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Emily Lai

Private Equity Reporter

Emily Lai is a London-based reporter for PitchBook covering private equity across Europe and the Middle East. She has been covering the private markets since 2021, previously writing for AltAssets and With Intelligence. Prior to that, Emily was a TV news anchor with Hong Kong’s PCCW and a reporter for S&P Global Market Intelligence covering public markets. Emily is a journalism graduate with a master’s degree in communications and a Juris Doctor degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Articles by Emily  Lai

RedBird to buy the UK’s Telegraph for £500M

The Telegraph’s new owner plans to support the newspaper’s US expansion
May 23, 2025

CATL stock surges after $4.6B IPO backed by Oaktree, Hillhouse

Other institutional backers include Kuwait Investment Authority and Hong Kong-based buyout firm Boyu Capital
May 20, 2025

L&G agrees to buy US real estate investor Proprium amid $114B private markets push

UK asset manager Legal & General has made a deal to buy a 75% stake in US real estate investor Proprium
May 19, 2025

Inflexion secures £2.3B record European continuation

The fund will boost M&A for four portfolio companies
May 15, 2025

PE for PE: GP stakes investing finds footing in Europe’s mid-market

Investors are looking for growth by sharpening operations in smaller managers
May 14, 2025

Triton exits data center airconditioning maker to Samsung for €1.5B

Triton made €6B of exits in the last 12 months
May 14, 2025

European PE funds outperform globally for two consecutive quarters

The strong performance in the region was driven primarily by mega-funds
May 12, 2025

In an uncertain world, India may yet emerge as an APAC champion

Blackstone, Bain and Permira are all boosting investments in the market
May 8, 2025

PE exit value in Germany jumped 40% in Q1, even as IPOs dry up

Q1 activity was an even split between buyouts and acquisitions
May 6, 2025

Six mega-deals push Japan’s Q1 PE deal value close to last year’s total

Foreign investors participated in five out of the six mega-deals.
May 2, 2025