Alex Lynn is an award-winning journalist and Hong Kong Bureau Chief at PEI Group, leading coverage of Asia-Pacific private markets for PEI Private Equity and editing its daily Side Letter briefing for subscribers. He joined the business in 2017, having previously covered EMEA markets 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.
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.
4 min read · 20 October 2022
Investors may need to reassess their private equity commitment pacing and liquidity needs due to currency volatility.
3 min read · 17 October 2022
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.
3 min read · 06 October 2022
Tim Dattels was credited with having developed the relationship with Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Peninsuan Nasional which netted the alternatives firm a 7x return.
2 min read · 05 October 2022
The Washington DC-headquartered firm expects to be opportunistic in Chinese private equity over the next six to nine months, Xiang-Dong Yang tells PEI.
3 min read · 27 September 2022
Vertex SEA Fund V would be almost 50% larger than its 2019-vintage predecessor and will double down on existing investments, PEI understands.
2 min read · 20 September 2022
The $5.2bn public pension will look towards other markets in Asia-Pacific rather than pulling out altogether, CIO Ajit Singh tells delegates at SuperReturn Asia.
2 min read · 20 September 2022
A trio of private equity giants with enormous existing LP bases are using digital securities platforms to unlock new sources of capital.
3 min read · 15 September 2022
BPEA Fund VIII raised $11.2bn from 180 investors, 70 of which were new to the firm, Baring chief executive Jean Salata tells PEI.
3 min read · 13 September 2022
Welkin China Private Equity Limited will seek $300m to invest in a mix of secondaries, co-investments and growth equity opportunities.
4 min read · 06 September 2022
