Private Equity in India
August 23, 2016An Introduction to Private Equity in India India’s reputation as an assault on the senses is well deserved. Visit any of the country’s 29 states, nearly 8,000 cities and… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 18, Summer 2016
August 17, 2016In this Bulletin, our contributors focus on: Debt investment in India and whether Mauritius is now and will in future be a preferred investment route: Reviewing a protocol amending the… Read More
Debt Investment in India: Is Mauritius now the Preferred Route?
August 16, 2016By Ganesh Rao and Pallabi Ghosal, AZB & Partners On May 10, 2016, after years of protracted negotiations, India and Mauritius signed a protocol (“Protocol”) amending the agreement… Read More
Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market Developments and Private Equity Investment
August 15, 2016By Folake Adebowale and Joseph Eimunjeze, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie Nigeria’s economy is highly dependent on crude oil, which constitutes a major source of the country’s foreign exchange earnings… Read More
Liquidity Options in Permanent Capital Vehicles
August 14, 2016By Cindy Valentine and Ravi Chopra, King & Wood Mallesons Although permanent capital structures have been used in Europe and the US for many years in various forms, emerging… Read More
Legal Reforms Against Corruption Were Published in Mexico
August 13, 2016By José Antonio Coto, White & Case LLP On July 18, 2016 a group of laws that comprises the legal framework that will make effective the public strategies and… Read More
Social Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: An Interview with MVision and Harmony Ventures
July 18, 2016EMPEA had the opportunity to speak with EMPEA Member, Mounir Guen, Founder & CEO of MVision Private Equity Advisers, and Harmony Ventures’ founders Yassamin Issapour and Aymeric Pacton about the… Read More
ESMA’s Latest Advice on AIFMD: Extending the AIFMD Marketing Passport to Non-EU Fund Managers
July 18, 2016An update and summary provided by EMPEA Member Owen Lysak of Clifford Chance ESMA published Advice to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the application of… Read More
EMPEA Response to SEBI Proposed Amendments to Portfolio Managers Regulations: Section 9A Income Tax Act of 1961
July 3, 2016In summary, we strongly support the proposed amendments and believe that they will support the continued investments of Eligible Investment Funds (“EIF”) operating outside of India, encourage offshore fund managers… Read More
The Evolution of Secondary Transactions and the Revivification of Zombie Funds
June 18, 2016Secondary transactions have always been the most private part of private equity. For much of the nineties, secondary deals were viewed as tainted, and the general, ill-informed view was that… Read More
Global Information Exchange for Investment Funds: Common Reporting Standard Enters Into Effect
June 18, 2016On January 1, 2016, the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) issued by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) entered into effect in certain key investment fund jurisdictions, marking a… Read More
Deciphering Conduct Risk
June 18, 2016Regulators and compliance professionals from New York to Dubai to Sydney are eagerly talking about a new risk that seems to have emerged in the aftermath of the financial crisis:… Read More
Currency Risk Management Survey
May 16, 2016EMPEA’s Currency Risk Management Survey is the first pan-emerging markets exploration of the impact of currency volatility on the private equity industry. The survey features the views of 146 industry practitioners,… Read More
Private Investing in the Power Sector in Emerging Markets
May 4, 2016The Macro Picture: What Makes Power a Compelling Sector for Investment? The rise of emerging markets over the last two decades has had a transformative impact on the world… Read More
Private Equity in Mexico
April 29, 2016An Introduction to Private Equity in Mexico For decades, Mexico remained under the radar as private equity investors with an interest in Latin America poured their money into Brazil.… Read More