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.
Speaking at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday, the firm’s head of private and growth equity in APAC said she spends more time in the Middle East and Southeast Asia when fundraising.
Potential LPs told North Africa-focused RMBV in 2020 that they would need to see more DPI from its prior vintages before committing to a new vehicle, PEI understands.
Chris Lerner will be responsible for launching a company focused on investments in private markets fund managers and industry solutions providers, PEI understands.
The number of vehicles to wrap up fundraising during the first quarter suggests total funds to close this year could fall by half, according to PEI data.
Mekong Earth and Forest Fund will target companies that help mitigate climate change through the regeneration of forests and soil in the lower Mekong region.
Permanent capital specialist Kudu Investment Management owns stakes in at least nine alternative asset managers, including private equity, private credit and venture capital.
The most recent quarterly earnings calls from private equity's listed giants have helped to shine a light on fund performance.
Roughly half of the capital came from new LP relationships, PEI understands.
Tightening debt markets and a conservative attitude to valuations means CPP Investments is taking a measured approach to investing, Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at the pension giant, tells PEI.
Japanese institutions have found themselves cutting down ticket sizes and declining fund opportunities as currency fluctuations compound private equity’s denominator effect.