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.
Some 42% of LPs expect to deploy more capital via co-investments over the next year as investor sentiment shifts away from primary funds.
The investment committee said it must temper expectations for growth despite the recent strong performances.
The $1.9trn investor has tweaked its alternatives strategy amid growing competition in the Japanese private equity market.
The university’s investment management arm had private equity returns of 5.6% for the year ended 30 June, up from a 3.9% loss the previous year.
The Manchester firm raised £100m for its debut impact fund despite reporting diminished appetite from European LPs in the wake of the Brexit referendum.
The Manchester firm raised £100m for its debut impact fund despite reporting diminished appetite from European LPs in the wake of the Brexit referendum.
The firm returned 3.4 times as much money back to its investors as it called from them in the first half of the year, according to its listed feeder fund’s results.
Blackstone, Carlyle and TPG share their views on how regulation, diversification and fintech are changing the nature of the industry.
Just over half of LPs have experienced greater transparency from fund managers since 2015, a new report claims.
Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the next market downturn, but there is no telling when that might be.