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 London-based firm has bolstered its investment team with two appointments after opening an Edinburgh office.
The firm is aiming to hold a first close for Bain Capital Special Situations Europe in April, according to a Bain document seen by PEI.
The Toronto-based firm is targeting $750m for Whitehorse Liquidity Partners II with a $1bn hard-cap, sister publication Secondaries Investor has learned.
The private equity firm is also expected to begin raising its fourth Asian fund in the third quarter, Private Equity International has learned.
The Warsaw-based firm held a first close on over €75m in December and will complete another this month to accommodate an additional limited partner, PEI understands.
Private equity fundraising veteran will no doubt be called upon as the secondaries firm ramps up marketing for its eighth global fund.
Fears of a bear market, declining UK appeal and Asian acquisitions are expected to dominate the continent in 2018.
Several huge closes drove the average fund size to $778.8m in 2017, up from $564.2m the previous year.
The opening is dependent on a successful first close for TVM Healthcare MENA III, which has a $250m target, chief executive Helmut Schuehsler told PEI.
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