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.
The Byron owner is looking to make six to eight additional hires over the next 12 months, founder Mauro Moretti tells PEI.
It largely attributed the drop to publicly-traded portfolio company holdings in Fund VIII, an $18.4bn 2014-vintage.
Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV closed on its hard-cap as TMT-focused funds seek the highest amount among sector-focused strategies.
The deal, which involves the private equity and real estate assets of IDFC Alternatives, is the latest in the firm's efforts to reach $50bn in AUM.
Cranemere Group has raised capital from a Middle Eastern family office, a public US institution and a UK pension, PEI understands.
The Californian pension will consider hiring an additional 12 direct investment professionals at a time when public institutions are finding it hard to draw top talent.
Funds that buy stakes in private equity firms are hot property; but growth in that segment is naturally constrained.
Colony’s purchase of the Latin America unit has been at least six months in the making.
Dyal was initially targeting $6bn but is likely to raise significantly more after completing six deals from Fund IV in 2018, PEI understands.
The firm aims to close Five Arrows Principal Investments III this quarter, Private Equity International has learned.