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.
Topics included shifting ESG priorities in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the importance of ensuring education keeps pace with retail participation in private equity.
3 min read · 24 March 2022
Changes to how the US Securities and Exchange Commission could get involved in indemnification and exculpation have come completely out of the blue, say industry practitioners.
3 min read · 22 March 2022
The PE giant is bullish on an M&A surge in 2022, with bilateral deals deemed the safer route as investors flee high-risk public listings.
4 min read · 14 March 2022
The venture firm’s unusual fee structure is an example of why the SEC believes it needs to intervene to protect investors.
2 min read · 10 March 2022
Inflation and rising interest rates, as well as the uncertainty surrounding the Ukraine conflict, could cause a turn of fortunes in the industry, says Bain’s EVP of private equity.
4 min read · 07 March 2022
The mid-market firm has secured its first-ever ESG-linked capital call facility to finance Inflexion Buyout Fund VI.
3 min read · 01 March 2022
The US pension wants to utilise co-investment opportunities and seeks to deploy nearly $1.28bn via the strategy over the next three years.
3 min read · 01 March 2022
MidEuropa Partners, Partners Group, European Investment Bank and others say valuations of underlying companies could be affected.
4 min read · 28 February 2022
MidEuropa, Partners Group, European Investment Bank and others say valuations of underlying companies could be affected.
4 min read · 28 February 2022
Private equity recorded its best performance last year for the €60bn Swedish insurer ahead of a year when returns will be ‘challenging’ to replicate, its senior portfolio manager tells PEI.
3 min read · 23 February 2022