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.
The Dutch pension giant will make a senior co-investment hire in Hong Kong next year, senior portfolio manager Shirley Ma told PEI.
Iberia and the DACH region also posted significant declines in the first half, according to Silverfleet’s latest Buy & Build Monitor.
The country’s mid-tier lenders are piling into the asset class in a bid to generate additional business opportunities in their respective locales.
The mid-market firm closed its debut fund on A$600m in June last year.
More than half of the capital raised for Fund VIII has been earmarked for Asia, the highest proportion to date.
The launch of an industry body in Myanmar follows several years of sustained growth in the country's private equity sector.
In a Q2 earnings presentation on Wednesday the tech giant's founder said the firm had misjudged both the value and governance of the co-working business.
Financial sponsors have executed 7% fewer deals this year amid concerns over valuations.
The chairman had been one of 12 Asia-based partners linked to a proposed spin-out in May.
The UK development finance institution's South Asia head speaks to PEI about sectors impact funds should focus on and why it's hot on debt.