GPCA: What were the key drivers for launching BluePeak? What did the private credit landscape in Africa look like when first launching the firm and how has it evolved since BluePeak’s founding? Walid Cherif: We launched BluePeak in 2019 after spending over a decade in the Middle East at… Read More
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
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
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
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
The Global Private Capital Association has appointed five new board of directors, said a June 25 release. The new members comprise Andrea Auerbach, head of global private investments and partner at Cambridge Associates; Gaurav Trehan, partner, co-head of KKR Asia Pacific, head of Asia Pacific private equity and CEO for… Read More
Cambridge Associates, KKR, Patria, Helios Investment Partners and Advent International join GPCA’s Board NEW YORK, NY, 25 June 2024: The Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) announces the appointment of five new Board Directors: Andrea Auerbach: Head of Global Private Investments and Partner at… Read More
GPCA: Community Investment Management (CIM) first began investing with a US-only focus in 2014. Can you describe how the firm’s investment thesis has evolved since? What helped you gain conviction to launch your emerging markets strategy in 2021? Jacob Haar: CIM decided to expand its demonstration-and-scale… Read More
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
Crescera Capital has been investing as an asset manager in the Brazilian market since 2008. Please talk about the opportunity you saw at that time and why Crescera was launched. How has Crescera’s investment strategy changed over time? Crescera Capital launched in 2008, our first fund was focused entirely on… Read More
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