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 Chicago-headquartered firm, which launched its debut private credit fund early this year, has got Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Beijing on its investment radar.
3 min read · 08 November 2016
Nainesh Jaisingh, former managing director and global co-head of PE, will replace Joseph Stevens as head of the unit.
2 min read · 04 November 2016
The Hong Kong-based firm has hired former H&Q Asia Pacific MD Peter Ko as managing director and ex-CEO of JPMorgan Asia David Hudson as senior advisor.<br />
2 min read · 04 November 2016
China remains the largest player in Asia for cross border deals, with $7.4bn in total deal value or 85% of the region in 1H 2016.
2 min read · 03 November 2016
KKR is on the lookout for deals in China and Japan involving overseas expansion as low growth in these markets pushes companies' need to look outward for their growth strategies.
2 min read · 02 November 2016
The Boston-based firm plans to grow King Koil’s presence in China through online retail.
2 min read · 02 November 2016
The firm will be acquiring data centres in China alongside Beijing-headquartered data centre company 21Vianet Group.
2 min read · 01 November 2016
The Tokyo-based firm has invested in online company ASIRO and insurance agency Hunel FEA from its ¥20.4bn Japan-focused buyout fund.
2 min read · 01 November 2016
The chief executive of New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund described the investment in the New Zealand banking group as a ‘rare’ opportunity.
2 min read · 31 October 2016
“The role of private equity and particularly venture capital and growth equity in the Future Fund’s portfolio is more important now than it has ever been,” said head of private equity, Steve Byrom.
2 min read · 28 October 2016
