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.
Removing sampling biases reveals greater parity between US and European venture capital performance than is often expected, according to a report from eFront.
The firm has tapped Francesco Panfilo, former founding managing partner at Italian mid-market buyout house PM & Partners, as senior advisor.
The firm appointed 15 investment professionals to bring its team number to 60 last year and is planning a similar number of additions this year, partner Richard Howell tells PEI.
Fondo Soberano de Angola is putting together a new strategy following a recent governance change, but its former chairman continues to make headlines.
The investment firm – which is raising three private equity funds – is expanding its institutional LP base beyond France.
Senior partners Laurent de Rosière and Richard Kunzer will co-head the buyout firm’s IR team after Charlie Bott's departure.
The firm’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund took stakes in three private equity managers during March after a previous weighting towards hedge funds.
The South African firm – which is in market with at least four vehicles – is also expected to launch an additional fund strategy this year.
A spike in repatriated cash and reduced taxes could push corporates to pump large amounts of capital into domestic M&A activity.
The fund, which has a $1bn hard-cap, will focus on education, healthcare, energy access, clean energy and social inclusion.