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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.
Covenants and leverage are much tighter in loans to sponsors across the region, according to head of APAC private credit Celia Yan.
Capital being returned via a magnet
A stipulation that capital distributed to LPs via NAV facilities can be recalled is creating headaches for some investors.
Taxis in Hong Kong
Managing directors Steve Poon and Ming-Hau Lee, who both specialised in China special situations, left the firm in September to explore new opportunities, PEI has learned.
Tadasu Matsuo speaking at PDI's Tokyo Forum 2023
Speaking at Private Debt Investor’s Tokyo Forum, alternatives head Tadasu Matsuo outlined JST's plans for geographic diversification, sectoral focus and mitigating the J-curve.
An expanding pool of Japanese investors have conviction in high-risk distress – a significant development for the country’s LP base.
Panellists at the Private Debt Investor Tokyo Forum on Thursday said power was coming back to the lenders in 2023.
Yoshi Kiguchi Pension Fund of Japanese Corporations
Though comparatively small, the roughly $160m institution has a whopping 90% allocation to alternative investments.
"Washington, DC, USA - October 4, 2012: The United States Securities and Exchange headquarters building located on F Street in Washington, DC. A security guard and other people are present in this photo. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hold primary responsibility for enforcing federal securities laws."
The regulator said Insight charged excess management fees by inaccurately calculating management fees based on aggregated invested capital at the portfolio company level instead of at the individual portfolio investment security level.
PDI Seoul Forum 26 June Opening Panel
We need to talk about leverage levels in a high interest rate-environment, delegates at the Private Debt Investor Seoul Forum are told
Taxis in Hong Kong
Ben Chan, head of Asia-Pacific, and Raju Ruparelia, who led direct investments for APAC, are both departing the Canadian pension giant, affiliate title PEI has learned.
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