Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn is Hong Kong Bureau Chief at PEI Group, leading coverage of Asia-Pacific private markets for Private Equity International and editing its daily Side Letter briefing for subscribers.
He joined the business in 2017 and previously covered the EMEA region 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.
Evidence of a thawing exit environment could help restore some confidence to LPs that remain sceptical of the region, and unlock capital to back new funds.
ASF IX raised capital from around 40 APAC LPs, compared with less than 10 in its predecessor fund, Greater China head Jason Yao tells affiliate title Secondaries Investor.
PAG has returned around $1bn on average in recent years, PE co-head Lincoln Pan tells PEI.
The buyout shop would consider such a merger to be an ‘enabler for portfolio companies’ rather than an exit route for management, CEO Jun Tsusaka tells PEI.
Australia's largest pension fund aims to grow its exposure from 5% to 8%, PE head Terry Charalambous tells PEI in this NEXUS 2025 preview interview.
Quilvest Secondaries Fund will primarily target GP-led transactions, though it will include a pocket for shorter duration opportunities, affiliate title Secondaries Investor understands.
The region could see renewed appetites for Southeast Asia, a burgeoning IR community in East Asia and new pockets of secondaries opportunities next year.
Fundraising sweeteners, increasingly sophisticated approaches to wealth, and an improving deal outlook were among the defining themes of 2024.
The SAR government has proposed broadening the number of qualifying asset classes exempt from tax and creating more flexibility in its carried interest tax concession.
The strategy has played a critical role in LP-GP negotiations this year.