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.
One-third expect their next fund to be at least twice the size of its predecessor, according to research from Investec released last week.
A favourable exit environment has tightened the spread of returns among the best and worst performing LBO funds, according to eFront's Returns, risks and liquidity of LBO Funds in Q4 2017.
The Norwegian secondaries firm has launched a strategy targeting direct control positions in larger Nordic companies, managing partner Bjarne Lie told PEI.
The firm has launched a 50:50 JV with European mid-market firm 21 Partners to tap into demand from HNW individuals and family offices.
The $65bn Alaska Permanent Fund is creating a supercharged private equity portfolio.
The fund, named HEAL, will aim to deploy two-thirds of its capital into clinics and pharmacies across India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
The firm has more than tripled its deployment of LP capital through mandates over the past three years as investors seek to avoid the additional fees associated with primary funds of funds.
Soaring valuations could prompt a strategy shift as GPs struggle to deploy capital.
GPs should be willing to tackle complex deals, managing partner Guillaume Jacqueau tells PEI after the firm raised €2.8bn for its sixth flagship fund.
CEOs at KKR and Blackstone received more carried interest or incentive fee distributions in 2017 than the previous year.