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 Hong Kong-headquartered firm has sold the Chinese industrial tape manufacturer to US labelling and packaging company Avery Dennison.
2 min read · 06 February 2017
The Hong Kong-headquartered firm has closed its third Japan buyout fund on $266m, beating its target of $250m.
2 min read · 06 February 2017
Close to half of the investors in the Asia-Pacific region expect to increase their private equity holdings, while around a third of investors in Europe and the US are planning to increase their allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 03 February 2017
Ashley Johansen, who led the secondaries firm's fundraising team for three years, has joined the mid-market buyout firm after a brief stint at Irving Place Capital.
1 min read · 03 February 2017
The fund will be managed by Chinese private equity firm Hopu Investment Management to invest in global mobile internet and artificial intelligence companies.
1 min read · 02 February 2017
The Singapore state investor’s $800 million investment in San Francisco-based Verily will be used to commercialise the company’s healthcare products in Asia.
2 min read · 02 February 2017
The Sydney-based firm has made the investment from its fifth Australia and New Zealand-focused buyout fund, which closed on $1.5bn in 2015.
2 min read · 01 February 2017
The Australian sovereign wealth fund’s private equity exposure increased by another $1bn in 2016.
2 min read · 01 February 2017
But despite the stellar growth the Auckland-based New Zealand Superannuation Fund’s private equity allocation will remain unchanged.
2 min read · 01 February 2017
The CEL Global Investment Fund will invest in European and US companies looking to expand in China.
1 min read · 27 January 2017
