Alex Lynn

Alex Lynn

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.

Managers

PE will start adopting VC’s fund terms

More venture capital-like fund terms could be bad news for limited partners.

3 min read · 07 February 2019

Deals

Carlyle’s Lee: 'Challenging' environment could affect 2019 deployment

The firm expects to raise $20bn across all asset classes this year, CFO Curtis Buser said on a Q4 earnings call Wednesday.

2 min read · 06 February 2019

Performance

High asset prices threaten GP fee revenues – report

Compressed exit multiples could have a material impact on performance fee income, according to tech platform Cobalt.

1 min read · 06 February 2019

Terms & Conditions

Carlyle tweaks carry on latest tech fund – exclusive

Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV, which closed on €1.35bn last week, will charge 25% carry after it returns 2.25x cost to LPs.

2 min read · 05 February 2019

Munich PEP woos institutions with third FoF

The fund has already made commitments across seven vehicles, meaning LPs can buy into an existing portfolio.

2 min read · 04 February 2019

News & Analysis

Human Capital special: Brexit brain drain is good news for continental PE

European firms could be well-placed to snap up talent from their London-based peers.

2 min read · 04 February 2019

Fundraising

Three Hills hits €540m hard-cap after opening to institutions – exclusive

The Byron owner is looking to make six to eight additional hires over the next 12 months, founder Mauro Moretti tells PEI.

2 min read · 04 February 2019

Performance

Apollo’s private equity funds stung by public market volatility

It largely attributed the drop to publicly-traded portfolio company holdings in Fund VIII, an $18.4bn 2014-vintage.

2 min read · 31 January 2019

Fundraising

Carlyle doubles tech appetite with €1.35bn close

Carlyle Europe Technology Partners IV closed on its hard-cap as TMT-focused funds seek the highest amount among sector-focused strategies.

2 min read · 31 January 2019

Managers

Investcorp moves into India with PE unit acquisition

The deal, which involves the private equity and real estate assets of IDFC Alternatives, is the latest in the firm's efforts to reach $50bn in AUM.

2 min read · 30 January 2019

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