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.
Just 36% of asset owners have identified quality sustainable investing opportunities in private equity, trailing public equities and real assets, according to Morgan Stanley.
The $828bn sovereign wealth fund joins existing investors CVC, Reinet and Legend Holdings.
Some managers are giving away more favourable terms to LPs as it becomes harder to stand out from the crowd, according to a PEI Rainmaker.
A combination of equity and debt could provide greater alignment with portfolio companies when battling an unfavourable cycle, according to GSO Capital Partners’ Paulo Eapen.
Vehicles reached peak TVPI in their eighth year after launch, compared with the 10th year for developed markets, according to a report from eFront.
The turnaround specialist is expected to seek at least €3bn for the vehicle.
The firm has tapped a navy veteran and leadership guru to serve as confidante to its recently appointed co-chief executives.
More than one in three of respondents plan to increase their allocation to emerging markets as a proportion of their total portfolio, up from 29 percent last year.
Jonathan Smidt has stood down as head of the industrials investment team after 18 years at the firm.
The €70m Fund II will target controlling stakes in small- and mid-cap manufacturing and services companies in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.