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.
Farouk Bastaki will replace current managing director Bader Al Saad in April.
2 min read · 21 February 2017
The Beijing-based bike-sharing company recently secured funding from Singapore investment firm Temasek and private equity firm Hillhouse Capital.
2 min read · 21 February 2017
George Penklis, private equity veteran and co-founder of Quadrant Private Equity, has come back from retirement to set up mid-market firm Odyssey Private Equity.
2 min read · 20 February 2017
The Singapore-based investor expands its presence in the US as it seeks to capitalise on investments in life sciences and emerging technologies.
2 min read · 20 February 2017
The India-focused firm has received commitments from Temasek Holdings, Indian banks and life insurance companies, as well as a European institutional investor.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
The New York-based investment firm’s India team will now be headed by senior managing director Amit Dixit.
2 min read · 17 February 2017
The Chinese firm also owns City Football Group as well as media rights to broadcast China’s national football games.
2 min read · 16 February 2017
Asian-European firm AGIC Capital’s managing partner, Heiko von Dewitz, tells Private Equity International, how the firm views the cross-border investment landscape.
4 min read · 15 February 2017
Family offices in the region continue to have a positive view of private equity but increasingly prefer co-investments with their peers than invest in fund managers.
3 min read · 15 February 2017
A founder leaving and a product recall would usually mean a rough time for a firm, but MBK ended the year with one of North Asia’s quickest fundraises.
3 min read · 14 February 2017
