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.
Ravi Thakran is open to partnering with existing firms boasting complementary strategies and has the support of several former colleagues, he told PEI.
2 min read · 15 July 2020
Funds that closed on more than $5bn in H1 took on average 15 months to do so, longer than in any of the previous five years, according to PEI data.
3 min read · 13 July 2020
A one-two punch of the Taal volcano eruption and covid-19 put paid to an in-person AGM, where the firm had expected to finalise the due diligence process.
2 min read · 08 July 2020
Investor appetite for private equity mega-funds appear untouched as coronavirus prompts a flight to quality.
3 min read · 07 July 2020
The world's largest pension fund's private equity fund investments grew almost 30% during the last fiscal year.
2 min read · 06 July 2020
Chief investment officer Damian Graham on why the $60bn Aussie superfund is well-placed to capitalise on attractively priced unlisted assets.
2 min read · 01 July 2020
Australia's private equity market has struggled to find exits and certain sectors have taken a beating from the coronavirus, but there are reasons for Australian firms to be optimistic.
7 min read · 30 June 2020
Hong Kong’s viability as a fund management destination for those eschewing the Cayman Islands could swing on the strength of its carried interest tax reform.
5 min read · 30 June 2020
Geopolitical tensions, talk of decoupling and reshuffling supply chains are the private equity giant's biggest concerns, its head of Asia-Pacific tells PEI.
3 min read · 29 June 2020
Coronavirus uncertainty and liquidity constraints have made some business owners in the region more willing to sell, head of Asia-Pacific Ming Lu tells PEI.
4 min read · 24 June 2020
