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.
With pension pooling, lower mid-market GPs may not see allocations because of size and allocation issues.
PE firms show strong appetite for UK’s business media and information sector and closed on a record €3.6bn in total enterprise value in the 12 months to March.
Among domestic managers only Baidu Capital, Boyu Capital and China Development Bank have raised larger vehicles.
Wang Ou, who led the $940bn sovereign wealth fund's PE department for over three years, will provide strategic advice to the firm's deal team.
With Blackstone’s stake in BC Partners the latest deal in an expanding market of GP stakes, PEI looks at which firms have been on the acquisition trail.
The co-founder of BearTooth Advisors has resigned a year after his firm was acquired by the investment bank.
PE-backed deals in the region fell 22% to €132.6bn due to geopolitical headwinds, according to a report from PitchBook.
LPs are changing their approach to PE performance as they seek to ensure ongoing alignment with GPs.
The Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund invested almost $20bn across tech, agribusiness and biotech in 2018.
The share of PE firms that removed the hurdle rate doubled in 2019, while only 60% of funds are sticking with the standard 8% preferred return.