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.
GPs deployed €19.2bn into entry deals in the first quarter of the year, down from €37bn in the same period in in 2017, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
2 min read · 24 April 2018
CEE buyout values totalled €6.3bn across 43 deals last year, up from just €1.1bn of spending across 74 deals in 2016.
1 min read · 23 April 2018
The newly-rebranded Oddo BHF Private Equity will seek €300m for a new secondaries vehicle from predominantly European and Middle Eastern institutional LPs.
2 min read · 20 April 2018
Japanese funds have generated a lower TVPI multiple than other developed markets, according to investment software firm eFront.
2 min read · 19 April 2018
The bank has launched a four-strong directs and co-investment team amid soaring investor demand for greater control over their private equity holdings.
2 min read · 18 April 2018
The Neuberger Berman unit has not set a hard-cap for the vehicle but is unlikely to exceed $6bn, PEI understands.
1 min read · 18 April 2018
Asset manager Oddo BHF has acquired the fund of funds unit in its first foray into private equity.
1 min read · 17 April 2018
The vehicle – which was launched in 2016 – has already completed three deals and is over halfway invested, founder Crevan O’Grady tells PEI.
2 min read · 16 April 2018
The top 10 largest buyout funds amassed $46.4bn between them in the period, representing 87% of the $53.6bn committed to the strategy.
1 min read · 16 April 2018
The firm held a final close on Growth Fund II at €230m, well above its €200m hard-cap and more than triple the size of its €70m predecessor.
2 min read · 12 April 2018
