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
EMPEA Global Limited Partners Survey finds 67% of institutional investors view the risk profile of private equity in emerging markets as unchanged 30 April 2014, Washington, D.C. – Two-thirds of limited partners (“LPs”) investing in emerging markets private equity view the risk profile of emerging markets private equity (“EM PE”)… Read More
26 March 2014, Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) announces today that it has appointed Michael Barth to serve as a Senior Advisor to the organization. Michael has had a long and distinguished career in global emerging markets investing. He is currently Managing Partner of Washington based Barth… Read More
The World Bank and IFC, in partnership with the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), have launched a Community of Practice to share knowledge and collaborate on issues around private equity and venture capital development. Collaborating on this agenda, from the World Bank Group, are FPD’s Capital Markets and ITE… Read More
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