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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.
This impact trailblazer has laid the groundwork to solve one of private equity’s greatest challenges: ESG reporting, reports affiliate title Private Equity International.
The $1.2trn China Investment Corporation last year established its first ESG policy framework, as the country bids to reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060.
The war for ESG talent is propelling salaries into seven figures, reports Bloomberg.
Liverpool Partners has collected A$350m for the vehicle, which will invest across PE, venture capital, unlisted infrastructure and renewables.
A $34bn Malaysian pension lays out its approach to ESG due diligence.
Nupur Garg WinPE IFC
WinPE has gathered an impressive group of founding members, including Blackstone, Advent International, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and CDC Group.
Bo Bai AGF Asia Green Fund
Bo Bai founded impact firm Asia Green Fund in 2016 following a seven-year spell as a Hong Kong-based partner and managing director at Warburg Pincus.
Robert Antablin and Ken Mehlman
The firm raised $1.3bn for its 2018-vintage KKR Global Impact Fund, of which $300m was committed by New York State Common Retirement Fund.
Impact investing
BlackRock joins the likes of TPG, Bain Capital, KKR, Blackstone, Apollo, Morgan Stanley and Hamilton Lane in creating a dedicated impact vehicle.
Japanese LPs will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors, according to Satoshi Ikeda, chief sustainable finance officer at the country's financial watchdog.
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