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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.
Sydney
The mid-market firm closed its debut fund on A$600m in June last year.
Target
More than half of the capital raised for Fund VIII has been earmarked for Asia, the highest proportion to date.
Myanmar
The launch of an industry body in Myanmar follows several years of sustained growth in the country's private equity sector.
Masayoshi Son, SoftBank
In a Q2 earnings presentation on Wednesday the tech giant's founder said the firm had misjudged both the value and governance of the co-working business.
Morrison & Foerster tech research
Financial sponsors have executed 7% fewer deals this year amid concerns over valuations.
Reconciled differences
The chairman had been one of 12 Asia-based partners linked to a proposed spin-out in May.
Bangladesh
The UK development finance institution's South Asia head speaks to PEI about sectors impact funds should focus on and why it's hot on debt.
Crowded market
Chinese private equity returns have been impacted by intense competition for technology assets across the Asia-Pacific markets.
Moscow, Russia
Its first fund, a 2008-vintage, still has four remaining assets and is operating at 0.8x gross total value, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
eFront research
The average total-value-to-paid-in multiple of active LBO funds hit 1.43x in the second quarter of this year – the lowest point in three years, according to eFront.
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