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 listed manager has secured a £550m credit line which is linked to reduce scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions across its operations by 80% by 2030.
4 min read · 03 February 2021
The private equity giant collected $95bn across all strategies last year, according to its earnings results on Wednesday.
3 min read · 27 January 2021
The firm gathered €14.6bn by year-end for its ninth flagship and expects to hold the first close on its debut growth vehicle this year.
3 min read · 26 January 2021
The majority of PE investment professionals have moved transactions through the pipeline during the pandemic, research from proSapient show.
3 min read · 25 January 2021
PE-focused impact investments saw higher average returns and greater variation than did private debt investments, according to findings from the Global Impact Investing Network.
3 min read · 25 January 2021
Our interactive presentation breaks down private equity capital raising by strategy, geography, manager and more, and includes a list of the biggest funds in market as of January 2021.
1 min read · 20 January 2021
The private markets firm, which had de-prioritised exits in the second half of 2020, saw more divestments in Q4 driven by greater stability in market prices.
3 min read · 19 January 2021
Capital raising by private equity funds surpassed $500bn in 2020, the third-highest fundraising total since 2015, amid challenges posed by the pandemic.
3 min read · 15 January 2021
The haul for Fund VI comes as firms raised more than $500bn of capital in final closes last year.
2 min read · 13 January 2021
IFC’s latest report is one of the industry’s most comprehensive roadmaps on how GPs and LPs can address gender disparities in their firms and investment portfolios.
6 min read · 13 January 2021
