EMPEA Special Report: Asian LP Sentiment Toward Private Equity
January 19, 2012In the current economic environment, competition for capital is fierce and GPs must increasingly look for new funding sources to complement their traditional investor base. This report takes another step… Read More
EM PE Review – Volume VII, Issue 3
December 15, 2011In this issue Articles Value Creation by Venture Capital Investors: The Experience of IDG Ventures India Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Cartica Capital’s Teresa Barger Viewpoint from EMPEA president and Ceo… Read More
2011 Private Equity in Africa Leadership Summit-London
December 14, 2011More than 300 delegates came together for the 2011 Private Equity in Africa Leadership Summit to discuss the investment thesis for Africa. With a theme of the time is now… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Cartica Capital’s Teresa Barger
December 14, 2011Teresa Barger, EMPEA Vice Chair and Managing Director of Cartica Capital, discusses the dichotomy between private equity and public equity markets, and argues that private equity investors could learn a… Read More
Rejecting the Tradeoff Between Performance and Impact
December 14, 2011EMPEA has embarked upon a series of initiatives focused on rejecting the premise that there is a tradeoff between financial performance and impact as broadly defined. These initiatives include conferences,… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 4, Autumn 2011
November 22, 2011In this issue Chinese Government Urged to Regulate Popular Foreign Investment Structure Steve Xiang, Antony Wang and Wenfeng Li, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP EMPEA Submission to Securities and Exchange… Read More
Solvency II and Private Equity
November 21, 2011Solvency II is a European regulatory framework directive currently scheduled to come into effect across the European Union on 1 January 2013. The framework regulates the solvency of reinsurers and… Read More
EMPEA Submission to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Regarding Proposed AIF Regulations
November 21, 2011On 30 August 2011, EMPEA submitted comments on draft regulations (the “Regulations”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). These regulations proposed a framework for the Indian… Read More
Chinese Government Urged to Regulate Popular Foreign investment Structure
November 21, 2011An internal draft memorandum reportedly prepared by the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) for submission to the China’s State Council (the “CSRC Memo”) has heightened concerns in the foreign investment… Read More
De-Risking Emerging Market PE Investments: A Checklist for Investors
November 21, 2011In addition to ordinary commercial risks, emerging market private equity (EMPE) investments are subject to those risks that arise across virtually all emerging markets: unenforceability of contracts, expropriation, discrimination against… Read More
EMPEA Comments on Draft SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations 2011
August 30, 2011EMPEA, on behalf of its 290 member firms, submitted comments on the draft SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations 2011 issued on August 1, 2011. Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 3, Summer 2011
August 15, 2011in this issue SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Adviser Registration Rules: Guidance for Non-U.S. Advisers Solomon Wifa, O’Melveny & Myers; and Kem Ihenacho, Clifford Chance The European AIFMD: What are the… Read More
Structuring Considerations for Emerging Market Funds
August 14, 2011This note weighs the merits of the limited partnership and limited company structures, with particular attention to the impact of recent EU and U.S. regulatory developments on fund structuring decisions… Read More
SEC Adopts Final Dodd-Frank Adviser Registration Rules: Guidance for Non-U.S. Advisers
August 14, 2011This note details the final rules on exempted advisers, including foreign private advisers, and explains the reporting requirements for non-U.S. advisers that do not qualify for the full exemption. Read More
The Impact of the UK Bribery Act 2010 on Private Equity
August 14, 2011This article draws comparisons with the U.S. FCPA provisions and details what additional measures will be required under the recently passed UK Bribery Act, particularly with regard to exposure via… Read More