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 US's largest public pension has been exploring ways to reach its target private equity exposure, including via secondaries investments.
Hong Kong-based CLSA is seeking up to $100m from the likes of HNWIs and wealth managers to build a portfolio of pre-IPO tech unicorns, Secondaries Investor understands.
Amelia Offer previously spent nine years at events business Informa Connect, where she had most recently served as editor-in-chief of industry conference SuperInvestor.
SIT IX, which acquires secondaries positions in existing timberland funds and co-investments. has already deployed $168m across five investments.
The latest guidance from the LP body encourages GPs to disclose net IRR with and without the use of such facilities, in addition to the methodology used to reach that figure.
Listings on PrivateMarket.io have risen 37% as GPs look to partially exit their portfolio companies at a time when liquidity is scarce, founder Loïc Engelhard told Secondaries Investor.
Around $7.2bn worth of real estate secondaries deals closed or were placed under contract last year, according to research from Landmark Partners.
The Singaporean platform has been tasked with connecting an unnamed GP to potential investors for a deal, chief executive Katrina Cokeng told Secondaries Investor.
The firm will return to market after closing its latest primaries vehicle next quarter, Secondaries Investor has learned.
The Asian secondaries specialist has raised $1bn for its fourth fund and appointed an MD to its India team.