Alex Lynn
Alex Lynn is an award-winning journalist and 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. He joined the business in 2017, having previously covered EMEA markets 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.
A volatile year has prompted some LPs to rethink their geographic private equity exposure.
The proportion of LPs seeking to invest more in private equity has been hit by performance concerns, while Europe looks to benefit from US uncertainty.
J-INC was founded by chief executive Soichi Yamaguchi, who previously led Bain Capital spinout Nippon Investment Company.
GL’s fundraise coincides with the September close of a $240m single-asset continuation fund backed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
LPs could reduce their allocations to the US by 5-7%, Warburg CEO Jeffrey Perlman told an HKMA event on Wednesday.
Japan is KKR’s second-largest private equity investment destination, with India also in the top four, co-chief Joseph Bae told an HKMA event in Hong Kong.
Blackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.
Japan’s sprawling financial conglomerates can lead to overlap between pension fiduciaries and fund placement businesses that requires careful management.
A novel marketing campaign in Japan underscores the growing recognition that PE’s historic aversion to the spotlight will no longer cut the mustard.
Some Japanese pensions are 'stopping re-ups' due to private equity's exit drought, research executive Manami Akita tells PEI.