Carmela Mendoza
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 Sino-Australian firm, raising its maiden fund, will invest in Australian and New Zealand companies looking to tap into China’s consumer market.
The Beijing-based firm had initially backed the company’s A$3.5bn funding round last year.
The firm wants to tackle bottlenecks in logistics as Indonesia’s $20bn e-commerce market continues to grow.
The A$70bn pension fund is looking to hire two investment professionals as it looks to bolster its on the ground presence in markets outside Australia.
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The Chicago-headquartered firm, which launched its debut private credit fund early this year, has got Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Beijing on its investment radar.
Nainesh Jaisingh, former managing director and global co-head of PE, will replace Joseph Stevens as head of the unit.
The Hong Kong-based firm has hired former H&Q Asia Pacific MD Peter Ko as managing director and ex-CEO of JPMorgan Asia David Hudson as senior advisor.
China remains the largest player in Asia for cross border deals, with $7.4bn in total deal value or 85% of the region in 1H 2016.
KKR is on the lookout for deals in China and Japan involving overseas expansion as low growth in these markets pushes companies' need to look outward for their growth strategies.
The Boston-based firm plans to grow King Koil’s presence in China through online retail.