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 tech giant led investments of more than $300m in US-based indoor farming company Plenty and self-driving technology specialist Brain Corp.
2 min read · 20 July 2017
Myoun-Wook Kang, who joined the Korean pension fund in February 2016, is leaving the firm after a wave of key personnel departures early this year.
2 min read · 19 July 2017
The pair have teamed up for the first time, investing between them €227 million for Formel D, a global service provider to the automotive and component supply industry.
2 min read · 19 July 2017
The $342bn asset manager has made its first Australia-focused hire as it looks to raise capital from the country, as well as gaining access to greater deal flow.
2 min read · 18 July 2017
The private equity industry Down Under is undergoing a generational shift, with a crop of new groups emerging from established players.
3 min read · 17 July 2017
Fundraising in the region picked up in the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago, largely boosted by KKR’s $9.3bn pan-Asian fund.
2 min read · 17 July 2017
Singapore-based Quadria Capital, which recently struck two deals in Indonesia and Vietnam, looks set to launch its next healthcare fund in 2018, says founder Abrar Mir.
2 min read · 17 July 2017
Over nearly seven years, Warburg more than doubled EBITDA at China Biologic Products and created a booming plasma-based drugs company.
4 min read · 14 July 2017
The low interest rate environment and a shrinking domestic market means Korean institutional investors have nowhere to go but alternatives.
5 min read · 14 July 2017
The pan-Asian manager is considering modifying its portfolio construction philosophy for future funds to include around 15 much smaller deals alongside its core $50m to $150m range.
3 min read · 13 July 2017
