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.
A report by two academics shows US buyouts have historically outperformed the S&P 500 by a fairly wide margin.
The investment bank invested through its $1.4bn North Haven Tactical Value fund, which closed in December.
Online fundraising platforms could become more common over the next decade, but obstacles to their growth remain
The C$392bn fund closed 26 co-investments representing C$3.1bn of invested capital in the fiscal year ending 31 March.
A recent dip in secondary market pricing for leveraged loans and high-yield bonds has made financing costs too high in Q1, according to PitchBook data.
The firm has raised $230m for India 2020 Fund III which received backing from investors including the International Finance Corporation, CDC Group and DEG.
The firm is opening a new Tokyo office to help diversify its LP base and accelerate its investment pace in Asia.
The average time between funds increased to four years and three months in 2018, the first such increase in five years, according to EY research.
Private equity is expected to deliver the highest returns in the next 12 months by 43% of respondents, the highest of any asset class, according to GSAM research.
In this 11-slide presentation PEI breaks down the $91bn of capital raised for private equity last quarter by strategy, geography and the industry's biggest funds.