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.
Luminate Capital's target for its third flagship fund is nearly three times larger than what it raised for its debut offering in 2017.
2 min read · 03 September 2020
The firm held a final close on €1bn for its third fund – Europe’s largest healthcare vehicle – in late August.
3 min read · 02 September 2020
Simon Witney, one of the most prominent practitioners in UK and European private equity, is leaving the firm after almost four years.
2 min read · 01 September 2020
The private equity firm is one of several to have launched programmes to help employees get through the crisis.
4 min read · 27 August 2020
The pension's $4.1bn PE portfolio lost almost 8% in value over the past 10 months to 30 June due to the global pandemic.
4 min read · 20 August 2020
The fintech platform wants to break the barriers for HNWIs to access alternatives, says chief executive Lawrence Calcano.
6 min read · 18 August 2020
The European private equity stalwart launched the vehicle in March amid economic uncertainty and global lockdowns.
2 min read · 18 August 2020
The Toronto-based investment giant 'accelerated fundraising' for its latest distressed debt offering, which is targeting $15bn.
2 min read · 13 August 2020
The top 10 most acquisitive PE investors during the pandemic closed on more than 60 transactions, according to data from S&P Market Intelligence.
3 min read · 13 August 2020
CVC Capital Partners’ whopping €22bn haul for its eighth flagship fund remains the biggest vehicle to close since the onset of the pandemic.
1 min read · 12 August 2020
