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.
In a macroeconomic report on the region the private equity heavyweight predicts that opportunities will arise from Asian conglomerates which have over-diversified across industries.
2 min read · 18 October 2016
Japanese telco giant SoftBank aims to be the biggest technology investor with its latest private equity fund.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
The firm’s investment in Paradise Group will be used to expand its operations in China.
2 min read · 17 October 2016
The $130bn Canadian pension fund is optimistic that recent structural reforms in these two countries will unleash new sources of investment.
2 min read · 13 October 2016
The private equity giant is reportedly selling all of its shares in IT & outsourcing company Pactera, after a two-year hold period.
2 min read · 13 October 2016
The Tokyo-based firm is targeting $300m for its latest buyout fund.
1 min read · 12 October 2016
The investment arm of the World Bank will invest up to $15m in Manila-based private equity firm Sierra Madre.
2 min read · 12 October 2016
The Japanese insurer’s decision to create an alternatives division follows sister company Japan Post Bank’s move last December to establish a private equity division, as part of its efforts to diversify beyond domestic bonds.
1 min read · 12 October 2016
China’s distressed debt market is opening up, providing opportunities for distressed asset managers seeking higher returns than the US debt markets are currently offering.
3 min read · 12 October 2016
Global PE firms are swooping in on India’s $120bn distressed assets market, encouraged by regulatory changes allowing for more foreign investment in the sector.
3 min read · 12 October 2016
