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.
Private equity funds gathered $241bn through June, a marginal increase from $233.7bn during the same period last year.
1 min read · 22 July 2020
Versus investing as an LP in PE funds, LACERA could benefit from regular and stable cashflows and the growth of GPs if it gets into the GP stakes market, according to a staff review in July.
2 min read · 21 July 2020
The firm has executed seven transactions during the pandemic, including a UK PIPE deal and platform and bolt-on acquisitions.
4 min read · 19 July 2020
The firm’s ninth flagship fund, which was launched before the pandemic, has a €15bn hard-cap.
3 min read · 16 July 2020
The pension giant plans to leverage up to $80bn of its total portfolio to tap opportunities during the market downturn. Here’s how it could do it.
4 min read · 15 July 2020
The private markets firm expects to raise up to $15bn from LPs this year, lower than its projection in January, due to the impact of covid-19 on new commitments.
3 min read · 14 July 2020
The investment firms’ defined contribution products for the US market include evergreen private equity funds mingled with liquid reserves.
3 min read · 13 July 2020
Government approval for foreign acquisitions of local companies is harmful to the industry, Spanish PE and VC association president Aquilino Peña told Private Equity International.
5 min read · 08 July 2020
The rules, which came into force on 23 June, will enable the UK government to intervene in foreign takeovers of British companies deemed critical in public health emergencies.
4 min read · 02 July 2020
Public-to-private deals will be difficult to execute in the short term with publicly traded companies having less visibility on revenues, says Investec’s head of PE client group.
3 min read · 25 June 2020
