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.
Vehicles reached peak TVPI in their eighth year after launch, compared with the 10th year for developed markets, according to a report from eFront.
1 min read · 14 June 2018
The turnaround specialist is expected to seek at least €3bn for the vehicle.
1 min read · 12 June 2018
The firm has tapped a navy veteran and leadership guru to serve as confidante to its recently appointed co-chief executives.
2 min read · 07 June 2018
More than one in three of respondents plan to increase their allocation to emerging markets as a proportion of their total portfolio, up from 29 percent last year.
1 min read · 07 June 2018
Jonathan Smidt has stood down as head of the industrials investment team after 18 years at the firm.
1 min read · 06 June 2018
The €70m Fund II will target controlling stakes in small- and mid-cap manufacturing and services companies in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
1 min read · 06 June 2018
A majority of LPs find recruitment and internal resource constraints to be significant barriers to improving PE returns, according to Coller Capital's latest survey.
3 min read · 05 June 2018
The firm has called a private meeting in Dubai with shareholders, creditors and advisors to discuss the potential sale of its fund management business.
3 min read · 04 June 2018
Almost 40% of LPs have already invested or will consider investing in funds that take stakes in GPs, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer.
2 min read · 03 June 2018
Increased LP due diligence and strong capital distributions could mean private equity has less to fear from an impending downturn than a decade ago.
3 min read · 31 May 2018
