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 co-founder of BearTooth Advisors has resigned a year after his firm was acquired by the investment bank.
2 min read · 06 August 2019
PE-backed deals in the region fell 22% to €132.6bn due to geopolitical headwinds, according to a report from PitchBook.
3 min read · 05 August 2019
LPs are changing their approach to PE performance as they seek to ensure ongoing alignment with GPs.
2 min read · 01 August 2019
The Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund invested almost $20bn across tech, agribusiness and biotech in 2018.
2 min read · 31 July 2019
The share of PE firms that removed the hurdle rate doubled in 2019, while only 60% of funds are sticking with the standard 8% preferred return.
4 min read · 30 July 2019
The firm is targeting €1bn for its third Europe-focused growth fund, which it expects to launch as early as this year.
3 min read · 25 July 2019
The firm raised about €700m in third-party capital for Eurazeo Capital IV, with the €1.8bn remainder coming from its balance sheet.
2 min read · 25 July 2019
International GPs backed more than 80% of deals by volume in first half of 2019, according to a report from industry association ASCRI.
2 min read · 23 July 2019
The lower mid-market firm closed on its €260m hard-cap for its fifth fund after less than two months on the fundraising trail.
2 min read · 22 July 2019
The private equity giant's second long-life vehicle is targeting up to a dozen deals with at least €1bn of co-investments.
3 min read · 21 July 2019
