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.
Four additional entrants have been welcomed into the HEC Private Equity Value Creation Hall of Fame, launched in 2017 by associate professor Oliver Gottschalg.
2 min read · 09 January 2020
Carlyle Group portfolio company Accolade Wines is understood to have had 'limited' impact to its vineyards amid the country's worst wildfires in more than a decade.
4 min read · 08 January 2020
Fund performance data show the former is likelier to deliver better returns in the US and Asia, while Europe’s homogenous nature gives pan-regional strategies the edge.
4 min read · 08 January 2020
Economic concerns have prompted strategic buyers to become more frugal, paving the way for a greater number of secondary buyouts, according to managing partner Chulmin Lee.
2 min read · 06 January 2020
The region’s macro-economic headwinds are unlikely to be solved overnight – a trend that could benefit Asia’s largest funds.
3 min read · 02 January 2020
Warren Buffett, GPIF’s Hiromichi Mizuno and David Rubenstein were among this year’s most quotable industry denizens.
2 min read · 26 December 2019
The free-to-use template from the Institutional Limited Partners Association is a guide for investors heading to the negotiation table with GPs.
2 min read · 24 December 2019
The Spotlight Podcast series amassed more than 15,000 downloads this year – here’s a rundown of the most popular episodes.
3 min read · 23 December 2019
As the year draws to a close, PEI data reveals which investors made the most fund commitments over the past 12 months.
2 min read · 20 December 2019
In May, PEI compiled a list of 40 individuals under 40 set to shape the asset class over the next decade.
2 min read · 18 December 2019