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 London-headquartered firm had sought €8.5bn for its 11th and largest buyout fund.
2 min read · 26 January 2022
Firms pushing for democratisation in private markets need to ensure educating retail investors is a critical part of the journey, says the firm’s global head of alternatives.
2 min read · 25 January 2022
With some $733bn amassed across strategies, PE fundraising showed high resilience in a year rocked by ongoing pandemic disruption.
1 min read · 24 January 2022
The Swedish giant’s latest vehicle will add to the roughly $150bn being sought by firms including Carlyle, Thoma Bravo and Advent.
4 min read · 19 January 2022
The 10 largest funds, including Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, gathered nearly $150bn between them and accounted for one-fifth of fundraising last year.
2 min read · 18 January 2022
The UK’s National Security and Investment Act is unlikely to translate into diminished overseas appetites for domestic assets.
3 min read · 13 January 2022
LPs are focusing their attention on GP commitments and fund sizes, as well as more protections, in a heady fundraising environment.
3 min read · 13 January 2022
The fundraise comes months after GSAM listed a Petershill portfolio of 19 GP stakes on the London Stock Exchange’s main market in a deal valued at more than $5bn.
4 min read · 12 January 2022
Investors backed private equity funds at a blistering pace this year, with more than 180 commitments between the most active LPs.
2 min read · 20 December 2021
The achievements of the women named in PEI’s inaugural Women of Influence in Private Markets include leading the charge on diversity and promoting innovation in their PE portfolios.
2 min read · 20 December 2021
