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 Auckland-based firm beat its target for Direct Capital V which will invest in mid-sized businesses in New Zealand and Australia.
2 min read · 14 February 2017
The Seoul-based firm has amassed $100 million more than its target for its latest buyout fund.
2 min read · 13 February 2017
Capital allocation in North America has more than tripled since 2007 while investments into Europe have stagnated, a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence revealed.
2 min read · 13 February 2017
Singapore-headquartered private equity firm Northstar Group has appointed Bert Kwan, ex-managing director and head of ASEAN private equity at Standard Chartered Private Equity, as managing director.
2 min read · 10 February 2017
The Europe and Asia-based firm, which specialises in European industrial technology investments, is also set to open a London office.
2 min read · 10 February 2017
PAG and Meridian Capital have invested $225m to take a majority stake in the Food Union Group.
2 min read · 09 February 2017
The firm will invest in tech companies focusing on robotics and the internet of things, and could also back healthcare and life sciences.
2 min read · 09 February 2017
The Geneva-headquartered fund of funds will see its private equity portfolio grow by $3bn after the acquisition of the European mid-market firm.
3 min read · 08 February 2017
The Chicago-based firm has already begun lining up deals and will invest between $15-50m per transaction.
2 min read · 08 February 2017
The transaction is the second since the firm dismissed its head of private equity Joseph Stevens amid plans to reduce its exposure to the asset class.
2 min read · 07 February 2017
