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.
As the public markets continue to shrink, the case for GPFG’s entry into private equity is not only one of returns but, increasingly, one of diversification.
The development comes as part of an ongoing review of certain current and former EQT employees’ carried interest taxation – in particular, whether it should be taxed as employment income.
Manulife IM has added four APAC GP relationships this year, comprising two in India, one in Australia and another in Japan, senior managing director Liam Coppinger tells PEI.
MBK's China portfolio posted a 45% gain last year, compared with 29% and 12% percent for Korea and Japan, respectively, founder Michael B Kim noted in a letter to LPs.
Idiosyncrasies in fund structuring, tax and regulation create distinctive tests for buyers and sellers considering GP-led processes in Japan.
Tokyo Stock Exchange reforms are presenting take-private opportunities for GPs, including KKR.
Subscription credit line use in Japan hasn’t developed at the same rate as in other Asia-Pacific markets, Fi Dinh, head of fund finance for APAC at MUFG Investor Services, tells PEI.
The country was consistently singled out at PEI Group’s NEXUS event as one of the most exciting places to invest in this year.
Kiyosei Sugioka has been seconded to New York to serve as head of ORIX Life Investments, according to a memo seen by PEI.
The firm has appointed Michael Hu, a former managing director at Ardian, to lead its regional investment and business development activities from its new office in Singapore.