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 Boston-headquartered firm has struck its third deal this month, following recent investments in an African digital payments business and a London-headquartered software provider.
2 min read · 14 March 2017
MBK Partners-backed ING Life received stock exchange approval for an initial public offering in which it expects to raise more than $1bn.
2 min read · 13 March 2017
The World Bank’s investment arm could invest as much as $30m in Carlyle’s latest Asia growth vehicle.
1 min read · 13 March 2017
The Tokyo-based small-cap firm is planning a new fundraise having closed prior funds on around $100m.
2 min read · 09 March 2017
The transaction for a unit of the German lighting company Osram was on hold for nearly five months following increased scrutiny from German and US authorities.
2 min read · 08 March 2017
The investment will be used to grow Allfunds’ business in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
2 min read · 07 March 2017
The US pension fund had earlier committed $200m to KKR’s flagship vehicle Americas XII Fund which closed on nearly $14bn.
2 min read · 07 March 2017
Hong Kong-based CLSA Capital Partners’ investment in Azoya is its second in the e-commerce sector, following a $10m investment in India’s Holisol Logistics in 2015.
2 min read · 06 March 2017
South Korea’s National Pension Service managed to turn out a marginal increase in investment returns in 2016 amid a corruption probe, departures of investment staff, and an office relocation.
2 min read · 03 March 2017
The mid-market firm also recently invested in a tea seed oil company headquartered in mainland China.<br />
2 min read · 28 February 2017