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 South Korean firm will acquire used car retailer Autoplus for $100m.
2 min read · 21 April 2017
The firm received commitments from new LPs including domestic pension funds, endowments, insurance companies and funds of funds.
2 min read · 20 April 2017
The mid-market firm secured commitments from new investors including pension funds, endowments and consumer goods companies.
2 min read · 20 April 2017
The New York-based firm has set up in Shanghai and registered with China’s asset management association so it can raise money from mainland Chinese high net worth individuals and institutional investors.
2 min read · 19 April 2017
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia has sold its 40 percent stake in the company to US packaged goods company Post Holdings.
2 min read · 19 April 2017
Private equity activities in China and Hong Kong had a slow start in 2017 amid investor concerns over China’s weakening economy and tighter rules on capital outflow.
2 min read · 13 April 2017
Capital for the investment comes from China’s $20bn national integrated circuit fund, which was established in 2014 to develop the country’s semiconductor industry.
2 min read · 13 April 2017
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension, launched its first-ever call for applications on Tuesday for funds of funds managers across private equity, real estate and infrastructure to establish separate managed accounts.
1 min read · 11 April 2017
India-focused funds raised a total of $4 billion in 2016 and now carry approximately $9 billion of dry powder, data from Bain & Company showed.
2 min read · 11 April 2017
The Melbourne-based fund will also conduct a review of its A$100m private equity programme following a labour practices scandal concerning some portfolio companies.
2 min read · 10 April 2017
