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.
During a recession, private equity mega-funds deliver returns similar to those of their peers and with less selection risk for investors.
5 min read · 12 July 2022
CS Capital will target growth equity investments across the electric vehicle and healthcare-related sectors in Greater China.
2 min read · 06 July 2022
Many public institutions in the US are exploring portfolio sales thanks to a confluence of factors that has left them at, or above, their private equity allocations.
5 min read · 01 July 2022
PEI catches up with Frank Su, head of PE Asia at CPP Investments, to discuss the Canadian giant's conditions for backing an emerging manager.
3 min read · 27 June 2022
In the latest instalment of this series, PEI catches up with Chris Lerner, managing partner at China's MSA Capital, to discuss building new LP relationships at a time when some fundraising processes have stalled.
3 min read · 16 June 2022
GP-led activity is picking up thanks to a decline in exit activity during the pandemic and rising familiarity with the practice.
5 min read · 01 June 2022
The number of Asia-Pacific firms in the PEI 300 ranking climbed by roughly 12% this year, raising $238.1 billion between them over the qualifying period.
2 min read · 01 June 2022
Some of private equity’s biggest names are utilising inorganic growth as a means of cementing, or expanding, their standing in the market.
2 min read · 01 June 2022
The fundraising platform plans to launch a European Long-Term Investment Fund alongside an as-yet-undetermined partner as early as Q4 2022, Moonfare founder Steffen Pauls tells PEI.
4 min read · 31 May 2022
Warburg Pincus, KKR and Permira are among private equity funds included in Astrea VII – the first securitisation to offer the Singaporean public access to higher risk-return profile bonds.
2 min read · 19 May 2022
