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.
Bonaccord’s latest investment follows a recent strategic partnership with Singapore-based asset management firm Asia Heritage.
The alternatives giant took out the facility against about 20 portfolio assets in its 2018-vintage Carlyle Europe Partners V fund, Private Equity International has learned.
The tech specialist, which has invested over $4bn in AI investments since 2014, expects the acceleration of generative AI to shift the balance of power from start-ups and big tech to end-customers.
The denominator effect has dropped in importance as investors worry about liquidity, according to a survey from the placement firm on distributions and investor allocations.
PE investors expect AI to make a significant contribution to deal origination, according to Coller Capital’s latest barometer.
The European giant’s mid-cap strategy hauled in €2bn in 2020 for its fifth vehicle.
The healthcare-focused firm has more than doubled its firepower for its latest buy-and-build-focused vehicle.
Funds that focused on mid-market buyouts saw significant gains in this year’s ranking.
The region’s managers amassed $139bn more in this year’s ranking than the prior period – an all-time high for Europe.
Artificial intelligence-powered private equity will arrive in a big way in the next decade.