The 16th annual edition of EMPEA’s Global Limited Partners Survey features the views of 109 limited partners (LPs) on the current conditions and outlook for private capital in emerging markets (EM). This study aims to shed light on how LP investment plans are evolving and what factors are affecting LP… Read More
B Capital Group has reached a USD820m final close for its second global fund. The vehicle will invest in growth-stage startups transforming large industries and scaling rapidly across Asia, Europe, and the US. Read more… Read More
Contributed by EMPEA Leadership Circle and Legal and Regulatory Council member, Debevoise & Plimpton… Read More
Among the many corporate functions upended by the coronavirus crisis is M&A due diligence. After all, deals used to start with a handshake, with assurance conveyed by touch. But now handshakes, management meetings, dinners, and rounds of golf have been replaced by faces in Zoom boxes. And that’s just the… Read More
We write this article at a point where it is close to impossible to make any predictions about the real extent of the COVID-19 crisis and its actual impacts on the global economy. A few questions start to consistently pop up in the webinars, live events, and crisis committees’ discussion… Read More
In this article, I summarize how CDC Group plc, (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI), is responding to the impact of COVID-19 on its private funds investment program (Portfolio) given the commercial and strategic challenges faced by the managers (GPs) of many of its investee private credit and equity… Read More
This issue of the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Bulletin comes at a time when our industry and the markets where we invest are facing particular challenges due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. EMPEA members, including members of the Legal and Regulatory Council, have provided some of their insights… Read More
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a series of commitments for a combined USD130m to five funds, including up to USD30m to AfricInvest Fund IV to support health care and financial services across Africa; up to USD30m to South Asia Growth Fund II to support businesses… Read More
Specialized United Nations agency and international finance institution International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has committed USD9m to Bamboo Capital’s blended capital impact vehicle Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund. IFAD has announced that going-forward they will be able to directly fund private sector entities and invest in funds targeting… Read More
Lightspeed Venture Partners has announced the closings of three funds at USD4b in overall capital commitments. Specifically, Lightspeed Venture Partners XIII, Lightspeed Venture Partners Select IV, and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund received USD890m, USD1.83b, and USD1.5b respectively. Lightspeed Opportunity Fund targets ex-US startups. Previously, Lightspeed has… Read More
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