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.
Japanese telco giant SoftBank aims to be the biggest technology investor with its latest private equity fund.
The firm’s investment in Paradise Group will be used to expand its operations in China.
The $130bn Canadian pension fund is optimistic that recent structural reforms in these two countries will unleash new sources of investment.
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The private equity giant is reportedly selling all of its shares in IT & outsourcing company Pactera, after a two-year hold period.
The Tokyo-based firm is targeting $300m for its latest buyout fund.
The firms have invested a combined €250m in the Paris-headquartered web hosting company as it seeks to target US and Asian markets.
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Everstone Capital Partners will own 100 percent of Florida-headquartered C3, a customer relations management business, and plans to expand the company’s operations in India.
European private equity firm Permira has made its first investment in the corporate services sector in Asia with its acquisition of Hong Kong-based Tricor Holdings.
The London-based firm has sold its holding in ACR Capital Holdings to Asia Investment Capital after a hold period of almost 10 years.
By acquiring business process outsourcing company Nippon Outsourcing Corporation, The Longreach Group's $400m second fund is now fully invested.