fifth Japan fund earlier this month, keeps junior and mid-level staff motivated by ensuring they receive hands-on deal experience, Japan co-head Kazuhiro Yamada tells PEI.
The $1.6bn BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund is nearly 18% deployed across four deals, two of which came from India, partner Nicholas Macksey tells PEI.
Speaking at the HKVCA’s Greater China PE Summit, Shirley Ma, senior portfolio manager at APG Asset Management Asia, said the pension giant doesn't support the use of NAV financing in its portfolio.