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.
Suyi Kim, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, says the fund has ramped up direct investments in the region by backing the right partners.
2 min read · 15 February 2018
Existing investors, mainly Malaysian public pension funds and corporations, have backed the fund.
1 min read · 14 February 2018
The Chinese private equity firm expects to raise close to 70% of the target for CPE China Fund III by March.
2 min read · 08 February 2018
Last year had a drop in inbound M&A value as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US took a tougher stance on foreign deals.
2 min read · 08 February 2018
SoftBank Group’s tech-focused private equity vehicle has backed Ping An Good Doctor and Ping An Healthcare Technology.
2 min read · 07 February 2018
With $1.1bn to invest, Japan Post Investment Corporation will look overseas and 'not compete' with domestic GPs, Japan Post Bank’s Tokihiko Shimizu tells PEI.
4 min read · 07 February 2018
The South and South-East Asia-focused manager plans to invest up to 15% of its latest vehicle in Vietnam.
2 min read · 05 February 2018
The India-focused private equity firm is set to hold a final close on its $250m hard-cap by the end of this quarter.
1 min read · 05 February 2018
BGH Capital, formed by ex-head of Asia at TPG Ben Gray, is counting on his longstanding LP contacts as his firm seeks to raise $2bn for Australia.
3 min read · 31 January 2018
The investment company will have about $1bn to back buyout deals and venture investments in the world's third-biggest economy.
2 min read · 31 January 2018
