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.
ShawKwei Asia Value Fund 2017 is almost double the size of its predecessor and raised more co-investment capital from LPs than the firm’s previous vehicles.
The Mitsubishi Corporation-backed manager raised about $830m to invest in large-scale corporate carve-outs and succession-led deals.
It says it is ‘China’s largest’ private equity firm, with $10bn in AUM, over $14bn raised in the last five years and more than 50 investments made since 2000. But when Carmela Mendoza tried to find out more she found herself chasing shadows.
Qingdao Haier was able to pick up a GE unit with the firm's help, garnering it the Asia large-cap award.
The firm helped expand Trimco International's reach and took the upper mid-market award in the process.
The chief investment officer hire returns to the US's largest public pension as it gears up for significant portfolio changes.
Yum China’s rejection of a $17.6bn takeover bid from a Hillhouse Capital-led consortium sheds light on Asia’s changing deal landscape.
The emerging markets-focused fund of funds is seeking around $100m for its debut impact vehicle.
The $9bn pension wants to invest in funds that provide more adequate liquidity protections in the event of an emergency, according to CIO Jang Dong-hun (pictured).
Fund manager consolidation, geographic diversification and longer-term funds will become the norm, according to the law firm.