Alex Lynn

Chinese healthcare specialist GL Capital seeks $800m for next flagship

GL’s fundraise coincides with the September close of a $240m single-asset continuation fund backed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Warburg’s Perlman: APAC likely to benefit most as LPs rethink US exposure

LPs could reduce their allocations to the US by 5-7%, Warburg CEO Jeffrey Perlman told an HKMA event on Wednesday.

KKR’s Bae: APAC will generate half our PE distributions this year

Japan is KKR’s second-largest private equity investment destination, with India also in the top four, co-chief Joseph Bae told an HKMA event in Hong Kong.

Blackstone’s Gray: We may seek faster exits to avoid AI disruption risk

Blackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.

How Japan’s LP gatekeepers navigate potential conflicts of interest

Japan’s sprawling financial conglomerates can lead to overlap between pension fiduciaries and fund placement businesses that requires careful management.

Blackstone’s Tokyo TV debut marks a new dawn for PE brand building

A novel marketing campaign in Japan underscores the growing recognition that PE’s historic aversion to the spotlight will no longer cut the mustard.

How Mitsubishi UFJ’s pension clients are thinking about private equity in 2025

Some Japanese pensions are 'stopping re-ups' due to private equity's exit drought, research executive Manami Akita tells PEI.

GIC 'excited' by Asia's burgeoning buyout opportunity

The sovereign wealth fund is seeing 'a higher percentage of control buyouts at scale' in China and India, according to Asia PE head Ankur Meattle.

Why Japan’s $74bn university endowment is leaning into secondaries

The fund has increased its secondaries budget to capture opportunities arising from market uncertainty, private equity head Yasuyuki Tomita tells PEI.

iCapital: Evergreens need a secondaries market

Quarterly redemption opportunities do not mean these products should be considered liquid, says head of international Marco Bizzozero.