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.
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.
Private equity firms made a raft of strategic hires in 2024 amid rising excitement about the lucrative Asia-Pacific wealth opportunity.
High-net-worth clients are expected to 'reallocate' towards private equity as rates come down, Mathieu Forcioli, global and APAC head of alternatives for HSBC Global Private Banking, tells PEI.
Multiple domestic managers have been in touch with LPs seeking clarity over the economic implications of Korea's recent political turmoil, PEI understands.
Some 45% of global LPs plan to increase their private equity deployment over the next year, marking a substantial increase from 2024.
Its third-party offerings could include co-investments and SMAs, Amy Cho, head of Asia-Pacific and chief executive of M&G Investments Singapore, tells PEI.
In this latest edition of PEI Group's performance watch series, we look at how certain US upper mid-market vintages have performed over the past decade.
The financial and second-order benefits to LPs and GPs appear to outweigh any concerns over the sheer volume of co-investment capital available to sponsors.