The latest edition of EMPEA’s Legal and Regulatory Bulletin explores a range of issues impacting private investment across the world (particularly, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, China, the EU, and the US) and the implications of those issues for practitioners. Bulletin contributions: Contributors take a deep-dive into new data… Read More
The success of any company turns on the quality and the performance of its senior management. Recruiting, retaining, and motivating those key individuals is, therefore, a high priority for investors. Providing these individuals with the opportunity to acquire a stake in the company is an effective way of achieving these… Read More
Although political interventions have traditionally tended to focus on national security, defense, critical infrastructure, access to sensitive information, and employment, the scope of many FDI regimes is being extended to cover high tech industries and critical technologies. For example, France has recently broadened the sectors covered by its regime (effective… Read More
Introduction By necessity, this document provides a high-level overview of the key ingredients of good governance. It does not go into great detail on the individual components; rather, it is meant to be a resource to assist practitioners in thinking through this vital topic. As appendices, we have included a… Read More
The EMPEA Data Insights are quarterly updates of high-level trends and notable developments in all major emerging market regions plus Brazil, China, and India. The Data Insights offer unique access to EMPEA’s statistics at the regional and country level and provide detailed analytics of fundraising trends and deal flow. EMPEA… Read More
EMPEA Members log in to receive exclusive access to the detailed report (PDF) and underlying data (Excel). EMPEA’s year-end 2018 Industry Statistics reveal unprecedented levels of global investor interest in Emerging Asia, as well as a recovery in capital raised for private capital opportunities in Latin America and… Read More
Low interest rates and the search for greater returns have led to increased private equity investment: deal activity in the US and UK has been at its highest level since 2007. While this growth is good news for the industry, disputes are becoming more frequent as a consequence, particularly given… Read More
Fund managers, investment advisers and portfolio companies doing business in the European Union have recently been required to adjust their procedures for data handling in light of Europe’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR“). While this process has required the investment of significant resources, many businesses have… Read More
The regulatory environment continues to move at a fast pace. What was previously considered market practice has moved rapidly to become negotiable, an array of issues are likely to give rise to disputes in relation to private equity investments. Many entities doing business in the European Union have not only… Read More
U.S.- and India-focused venture capital fund manager SRI Capital has reportedly reached a first close for SRI Capital Fund I with US$40 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include the family office of SRI Capital founder Sashi Reddi, which contributed US$20 million, and U.S.-based individuals. The fund, which… Read More
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