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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.
Growth in separate accounts and retail evergreen products means the investment firm’s carry mix will change, its vice-chairman said on its latest earnings call.
The average GP commitment as a percentage of the fund was 4.8%, a more than 60% rise from two years ago, according to the latest GP Trends report.
As Pride Month comes to an end, we speak to Blackstone, KKR, Partners Group and Out Investors about how the private equity industry can better support LGBT+ professionals and promote more inclusivity.
The growth of secondaries and the realities of the market amid the pandemic have forced more flexibility into the classic PE fund model, according to a survey by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
The private equity giant is looking at opportunities to acquire secondaries firms or set the unit up organically, according to co-president and co-COO Scott Nuttall.
The firm reported $6.4bn of realized proceeds in the first quarter, driven by exit activity in its Europe, Asia and US buyout funds, as well as AlpInvest and financial services, according to its earnings results on Thursday.
The listed manager has secured a £550m credit line which is linked to reduce scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions across its operations by 80% by 2030.
David Layton, Partners Group
David Layton, who will become Partners Group’s sole CEO in July, speaks to PEI about the leadership change, opportunities in the defined contribution market and why SPACs have been ‘overdone.’
Women diversity
More than half of UK and continental investment teams were all-white last year and 12% featured no women, according to analysis by the two organizations.
Executives at the alternatives giant discussed the firm's impact strategy at PEI's Responsible Investment Forum last week.
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