What Really Lies Ahead for Emerging Markets Private Equity
July 8, 2010To the observer, the buzzing energy and press of bodies filling the halls of the Washington Ritz-Carlton in the second week of May might have been testament to one attendee’s… Read More
LPs Plan to Accelerate New Commitments to Emerging Markets Private Equity—Are They Serious?
July 8, 2010According to the latest EMPEA/Coller Capital Emerging Markets Private Equity Survey, institutional investors increasingly believe that emerging markets are attractive for private equity investment, both on a standalone basis and… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Brazil (May 2010)
May 1, 2010Brazil’s economic performance over the last two years has inspired tremendous optimism among investors circling Latin America’s largest economy for opportunities. The International Monetary Fund projects that Brazil’s economy will… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Cleantech (April 2010)
April 1, 2010Approximately 25 private equity funds dedicated to cleantech investing in emerging markets have been launched since January 2009, although EMPEA estimates that emerging markets drew less than 15% of total… Read More
EM PE Quarterly Review – Volume VI, Issue 1
April 1, 2010In this Issue Articles The ILPA Principles: How Will They Shape LP-GP Relationships in Emerging Markets? 2009 Emerging Markets Private Equity Fundraising and Investment News and Data Funds Launched &… Read More
The AIFM Directive’s Negative Impact on Developing Countries—EMPEA’s Letter to the EU
April 1, 2010On behalf of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), I am writing to express our concerns regarding the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive and to highlight its potential… Read More
IFC’s Experience in Emerging Markets Private Equity
April 1, 2010David Wilton, Chief Investment Officer of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Investment and Private Equity Funds Department, shares the following myth-busting analysis of the true return potential of emerging markets… Read More
The ILPA Principles: How Will They Shape LP-GP Relationships in Emerging Markets?
April 1, 2010The ILPA Principles were released in September 2009 as a set of voluntary guidelines intended to establish best practices related to the alignment of interests between Limited Partners (LP) and… Read More
2009 Emerging Markets Private Equity Fundraising and Investment
April 1, 2010Fundraising for emerging markets-dedicated private equity (EM PE) funds slowed in 2009, but investment activity was comparatively strong. Emerging markets captured 9% of global private equity fundraising and 26% of… Read More
EMPEA Insight: MENA (March 2010)
March 1, 2010Private equity activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region slowed in 2009. Funds dedicated to MENA raised a total of US$1.1 billion in 2009, from a record… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) (Jan./Feb. 2010)
January 31, 2010The private equity industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), inclusive of Southeastern Europe and the Baltics, has faced a number of challenges over the past year. Institutional investors interested… Read More
EM PE Quarterly Review – Volume V, Issue 4
December 27, 2009Viewpoint from Sarah Alexander 2009 will go down as one of the most challenging years on record for the global private equity industry. But for PE in the emerging markets,… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Latin America (ex-Brazil) (Dec. 2009)
December 1, 2009Latin America has undoubtedly been affected by the global financial downturn. Investment levels dropped dramatically in 2009, echoing the “wait and see” sentiment that has been playing out in other… Read More
EM PE Quarterly Review – Volume V, Issue 3
October 30, 2009Viewpoint from Sarah Alexander With consensus growing that we are turning the corner to recovery, now seems an appropriate time to take stock of the impact of the crisis on… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Sub-Saharan Africa (Oct. 2009)
October 1, 2009The Sub-Saharan African opportunity represents one of the biggest growth stories in emerging markets private equity. Once generally overlooked by investors, fundraising activity in Sub-Saharan Africa has almost tripled from… Read More