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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.
The firm's US buyout strategy distributed capital at more than double the industry rate, chief executive Harvey Schwartz noted on the firmโ€™s latest results call.
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The firm posted its largest-ever monetization quarter, with $848m of realized performance income across strategies and exit multiples as high as 20x.
The firmโ€™s software bet holds as portfolio recorded 20% growth year-on-year, even as AI disruption accelerates.
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Real dialogue between LPs and GPs, visibility on team and track record and access to information on the use of financing tools are vital, according to panelists at the European Fund Finance Symposium.
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Inflows gathered by Carlyle AlpInvest accounted for 38% of the alternatives giant's overall capital raising during the second quarter.
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A difficult fundraising environment is giving LPs more leverage to negotiate issues such as key person time requirements and automatic termination of investment periods.
As lines blur between secondaries and co-investments, a strong rationale remains critical to LPs accepting continuation vehicles, say panelists at PEI Groupโ€™s NEXUS summit.
The alts giant recorded $8bn of capital from private wealth, including $2.7bn for its private equity strategy targeting individual investors.
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Private markets products geared towards the wealthy require the same standard of care as institutional investor offerings, according to the firmโ€™s president and COO.
Kahler was hired by ORIX Capital in 2019 from Safanad to develop its mid-market buyout business.
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