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.
TMT deals accounted for a large proportion of private equity add-ons in the second quarter of this year as the move to remote working compounds appetites for tech assets.
2 min read · 03 November 2020
Private equity deals in Myanmar are rising but Delta Capital still encounters some business owners that need convincing about the strategy.
5 min read · 26 October 2020
Performance track record is less important than fees, terms and conditions for Asian institutions considering a private assets fund, according to research from Schroders.
2 min read · 20 October 2020
The pandemic has accelerated the number of fund placement executives going in-house.
2 min read · 15 October 2020
GPs are having more success in hiring from Asia's top placement agents to bolster their in-house fundraising capabilities during the pandemic.
6 min read · 15 October 2020
Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.
1 min read · 13 October 2020
The bank’s private fund group has had two high-profile departures in less than a year amid a wider exodus of placement agents within Asia.
2 min read · 13 October 2020
Harvest Investment Management is the PE investment arm of Harvest Fund Management, one of China’s largest mutual fund managers with about $180bn of AUM.
2 min read · 09 October 2020
Japanese LPs will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors, according to Satoshi Ikeda, chief sustainable finance officer at the country's financial watchdog.
3 min read · 07 October 2020
The Australian sovereign wealth fund is aptly named given its decision to begin a major rebalancing of its private equity portfolio immediately prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
10 min read · 06 October 2020
