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.
Christopher Ailman, one of the longest serving public CIOs in the US, has been instrumental in growing the pension’s private markets portfolio and continues to shine a light on sustainability and ESG.
PEI caught up with fundraising experts to discuss Asia-Pacific reallocations, tricky re-ups and incentives managers will use to lure investors this year.
A round-up of the key people moves to have taken place in 2023, including appointments at Sixth Street, Hg and Bregal Investments.
AI-powered private equity was all the rage in 2023. Market sources expect to see increased adoption and new approaches to the technology over the coming year.
Kahler was hired by ORIX Capital in 2019 from Safanad to develop its mid-market buyout business.
Panellists say the wealth channel isn’t the place for GPs to go hunting for extra capital.
SEC rulings significantly expanded the regulatory compliance requirements for private fund advisers in 2023 and are expected to have an impact on reporting and fundraising.
Careful regulation is required to manage the rapid growth of artificial intelligence in private markets, says Michael Zeller, head of AI, strategy and solutions at Temasek
LPs want more co-investments and are increasingly participating in more complex transactions with GPs.
The country's improved fiscal stability, currency appreciation and growing alts appetite from pension funds make it an increasingly favourable destination for PE managers.