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 North Asia-focused manager has hired former Deutsche Bank managing director Stephen Le as co-head of its debut credit and special situations unit.
2 min read · 27 September 2017
Tokihiko Shimizu, head of private markets at the $1.9trn investor, offers his views on its investment strategy as global and Japanese LPs move more aggressively into the asset class, and the role the bank hopes to play in stimulating the domestic market.
4 min read · 26 September 2017
The distressed debt investor plans to increase its investment personnel in the region as it readies more aggressive investing into China and India, the firm’s CEO Jay Wintrob said on Monday.
2 min read · 26 September 2017
Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Commission will co-invest up to $50m alongside venture capital firms to back tech-focused companies.
1 min read · 25 September 2017
The firm, which launched Carlyle Asia Partners V in the second quarter of 2017, is targeting around 30% more than the $3.9bn it raised for Fund IV.
2 min read · 22 September 2017
Haide Lui, who previously worked on HarbourVest Partners’ primary investments in the Asia-Pacific region, has joined the Chinese mid-market firm.
1 min read · 21 September 2017
The superannuation fund has made a $40m commitment to venture firm Artesian's China fund.
2 min read · 21 September 2017
Private Equity International recently caught up with Asia Alternatives co-founder Rebecca Xu on how its latest vehicle will be deployed.
4 min read · 19 September 2017
The Korean sovereign wealth fund expects to boost returns through more manager relationships and co-investments in the Asia-Pacific region.
1 min read · 19 September 2017
Dai-ichi Life Insurance company has re-upped its commitment to New Jersey-based private equity firm Exacta Capital Partners which invests in small and medium enterprises in the region.
2 min read · 18 September 2017
