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.
Cranemere Group has raised capital from a Middle Eastern family office, a public US institution and a UK pension, PEI understands.
2 min read · 30 January 2019
The Californian pension will consider hiring an additional 12 direct investment professionals at a time when public institutions are finding it hard to draw top talent.
2 min read · 28 January 2019
Funds that buy stakes in private equity firms are hot property; but growth in that segment is naturally constrained.
3 min read · 24 January 2019
Colony’s purchase of the Latin America unit has been at least six months in the making.
2 min read · 24 January 2019
Dyal was initially targeting $6bn but is likely to raise significantly more after completing six deals from Fund IV in 2018, PEI understands.
1 min read · 23 January 2019
The firm aims to close Five Arrows Principal Investments III this quarter, Private Equity International has learned.
1 min read · 22 January 2019
Proponents of the sector are concerned restrictions on EU migration post-Brexit could have an impact on its appeal.
2 min read · 22 January 2019
Marc Benatar will help the firm expand its healthcare business to include companies in Benelux, Italy and French-speaking Switzerland, he tells PEI.
2 min read · 22 January 2019
Private equity's diversity issue goes deeper than firms not seeing enough female candidates.
3 min read · 21 January 2019
The buyout shop is expected to target around $10bn for Apax X, Private Equity International has learned.
2 min read · 14 January 2019
