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.
LPs are opting to back larger, brand-name firms with more established track records in China, an industry conference in Hong Kong has heard.
2 min read · 30 May 2019
The buyout giant's China Fund I had the flexibility to invest in South-East Asia and the latest vehicle is understood to have an expanded mandate for the region.
2 min read · 29 May 2019
Concerns over dry powder and pricing have prompted institutional investors to expect diminished performance over the next three years.
2 min read · 28 May 2019
KKR, Warburg Pincus and TPG-managed funds are included in the Singaporean state investor unit's latest securitised offering.
2 min read · 23 May 2019
The deal-by-deal firm is expected to target as much as A$300m when it comes to market in 2020.
2 min read · 23 May 2019
TPG veteran Ben Gray’s firm is understood to be using credit lines to avoid fee-drag on Australia’s largest first-time fund.
4 min read · 22 May 2019
A report by two academics shows US buyouts have historically outperformed the S&P 500 by a fairly wide margin.
2 min read · 20 May 2019
The investment bank invested through its $1.4bn North Haven Tactical Value fund, which closed in December.
2 min read · 20 May 2019
Online fundraising platforms could become more common over the next decade, but obstacles to their growth remain
4 min read · 19 May 2019
The C$392bn fund closed 26 co-investments representing C$3.1bn of invested capital in the fiscal year ending 31 March.
2 min read · 16 May 2019
