Alex Lykken

Senior Analyst

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Alex Lykken is a senior analyst at PitchBook, covering custom research projects and white papers across the PE, VC and M&A markets. He worked on PitchBook’s editorial team from 2012 to 2015 and re-joined in 2017 after a two-year stint at Goldman Sachs. He attended Central Washington University and studied history and political science.

Outside of work, he spends his time fishing, golfing, writing, losing at fantasy football, and trying to keep up with his two-year-old lab.

Articles by Alex Lykken

Flush with cash, PE firms confront their new reality

Private equity has lots of money at the ready—the question is, what will it be used for?

March 23, 2020

How COVID-19 is shaping up to be a major test for PE

PitchBook’s latest analyst note provides our initial take on the market’s impact on private equity amid coronavirus chaos, which could be substantial.

March 17, 2020

The ups and downs of GP-led secondaries

GP-led secondaries are gaining in popularity. But as with most things, there are two sides to the coin.

March 5, 2020

PE firms are holding on to winners longer

PEGs are finding more ways to hold on to promising assets longer while keeping investors happy.

February 27, 2020

FoF fundraising has fallen for 10 years and counting

Fund-of-funds fundraising has been on a consistent nosedive for the past decade, and that’s likely to continue.

February 20, 2020

Private debt cash flows are projected to stay positive

Net cash flows have been hugely positive for private debt funds recently, and the trends look like they’ll continue.

February 13, 2020

Following a decade-long uptick, direct lending continues to rise

Direct lending, which accounts for over half of private debt fundraising, broke a record in 2019—and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.

February 10, 2020

PE firms aren’t keeping portfolio companies as long as they used to

The median holding time of private equity assets is continuing to decline—and it’s now down to 4.9 years, according to PitchBook’s 2019 Annual US PE Breakdown.

January 23, 2020

Pensions and sovereign wealth funds to become more sophisticated investors in 2020

The uptick in sovereign wealth fund and public pension deal activity indicates a small number of more sophisticated investors—a trend we expect to continue this year.

January 16, 2020

After record-breaking 2019, US PE fundraising expected to dip in 2020

Last year, private equity fundraising in the US hit record territory, raising $300 billion across funds from PE heavyweights such as Blackstone and Advent International.

January 9, 2020