Carmela Mendoza is a senior reporter for Private Equity International based in London. She first joined PEI in Hong Kong in 2015 and covered Asia. A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, she previously worked for a digital agency in Singapore focused on government websites and publications covering business, trade and industry, transport, and social development.
The tech-focused growth-stage investor is looking to raise around $800m-$1bn for its second private equity fund.
2 min read · 29 August 2018
Kabir Mathur has joined Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to lead the sovereign wealth fund’s private equity investments, as it continues building out its sector-led investment strategy.
2 min read · 27 August 2018
Offshore LPs, predominantly North American pensions and endowments, made up 60% of the fund’s investor base.
2 min read · 24 August 2018
The new generation of mid-market buyout firm is causing a stir, but has much to prove.
2 min read · 23 August 2018
M&A and private placements by US-based GPs into China have reached $25.8bn this year so far, an almost five times increase from a year ago, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
2 min read · 22 August 2018
Crescendo Equity Partners is Korea-focused and concentrates on buyouts and minority growth investments in technology and export-oriented firms.
2 min read · 20 August 2018
The Seoul-based manager will be investing the capital raised in mid-market and control buyout deals in Korean consumer companies.
2 min read · 17 August 2018
The Basel III requirements, to be fully implemented by the local banking sector next year, coupled with low valuations are expected to boost private equity deals, according to a report by CT CLSA.
3 min read · 15 August 2018
The US buyout giant has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the environmental services provider Ramky Enviro Engineers, underscoring investor confidence in India’s regulatory reforms.
3 min read · 14 August 2018
People born between 1981 and 1996, particularly in China, will dominate the global labour force and consumer markets over the next two decades.
2 min read · 10 August 2018
