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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.
With an ageing population and declining consumption, private equity firms are increasingly looking to overseas markets to create value.
Five industry veterans pass their verdict on the Japanese corporate landscape, its challenges and the rewards of investing in the country.
At the Private Equity International Japan roundtable, participants explained why this burgeoning market trend hasn’t taken off in the country.
While the government tries to promote private equity investment in the country, a combination of regulatory issues, corruption concerns and economic instability have put the brakes on deal flow.
Daizong Wang, a former managing director at CVC Capital Partners, will join the firm to set up its Beijing office and focus on direct secondaries opportunities in China.
Principal investment advisor at the International Finance Corporation Ralph Keitel says that with China’s two decades of high growth almost over, GPs and LPs have to adjust expectations to a ‘new normal’ low growth environment.
The firm’s acquisition of leading cloud services company WingArc1st is its second takeover in a week, following its purchase of beansprouts brand GGC Group.
The Singapore-headquartered mid-market firm is strengthening its in-house investment team for its growing business in India.
The 30-year private equity veteran will be stepping down from his role as vice chairman to become an advisory director.
The Canadian pension fund will invest $150 million in India’s renewable energy sector in the next three years.
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