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.
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.
The firm made its first Australian wealth hire this month amid efforts to ‘steepen the curve’ of private markets adoption among regional investors, Ed Huang, head of APAC for Private Wealth Solutions, tells PEI.
Some investors are scrutinising LP bases to ascertain whether managers will face increased pressure to deploy an excessive amount of capital beyond their original fund size.
A ‘multipolar world' may also drive investment opportunities in Asia-Pacific, executive co-chair Hartley Rogers tells PEI.