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 fund of funds manager plans to expand its high-net-worth offerings and internationalise over the next five years, according to co-chief executive and co-CIO José Luis Molina.
4 min read · 11 August 2020
Benelux, the Nordics and the UK were top performers in the buyout markets last year, data from eFront show.
2 min read · 06 August 2020
The firm is nearing a final close on its largest secondaries programme, which has thus far raised $2.2bn out of a $3bn target.
2 min read · 05 August 2020
The fair value of Carlyle's private equity portfolio climbed 13% in the second quarter, and co-chief executive Kewsong Lee says there's more to be done in terms of recovery.
2 min read · 30 July 2020
The London-based mid-market firm gathered €4bn in less than three months for its largest vehicle yet.
1 min read · 30 July 2020
Ardian is redesigning its approach to buyout investing through a new sustainability measurement methodology.
4 min read · 30 July 2020
Dialogues with potential new investments are expanding beyond just succession and liquidity-driven transactions and into growth capital, chief executive Jay Horgen said on the firm's latest earnings call.
3 min read · 29 July 2020
The investment giant estimates capital commitments from private wealth investors will make up close to a fifth of its alternatives assets by year-end, says alternatives chief Edwin Conway.
2 min read · 28 July 2020
Recent guidance from the US Department of Labor opens up private equity investment to 401(k) plan sponsors, but it's unlikely the market will see a flood of such capital any time soon.
3 min read · 22 July 2020
Cate Ambrose, chief executive of the industry association, discusses why the pandemic and increasing political isolationism underscores the need for more private capital in emerging markets.
3 min read · 22 July 2020
