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.
The firm is understood to be seeking at least €800m for Stirling Square Capital Partners IV, which launched in H2 2017.
1 min read · 25 January 2018
Asia saw the greatest improvement with 57% of LGT Capital Partners managers now having excellent or good integration of ESG.
1 min read · 24 January 2018
The firm is expected to raise €2.5bn to €3bn for the “highly oversubscribed” Equistone VI, which does not have a formal hard-cap, according to a source with knowledge of the fund.
1 min read · 24 January 2018
The investment firm is seeking $2.5bn for HarbourVest Partners Co-investment V, exceeding the $1bn it targeted for Fund IV, Private Equity International has learned.
2 min read · 23 January 2018
The Tennessee-native and Bain Capital founder is remembered by the private equity industry for his influence and inspiration.
2 min read · 22 January 2018
The third Hall of Famer is the 2005-vintage fifth fund from Boston-headquartered firm Advent International.
3 min read · 18 January 2018
The London-based firm has bolstered its investment team with two appointments after opening an Edinburgh office.
2 min read · 17 January 2018
The firm is aiming to hold a first close for Bain Capital Special Situations Europe in April, according to a Bain document seen by PEI.
2 min read · 17 January 2018
The Toronto-based firm is targeting $750m for Whitehorse Liquidity Partners II with a $1bn hard-cap, sister publication Secondaries Investor has learned.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
The private equity firm is also expected to begin raising its fourth Asian fund in the third quarter, Private Equity International has learned.
2 min read · 16 January 2018
