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 US's largest public pension made $4.3bn of commitments in the first half of the year.
1 min read · 20 August 2019
How large should your next fund be? In this two-minute video Cebile Capital managing partner Sunaina Sinha shares five points GPs need to consider before increasing their fund size.
2 min read · 19 August 2019
GP ownership is a significant factor in risk-taking, according to a study from the Norwegian School of Business and Goethe University Frankfurt.
2 min read · 15 August 2019
Capital raised for the firm's first dedicated impact vehicle will make investments under $100m in companies focused on workforce development, agtech, water and energy.
3 min read · 14 August 2019
Almost two-thirds of those surveyed by Invesco are shying away from Europe due to Brexit, while more than 80% say the ongoing US-China trade dispute remains a key concern.
2 min read · 14 August 2019
With pension pooling, lower mid-market GPs may not see allocations because of size and allocation issues.
3 min read · 13 August 2019
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.
2 min read · 12 August 2019
Among domestic managers only Baidu Capital, Boyu Capital and China Development Bank have raised larger vehicles.
2 min read · 08 August 2019
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.
2 min read · 08 August 2019
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.
1 min read · 07 August 2019