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.
An interactive presentation of capital raising for the second-biggest first quarter since 2015 by strategy, region and more.
1 min read · 16 April 2020
Almost two-thirds of LPs are concerned about exceeding their policy target to private equity, according to a survey from the Institutional Limited Partners Association.
2 min read · 15 April 2020
Total private equity capital raised in the period is the second-highest in first quarter fundraising since 2015.
2 min read · 09 April 2020
Emerging managers' innovative investment strategies and hunger to outperform make them an attractive proposition for LPs looking to deploy capital in a dislocated market.
3 min read · 08 April 2020
The firm has yet to make any investments from fund V, which exceeded its fundraising target by $500m.
2 min read · 03 April 2020
The firm’s co-chief executives and board of directors have pledged 100% of their base salaries over the next six months to support portfolio companies.
2 min read · 02 April 2020
Foreign PE firms looking to acquire healthcare-related companies in Europe can expect another three months of FDI review added to the deal process.
3 min read · 02 April 2020
LPs will consider the amount of capital raised and deployed, and whether any investments are already underwater when granting GPs more time to raise funds during the coronavirus crisis.
4 min read · 31 March 2020
Leading figures of the country's private equity industry pay tribute to José Maria Loizaga Viguri, a founding father of Spanish private equity, who passed away after contracting the coronavirus.
3 min read · 25 March 2020
We look at just some of the ways private equity firms are helping portfolio companies and wider society as the industry grapples with the coronavirus-led business slowdown.
4 min read · 25 March 2020