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 $3bn fund is increasing its private equity activity after raising its target allocation to 10% from 7% in 2016.
Retail demand for alternatives has promise but the options for GPs hoping to access a new pool of capital remain limited.
Domestic PE was at least 10 times as popular, according to Schroder Adveq data.
From geography to commitment size, the key factors behind returns at 11 top-performing US public pensions have been analysed.
Emerging managers accounted for 3.9% of the investor's $1.7bn private equity portfolio as of 31 December, compared with 5.1% of its private real estate programme.
Apax Global Alpha’s interim statement sheds light on subscription credit lines, fund deployment and an appetite for healthcare.
The listed private equity trust's derived debt exceeded its derived equity exposure in the first half of this year.
PE accounted for 20.9% of the investment portfolio, making it the third-largest asset class behind public equity and bonds.
An increasing gap between capital calls and distributions could translate into longer investment periods or fund size reductions, according to a report from eFront.
Minority Partnerships I Fund will take non-majority positions in companies with an enterprise value above €200m.