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.
Bo Bai founded impact firm Asia Green Fund in 2016 following a seven-year spell as a Hong Kong-based partner and managing director at Warburg Pincus.
3 min read · 30 June 2021
The firm intends to raise around $415m by issuing new shares on the London Stock Exchange.
2 min read · 29 June 2021
The firm raised $1.3bn for its 2018-vintage KKR Global Impact Fund, of which $300m was committed by New York State Common Retirement Fund.
2 min read · 24 June 2021
PEI was curious to learn how the private equity community was navigating the complex, and mentally draining, world of business travel.
3 min read · 23 June 2021
BlackRock joins the likes of TPG, Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, Apollo, Morgan Stanley and Hamilton Lane in creating a dedicated impact vehicle.
2 min read · 23 June 2021
Steven Mansy has joined Macquarie as head of fund finance origination APAC in Sydney, he tells PEI.
2 min read · 11 June 2021
As private equity carves out a niche in the highly-liquid Thai market, PEI outlines Thailand's key players, deal environment and long-term outlook.
6 min read · 08 June 2021
Hong Kong-based Ascentium Group was founded in 2020 by James Lee, former head of Asia distribution at Credit Suisse.
2 min read · 02 June 2021
Several placement agents in Asia have used the pandemic as an opportunity to pursue other avenues, such as moving in-house to GPs.
2 min read · 02 June 2021
Mega-firms in China with vast arsenals of fund strategies may soon rival those in North America.
2 min read · 01 June 2021
