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 should be willing to tackle complex deals, managing partner Guillaume Jacqueau tells PEI after the firm raised €2.8bn for its sixth flagship fund.
3 min read · 13 March 2018
CEOs at KKR and Blackstone received more carried interest or incentive fee distributions in 2017 than the previous year.
1 min read · 12 March 2018
The fourth Hall of Famer marks Hellman & Friedman's second entry on the list.
3 min read · 08 March 2018
The strategy could generate double the investment multiple of a typical buyout fund over a 24-year period, according to Bain & Company’s Global Private Equity Report 2018.
2 min read · 07 March 2018
The asset manager will seek €150m for the vehicle and expects a final close on its mid-cap fund in the second half of the year.
2 min read · 06 March 2018
A preference for blue-chip GPs, limits on LP resources and the diminishing appeal of UK funds were on the minds of private equity participants who gathered in the German capital last week.
2 min read · 05 March 2018
At least three of the 20 largest private equity firms are expected to raise flagship funds this year.
5 min read · 28 February 2018
Three sizeable investors have teamed up to back promising first-time managers with $700m. How will it work?
3 min read · 27 February 2018
The Norwegian software company grew into one of Europe’s largest after completing more than 100 acquisitions under KKR’s ownership.
5 min read · 27 February 2018
At €10.75bn, EQT VIII is the joint fourth-largest euro-denominated fund ever raised.
1 min read · 26 February 2018
