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.
Europe has delivered 30 unicorns over the last decade and the region's tech ecosystem has blossomed to the best the industry has ever known.
The firm has hired Olaf Tensen, a former partner at Dutch mid-market firm AAC Capital, to drive up investments in the region.
Fund of funds manager SAGA Private Equity will back approximately 16 small and mid-cap buyout funds in Europe and North America.
Fundraising and investment activity in the region hit record highs in 2018 with €97.3bn of capital raised and €80.6bn of deals transacted, according to data from Invest Europe.
DCP Capital, founded by former KKR alumni, gathered $1bn more than its $1.5bn target for its debut China fund – the largest fund raised inthe month.
South-East Asia retains the top spot as the most attractive market for investment, while China has overtaken India to claim second place, according to the latest investor survey from EMPEA.
North American companies accounted for nearly half of deal activity for the period, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Amundi Group’s asset management arm plans to raise more capital from LPs and make strategic acquisitions in boutique firms.
Hiromichi Mizuno was tasked with guiding the world's largest pension fund into alternatives. He tells PEI what he learned in his four-year tenure.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is set to invest its largest amount in public and private markets this year, according to its director of equity funds.