Private Equity Through Debt: Opportunities for Private Equity in India
February 3, 2015Introduction1 There appears to be a recent trend in Indian PE circles with increasing number of PE players raising (or planning to raise) offshore funds which are able to invest in rupee denominated… Read More
FCPA Due Diligence in Private Equity: Effective Risk Management
February 3, 2015The growing size of criminal penalties imposed on U.S. companies, including under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which rohibits bribery of foreign (non-U.S.) government officials and can also reach private commercial bribery, is… Read More
The OECD’s International Tax Avoidance Project and Private Equity
February 3, 2015The OECD, backed by the G20, has been working on an initiative to crack down on tax avoidance by multi-national companies since July 2013 under its so-called base erosion of… Read More
EMPEA’s Response to ESMA’s Call for Evidence on AIFMD Passport
January 8, 2015EMPEA recently had the opportunity to respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) Call for Evidence on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive passport and submitted a response… Read More
Response to Call for Evidence ESMA: AIFMD Passport and Third Country AIFMs
January 8, 2015EMPEA respects ESMA’s mission to gather input on the key issues that will determine the orientation of ESMA’s opinion to the European Parliament. EMPEA is mindful of ESMA’s responsibility to… Read More
Views from the Field: Henry Obi Continues the Discussion on Africa’s Private Equity Landscape
December 19, 2014FT’s beyondbrics recently featured an article by Mike Casey, EMPEA Director of Consulting Services, on Africa’s private equity landscape. In the article, Mike shared insights from discussions at the recent… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 12, Summer 2014
August 26, 2014The twelfth issue of the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Bulletin echoes the dynamic, fluid nature of the emerging markets regulatory landscape. In this issue we explore how country-specific regulatory developments… Read More
Brief: The US National Advisory Board Outlines Policy Recommendations Aimed at Promoting Impact Investing
August 26, 2014On June 25, 2014, The US National Advisory Board (NAB) on Impact Investing released its official report to the White House and members of Congress. The report, Private Capital, Public… Read More
Investing in Indonesia: Recent Developments
August 26, 2014Indonesia at a Glance Indonesia is a pivotal nation in South East Asia, abundant in natural resources and having a population of approximately 253 million people, making it the world's… Read More
New Regional African Merger Regulation: Impact on Private Equity
August 22, 2014The impact of new merger regulations enforced by the Competition Commission (CCC) of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) must be considered by PE investors eyeing potential… Read More
India’s New Corporate Law: Challenges in Structuring Private Equity Investments
August 22, 2014India’s corporate laws and exchange control regulations have been notoriously cumbersome in two areas critical to private equity and venture capital investments in Indian companies: capital structuring and distribution of… Read More
The New Brazilian Clean Company Act
August 22, 2014The approval of the new Brazilian anti-corruption law (Law nº. 12,846/2013), in force as of January 29, 2014, and more widely known as the Brazilian Clean Company Act, has strongly… Read More
Views from the Field: Denham Capital’s Scott Mackin on Africa’s Energy Landscape and PE Opportunity
August 8, 2014Scott Mackin is a Managing Partner and Co-President of Denham Capital, where he heads the firm’s Power team. Denham is an energy- and commodities-focused private investment firm with more than… Read More
CEE and CIS Data Insight (Q1 2014)
May 7, 2014CEE and CIS-focused private equity funds raised US$1.5 billion in Q1 2014, surpassing the fundraising total reached for all of 2013. Though CEE-dedicated funds, led by Mid Europa Fund IV… Read More
Private Credit Solutions: Mezzanine Financing in Emerging Markets
May 5, 2014What is Emerging Markets Mezzanine Financing? Access to finance is one of the most prevalent challenges facing countless entrepreneurs and business owners across the emerging markets. Local banks have traditionally… Read More