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.
Bpifrance and China Development Bank are cornerstone investors in the fund targeting a €1.2bn capital raise.
2 min read · 17 July 2018
The Singaporean investment giants will focus on tech disruption as they adopt a cautious stance.
2 min read · 16 July 2018
The Malaysia government-backed mid-market firm wants to raise close to $400m for its latest offering.
2 min read · 12 July 2018
China, Africa and India accounted for more than 80% of the Japanese pension fund's private equity investments last year.
3 min read · 11 July 2018
Makara Capital is in market with its Innovation Fund, which has a hard-cap of $700m.
2 min read · 08 July 2018
The firm, which counts former CalPERS PE head Réal Desrochers as a managing director, has raised more than $2.2bn for the vehicle.
2 min read · 06 July 2018
Akitoshi Yamada joins as managing director and head of the firm's seventh global office.
1 min read · 05 July 2018
First-half fundraising in Asia slipped to $18.2bn, compared with $22.6bn a year ago, according to preliminary PEI data.
2 min read · 05 July 2018
Acquirers of US technology who want to sell assets to state-owned enterprises face hurdles.
3 min read · 05 July 2018
Chief investment officer Christopher Ailman on the pension’s unique challenges and culture.
9 min read · 01 July 2018
