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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.
Xen Capital, a Singaporean fundraising platform, is planning to launch a free-to-use reporting tool to improve the quality of manager communication during the covid-19 pandemic. Three of Xen’s GP shareholders – the identities of which are unclear – are user-testing the communication portal ahead of a planned launch on 30 April, chief executive Katrina Cokeng […]
Market dislocation
A number of GPs are using flush balance sheets to seed their own distressed debt funds, according to firm head Michael Rees.
Coronavirus impact
LPs are encouraging managers to discuss coronavirus over the phone as formal reporting has been limited by the speed at which the pandemic is escalating.
Coronavirus impact on markets
Drawdowns could enable managers to pre-empt liquidity issues arising from the pandemic but may compound the problem for certain LPs.
Travel disruption from coronavirus
Sponsors are also pushing for longer due diligence windows to account for disruption caused by coronavirus and to better understand its impact, a law firm has said.
Heightened scrutiny
The private equity giant has said its business could be damaged by allegations of improper conduct or press speculation – whether valid or not.
Australian bushfires
Carlyle Group portfolio company Accolade Wines is understood to have had 'limited' impact to its vineyards amid the country's worst wildfires in more than a decade.
Under the hood
Sister publication PEI puts three questions to Fi Dinh, who led ING's first ESG-linked revolving credit facility, on fund terms, interest rate calculations and sustainability targets.
ESG sustainability
The bank provided a subscription credit facility for Singapore's Quadria Capital that pegs its interest rate to fund-level ESG performance.
Copenhagen Denmark
ATP PEP will ask GPs to provide an IRR that has been adjusted to compensate for the use of subscription credit lines, says managing partner Torben Vangstrup.
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