Alex Lynn

Trump’s latest crusade could help grease the IPO route for PE exits

Reinvigorating capital markets with a lower reporting burden for listed companies could in turn help unblock private equity’s clogged exit pipeline.

Hong Kong's Trustar to hold final close after nearly four years

Trustar Capital Partners V will close just shy of its $1.3bn target, PEI understands.

Temasek: ‘Very early days’ for responsible exits

Assessing impact at exit can be more challenging for investments earlier in the life cycle of a business, says director Eliza Foo.

Singaporean multifamily office plots private markets push under new alts boss

Lili Wang is evaluating new product strategies across private credit, private equity secondaries and real estate, she tells PEI.

Europe’s Arcmont tees up debut NAV financing fund

The firm joins an increasingly crowded NAV financing market, with Partners Group and Pemberton Asset Management among those to have also entered the fray in recent years.

PE’s penchant for PIK should set alarm bells ringing

An uptick in deferred interest payments and covenant breaches could signal underlying health problems among private equity portfolios.

KKR returns to market with latest APAC flagship

The firm's last regional flagship – the 2021-vintage KKR Asian Fund IV – is the largest pan-Asian buyout fund to date.

Neuberger Berman: Redemption limits 'feature not flaw' of evergreens

Gating mechanisms protect value for investors, Peter von Lehe, head of investment solutions and strategy, tells PEI.

Listed PE finds hope in secondaries

Steep discounts to NAV and a slowdown in exits have likely contributed to a rash of secondaries processes involving listed PE trusts.

Credit specialist Crescent taps ex-17Cap partner to lead GP financing strategy

Gregory Hardiman, who previously co-led 17Capital's US investment efforts, has been named managing director and head of GP-LP solutions at Crescent Capital.