18 December 2013, Washington, DC: The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) announced today that it has welcomed five new members to its Africa Council, an advisory group comprised of senior representatives from among its leading members in the African private equity community. Representing a diverse range of African private… Read More
13 November 2013, Washington, DC: The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) announces that Ziad Oueslati, Founding Partner of AfricInvest Group, and Maninder Saluja, Partner and Co-Head of Emerging Markets at Quilvest, have been elected to the organization’s governing body, the Board of Directors. Ziad Oueslati co-founded AfricInvest Group in… Read More
Washington, DC: The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) today announces the launch of its newly formed Impact Investing Council, an advisory group that will work with EMPEA to advance impact investing. The Council aims to provide a professional forum for investment managers implementing private equity strategies with impact targets… Read More
Small private equity funds, raising less than US$250 million, represented nearly 70% of funds that closed in the first half of 2013, compared to an average of 53% over the past two years. Reflecting the cyclical shift to deployment of capital previously raised, emerging markets private equity (“EM PE”) fundraising… Read More
18 June 2013, Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) announces that Yichen Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (“CITIC Capital”), has been elected to the organization’s governing body, the Board of Directors. Yichen Zhang founded CITIC Capital in 2002. Prior to CITIC… Read More
The majority of LPs (nearly 60%) expect the dollar value of their EM PE commitments to increase over the next two years. LPs continue to believe that private equity in emerging markets will outperform developed markets, with 61% of institutional investors anticipating net returns of 16% or more from their… Read More
Data Dashboards and Analytics Help Make It Easy to Understand Regional Statistics, Strategies and Trends in Private Equity Fundraising and Investment WALLDORF, Germany — May 22, 2013 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new initiative with Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) designed to promote sustainable investment in emerging… Read More
Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) today announces that David Pierce, Partner at FLAG Squadron Asia has been appointed as Chair of EMPEA’s Asia Council (“Council”), an advisory group comprised of senior representatives from leading private equity firms and investors active in emerging Asian markets. An… Read More
Emerging markets private equity funds received 20% of global private equity commitments in 2012, the largest share to date US$1+ billion funds lead current fundraising cycle at expense of middle-market funds; 27% fewer funds held final closes between US$100 million and US$499 million in 2012 vs. 2011 Investors diversify away… Read More
29 January 2013, Washington, DC: The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) announces that Mark Kenderdine-Davies, General Counsel and Company Secretary of CDC Group plc (“CDC”), has been elected to the organization’s governing body, the Board of Directors. Mark Kenderdine-Davies currently serves as the inaugural Chair of EMPEA’s Legal… Read More
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