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 final closing of Apax France X is likely to be slightly delayed due to the covid-19 crisis.
2 min read · 23 March 2020
First-time fund managers are set to have an even tougher time on the fundraising trail amid the pandemic, but there could be opportunities for those raising capital on a deal-by-deal basis.
3 min read · 18 March 2020
Eight things private equity managers and their portfolio companies should do to limit impact from the coronavirus, according to the Netherlands' Achmea Investment Management.
2 min read · 16 March 2020
The firm ended last year with €533m in cash, no structural debt and €3.8bn in dry powder.
2 min read · 16 March 2020
The world's second-largest PE firm enforces a firm-wide travel ban in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
2 min read · 12 March 2020
ArcLight Capital Partners’ $3.4bn haul for its seventh flagship fund and Odyssey Investment Partners’ $3.25bn for its sixth flagship fund were among the largest funds closed during the month.
2 min read · 11 March 2020
The UK-headquartered firm is set to hold final closes this month on two northern European mid-market focused vehicles, Genesis 9 and Saturn 2.
2 min read · 10 March 2020
The $164bn pension plan, which is focused on getting more exposure to smaller managers in Europe, finds language and regulatory differences within the EU still tough to navigate.
4 min read · 26 February 2020
The Institutional Limited Partners Association’s private equity diversity and inclusion roadmap is an open-source and online resource for LPs, GPs and industry practitioners.
2 min read · 25 February 2020
PE returns lag behind US stocks and firms use higher levels of debt to finance ever-expensive purchases, according to latest reports from Bain and McKinsey.
4 min read · 24 February 2020
