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.
The investment in Phoon Huat comes a year after SCPE ploughed $52 million into restaurant chain Crystal Jade Group Holdings.
Temasek Holdings joined a family office and an insurer to inject €510m into the investment firm as it increases its footprint in the region.
The NZ$30bn superannuation fund says there is a “shortage of good investment opportunities” and it is taking on less risk than a year ago.
The New York-headquartered firm originally acquired Solasto Corporation in 2012.
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The Hong Kong-based investment firm has roped in Helen Wong and Julius Wang to bolster its deal team.
GIC is prepared for a ‘period of heightened market uncertainty’ and calls for markets to remain open in light of Britain’s impending departure from the EU.
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The $8bn Military Mutual Aid Association is going deeper into alternatives and investing more overseas.
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Deborah Orida was previously head of relationship investments at CPPIB’s Hong Kong office.
The sale of non-banking financial company Cholamandalam comes as the firm continues to raise Creador III, which is seeking $450m.
Jesse Wu will advise the firm on its Asia-Pacific portfolio, which contains Chinese private hospital group Zhongmei Healthcare Group and medical device manufacturer MicroPort Scientific.