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 US investment arm of ORIX Corporation, which currently operates on a deal-by-deal basis, seeks to launch its first vehicle in the next year and will invest up to $500m per transaction.
2 min read · 02 August 2017
Buyers active in Asia are changing their geographic focus and deal types, eyeing larger transactions in Japan, South Korea and Australia.
3 min read · 01 August 2017
The Japanese pension giant has received 23 proposals from private equity funds of funds in its first recruitment drive for external managers for alternatives.
2 min read · 01 August 2017
The Melbourne-based pension is planning to shift its focus from private equity to more direct investments in property and infrastructure, according to Ian Silk, chief executive at AustralianSuper.
2 min read · 31 July 2017
The Tokyo-based private equity firm sold its stake in document scanning company Primagest to ORIX, in a transaction that would return almost 65 percent of the capital of J-STAR No. 2 to its LPs.
1 min read · 28 July 2017
The Financial Services Development Council says the current private equity tax law favours offshore investments and has proposed a more business-friendly tax regime to benefit Hong Kong-based companies.<br />
2 min read · 27 July 2017
Yasufumi Hirao, who spent three years as chief executive at the Tokyo-based fund of funds, is now senior principal at Aspirant Group.
2 min read · 26 July 2017
Anacacia Capital’s investment in the linguistics and technology company generated a return of 12.6x over seven years.
4 min read · 25 July 2017
Chinese regulator CIRC has issued a circular calling for insurers to review the impact private equity investments have on their ‘solvency and overall returns’.
3 min read · 25 July 2017
Tech-focused investments accounted for more than 60% of private equity and venture deals in South-East Asia.
2 min read · 24 July 2017
