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.
Electra Partners rebranded as Epiris in December 2016 after being served notice from the listed investment trust whose portfolio it had managed for 30 years.
1 min read · 03 October 2018
The sovereign wealth fund’s $7.2bn private equity and special opportunities portfolio returned 32.7% for the year ending 30 June.
2 min read · 02 October 2018
The portfolio company's focus on its poorer customers impressed the judges for the Editors' Award in Asia.
2 min read · 01 October 2018
The lower mid-market/small-cap award in Asia went to the Vietnam-focused firm for its revitalisation of Traphaco.
2 min read · 01 October 2018
The move comes a year after Chinese investment group Legend Holdings acquired an 89.9% stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg.
2 min read · 27 September 2018
Under-representation of women can have serious consequences in private equity.
3 min read · 26 September 2018
Private equity is the most popular alternative asset among the world's family offices, according to research by UBS.
2 min read · 25 September 2018
Cov-lite loans, fundraising pain and longer holding periods were on the minds of private equity practitioners who gathered for an industry conference last week.
2 min read · 24 September 2018
Management fees, hurdle rates and carried interest waterfalls; a visual guide to economic fund terms today.
1 min read · 24 September 2018
A flurry of VC activity drove spending up almost 40% last year as investors took advantage of tax-friendly government initiatives.
2 min read · 19 September 2018
