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.
IMM will consider raising up to $600m for its debut Korea Battery & ESG Fund dependent on investor demand, PEI understands.
2 min read · 28 February 2022
Separately managed accounts could stand to win from the US regulator’s bid to promote transparency around preferential fund terms.
2 min read · 17 February 2022
The roughly $46bn construction pension expects to increase its 2% strategic asset allocation as part of a portfolio-wide review that will conclude in June.
4 min read · 15 February 2022
Stephen Seelbach, a managing director who previously ran the firm’s Asia strategy from San Francisco, oversaw the launch.
2 min read · 14 February 2022
Fundraising platforms-turned-GPs are revolutionising a traditionally laborious commitment process for wealth managers and their clients
4 min read · 07 February 2022
Pak-Seng Lai joins as head of private wealth distribution in APAC at a time when the firm is pushing aggressively into the individual investor channel.
3 min read · 03 February 2022
Tokyo's LUCA, launched in July by ex-Blackstone managing director Keiko Sydenham, has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore’s Xen Capital.
3 min read · 31 January 2022
Thomas Yu, who previously spent 18 years at UBS, departed Eaton at the back end of 2021 after a two-year stint.
3 min read · 27 January 2022
PEI catches up with Asia Alternatives co-founder Rebecca Xu to discuss how regulatory headwinds and geopolitical tensions are impacting LP appetites.
4 min read · 26 January 2022
Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.
3 min read · 20 January 2022
