Carmela Mendoza
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.
Government-backed entities and mainland Chinese investors are the driving force behind the increase in capital raised by RMB-denominated private equity vehicles.
China’s sovereign wealth fund and Goldman Sachs have pledged to split the investment.
Clearer free structures are more important for LPs than a reduction in fees, research from State Street has revealed.
The special situations manager has secured commitments from mostly offshore LPs such as funds of funds, European family offices, and US and Asian endowments.
As the world's second-biggest sovereign wealth fund deepens its US footprint via a $5bn private equity fund with Goldman Sachs, we take a look at its portfolio and strategy.
Domestic institutional capital is increasingly being mobilised by India-focused firms, says Nupur Garg, IFC’s regional lead for south Asia.
The London-based bank’s private equity arm plans to form an independent entity by 2018 and has appointed Credit Suisse as a financial advisor.
Deals in emerging Asia reached $15bn in the first half of 2017, the highest half-year total on record, data from EMPEA show.
The $1.9trn investor is ramping up co-investments in its domestic market as improving corporate governance among Japanese companies creates carve-out opportunities.
More than just spending power, SOE-backed private equity funds provide strategic positioning of companies in the China market, says CRE Alliance’s head.