26 November 2014, Washington, DC — EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, announces today that it has appointed David Creighton to serve as a Senior Advisor to the organization. David also currently serves as Chair of EMPEA’s newly created Private Credit Council. David has accumulated over 30… Read More
19 November 2014, Washington, DC – EMPEA, the global association for private capital in emerging markets, today releases its Q3 2014 Industry Statistics and announces the adoption of the Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”) created by FTSE Group (“FTSE”), a leading global index provider. According to EMPEA, private equity and venture capital… Read More
19 November 2014, Washington, D.C. – EMPEA announces the launch of its DFI Council, an advisory body comprised of and dedicated to development finance institutions (DFIs) whose institutional mandates support financial sector development and investment in emerging markets. Michael Barth, Senior Advisor at EMPEA, chairs the group. The Council provides… Read More
3 September 2014, Washington, DC – EMPEA announces today the appointments of Randy Mitchell as Vice President, Strategic Engagement and Ann Marie Plubell as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs. Mitchell and Plubell join the EMPEA team in senior roles to oversee the planning, development and implementation of two major components of… Read More
PE Fundraising and Investment Activity Experiences Upturn in Emerging Markets as Investors Access Opportunities through Multiple Strategies Fund managers raised US$20 billion for emerging markets private equity through the first six months of 2014, a 48% year-on-year increase and on pace to surpass last year’s total. US$14 billion was invested… Read More
18 June 2014, New York, NY — OneWire, the leading career site for finance professionals, today announced a new partnership with EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets. According to EMPEA’s Talent Management Survey, competition for qualified talent at private equity firms is expected to intensify in… Read More
11 June 2014, Washington, D.C. – EMPEA today announces the launch of its newly formed Energy Council, an advisory body comprised of and dedicated to fund managers, institutional investors and service providers active in energy-related private equity investments in emerging markets. Scott Mackin, Managing Partner and Co-President of Denham Capital,… Read More
Raising money as an emerging manager or in an emerging market each presents its own set of challenges, doubly so if both of those labels apply to a single firm. Limited partners flooded capital into emerging markets private equity in the years after the global financial crisis, seeking further… Read More
7 May 2014, Washington, D.C. – EMPEA today announces the launch of its newly formed Private Credit Council, an advisory body comprised of and dedicated to fund managers that make privately placed credit investments in emerging markets. David Creighton, President and CEO of Cordiant Capital, chairs the group. The Council… Read More
In partnership with EMPEA, Private Debt Investor has released The Emerging Markets Special, an exclusive supplement to the magazine’s May issue. The supplement features an EMPEA-led roundtable of some of the world’s leading emerging market credit specialists, who came together to discuss opportunities and challenges in an increasingly global marketplace. Roundtable… Read More
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