Private credit funds set sights on Latin America

Jeff Schlapinski, managing director of research at GPCA, a global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, said: “Pension assets in Latin America have grown a lot over the last decade or two. They’re showing more appetite for alternatives, and investing in US managers has been a growing source… Read More

Indian private credit exits exceeded $25bn in 2023

The value of private credit exits in India surpassed $25bn (£19.3bn) in 2023 and $11bn in the first half of 2024, according to the Global Private Capital Association (GPCA). A GPCA analysis on how India is bucking the slowdown in global private capital liquidity, has revealed deal value in India… Read More

Axios Pro Rata: India’s exit boom

India saw $25 billion in private capital-backed exits in 2023 and $11.5 billion in the first half of 2024, according to new data from the Global Private Capital Association. Why it matters: While the rest of the world — including the U.S. — has been struggling with a dearth of exits, deal… Read More

WSJ: Financial Services Roundup: Market Talk

India’s booming stock market is helping local private-equity firms buck an industry slowdown in asset sales by providing them with an exit route for their investments, according to the Global Private Capital Association. “A boom in retail ownership across Indian stock markets has driven public-equity indices to all-time highs,… Read More

Side Letter: PE’s allocation outlook

According to the Global Private Capital Association, the amount of Middle Eastern capital deployed into Asia-Pacific, either investing out of a fund or via co-investments, grew by 253 percent from $2.8 billion in 2019 to $9.9 billion in 2023. Read more. Read More

WSJ: How Clean-Energy Investors Tame Emerging-Market Risks

Concerns about the risks tied to developing regions prevent many clean-energy investors from putting proportionally more money into those markets, but amplify potential returns for those who do, several investment firm executives said Tuesday. “About two-thirds of the capital raised in the power sector is going to[investment] strategies in the… Read More

Chart Watch: Six Mid-East asset owners making a push

Cross-border investment activity from the Middle East to Asia has gained momentum, with total cross-regional private capital deal value cumulatively reaching $83 billion since 2020 to 2023, compared to $14 billion from 2016-2019, according to a February 2024 report by Global Private Capital Association. Read more. Read More



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