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.
KKR Asian Fund IV, which has been in market since March, is already 40% larger than its 2017-vintage predecessor.
ATP Private Equity Partners, which invests on behalf of the country's largest pension, will raise third-party capital for the first time.
The Asian private equity market was grappling with geopolitical rifts even prior to the introduction of global travel bans, yet there are reasons to be optimistic.
Schroder Adveq is one of the latest western firms to benefit from Shanghai's QFLP programme, which provides access to a market that has until now proved elusive for international LPs.
Documents seen by PEI show Kapital Football Group is seeking around $270m of equity capital for phase one of a plan that includes acquiring a 'mid-table' Premier League club.
Hong Kong’s CLSA started incrementally reducing its involvement from the Sunrise Capital general partner with the launch of Fund III in 2017, PEI understands.
Documents seen by PEI detail Dyal HomeCourt Partners' investment strategy, fund terms and perks.
The investment firm has launched a fund of limited size and timing to find discounted opportunities, managing director Duncan Zheng tells PEI.
Alicia Gregory, head of private equity at the Australian SWF, says investors could be left overexposed if less creditworthy LPs default on capital calls.
Investment bank China Renaissance has evolved from passive co-investor to leading deals with its latest family of RMB- and USD-denominated private equity funds.