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.
A recent dip in secondary market pricing for leveraged loans and high-yield bonds has made financing costs too high in Q1, according to PitchBook data.
2 min read · 14 May 2019
The firm has raised $230m for India 2020 Fund III which received backing from investors including the International Finance Corporation, CDC Group and DEG.
2 min read · 08 May 2019
The firm is opening a new Tokyo office to help diversify its LP base and accelerate its investment pace in Asia.
2 min read · 08 May 2019
The average time between funds increased to four years and three months in 2018, the first such increase in five years, according to EY research.
2 min read · 06 May 2019
Private equity is expected to deliver the highest returns in the next 12 months by 43% of respondents, the highest of any asset class, according to GSAM research.
2 min read · 02 May 2019
In this 11-slide presentation PEI breaks down the $91bn of capital raised for private equity last quarter by strategy, geography and the industry's biggest funds.
1 min read · 30 April 2019
One of South and South-East Asia's largest mid-market firms has recruited Suneel Kaji in New York.
2 min read · 29 April 2019
Almost two-thirds of mainland Chinese businesses plan to increase international spending by more than 10% over the next two years, according to Baker McKenzie research.
2 min read · 24 April 2019
The firm was founded by two former KKR partners including David Liu, who was co-head of KKR Asia and chief executive of the firm’s China business until 2017.
2 min read · 17 April 2019
The AIC’s 13 policy proposals to the next government are intended to increase the flow of capital to start-ups, SMEs and other high-growth businesses.
3 min read · 15 April 2019
