Download press release CHINA DECELERATION LEADS TO OVERALL SLOWDOWN IN EMERGING MARKET PRIVATE CAPITAL ACTIVITY Subdued investment in Asia’s largest market, as well as fewer large-cap pan-Asia funds raising capital, rein in total EM activity levels despite bright spots in other regions,… Read More
Download press release NEW EMPEA REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GROWING IMPACT OF PRIVATE CREDIT INVESTMENTS IN EMERGING MARKETS Washington, DC, 15 May 2019: A new report, released today by EMPEA at the IFC’s 21st annual Global Private Equity Conference in association with EMPEA, takes a deep… Read More
More than half of surveyed limited partners (LPs) plan to commit more capital to emerging market private equity (EM PE) in the next two years, the first time the rate has surpassed 50% since 2014. This note of optimism highlights EMPEA’s new Global Limited Partners Survey, which… Read More
Washington, DC, 8 March 2019: EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, today announced its 2019 gender initiatives in conjunction with International Women’s Day. The initiatives will be led by the Gender Parity Acceleration Working Group of the EMPEA ESG Community. The Working Group is comprised… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus has led a new financing round for Singapore-based customer relationship management (CRM) software provider Capillary Technologies. The company develops artificial intelligence-based consumer loyalty, engagement and analytics solutions for retailers in Asia and plans to use the funds primarily to expand its presence in… Read More
Download the full press release here. Washington, D.C., 6 September 2018: Private capital fundraising and investment activity in emerging markets (“EM”) increased by 11% and 21%, respectively, in the first half of 2018, driven predominantly by activity in Emerging Asia, according to EMPEA’s latest… Read More
Download the full press release here. EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, has today announced the appointment of Brian Lim of Pantheon and Renuka Ramnath of Multiples Alternate Asset Management Private Limited (“Multiples”) to its Board of Directors. Robert Petty, EMPEA’s Chairman said, “We… Read More
Download the full press release » EMPEA held a bilateral meeting with Indonesia’s Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Minister’s meeting in Singapore on 5 April 2018. EMPEA presented the organization’s mission to Minister Sri Mulyani and her delegation, stating… Read More
EMPEA’s just released Year-End 2017 Industry Statistics reveal year-onyear gains in funds raised and capital invested for private capital in emerging markets (“EM”). Public market exits for private capital-backed EM companies also increased as fund managers (“GPs”) took advantage of attractive conditions on public exchanges to list companies and conduct… Read More
Washington, D.C., 22 November 2017 — EMPEA announces today that it has appointed Torbjorn Caesar, Senior Partner of Actis, and Andrew Kuper, Founder and CEO of LeapFrog Investments, to serve on the Board of Directors. Their appointments follow Drew Guff, Managing Director and Founding Partner of Siguler Guff & Company,… Read More
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