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.
The firm is raising capital for its fourth secondaries fund, less than two years after collecting $950m for its predecessor vehicle.
The market has deepened and matured, and with any new financial product, there is always the potential of abuse, according to partner Bryce Klempner.
A roughly $1bn secondaries deal with Lexington Partners has helped the firm secure a final close above its target.
A total of $54.6bn worth of secondaries deals traded last year, 4.4 times the amount transacted in 2009.
Yasuyuki Kanda will focus on business development and investor relations across funds, secondaries and co-investments.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is looking to raise as much as $7bn for its eighth flagship secondaries fund.
The manager has merged its three fund of funds units to form Flexstone Partners with $6.7bn in AuM.
Insurers in the region that have increased their exposure to alternative assets face regulatory changes that may hinder future investments.
As the pension discusses the final plan for its revamped PE programme, we look at how it can hit its target annual deployment range, including through secondaries opportunities.
Half of idi Emerging Markets Partners' latest fund will be dedicated to primaries and secondaries.
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