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.
Proponents of the sector are concerned restrictions on EU migration post-Brexit could have an impact on its appeal.
Marc Benatar will help the firm expand its healthcare business to include companies in Benelux, Italy and French-speaking Switzerland, he tells PEI.
Private equity's diversity issue goes deeper than firms not seeing enough female candidates.
The buyout shop is expected to target around $10bn for Apax X, Private Equity International has learned.
Family offices and HNWIs are expected to gain importance as a source of capital, according to an IPEM survey.
Banks are changing the way security notices are issued to LPs following the firm's collapse.
The Silver Lake alumni in contention could point to the pension's highly successful investment in the tech specialist.
Most of the 10 largest funds raised last year were significantly larger than the previous fund in that family.
Last year firms raised $352bn for the asset class, an almost 26% drop on the previous year, according to preliminary PEI data.
The Tunisia-headquartered firm will target around $500m for AfricInvest Fund IV, according to a source with knowledge of the fund.