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 firm is opening a new Tokyo office to help diversify its LP base and accelerate its investment pace in Asia.
The average time between funds increased to four years and three months in 2018, the first such increase in five years, according to EY research.
Private equity is expected to deliver the highest returns in the next 12 months by 43% of respondents, the highest of any asset class, according to GSAM research.
In this 11-slide presentation PEI breaks down the $91bn of capital raised for private equity last quarter by strategy, geography and the industry's biggest funds.
One of South and South-East Asia's largest mid-market firms has recruited Suneel Kaji in New York.
Almost two-thirds of mainland Chinese businesses plan to increase international spending by more than 10% over the next two years, according to Baker McKenzie research.
The firm was founded by two former KKR partners including David Liu, who was co-head of KKR Asia and chief executive of the firm’s China business until 2017.
The AIC’s 13 policy proposals to the next government are intended to increase the flow of capital to start-ups, SMEs and other high-growth businesses.
Overseas managers, lured by the promise of corporate divestitures, face an uphill climb in breaking into Japan.
The placement agent and advisory firm hired Charlie Yan, a former managing director at Shanghai asset manager Fosun International, in its Hong Kong office.