The Board of Directors of U.S. development finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved over US$600 million in financing for private equity funds investing in Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. OPIC’s recently announced commitments include: US$185 million for the Tacna and Panamerica solar power… Read More
Capital International Private Equity Funds (CIPEF), a U.S.-based emerging market fund manager, has announced the final close of Capital International Private Equity Fund VI (CIPEF VI) at its hard cap of US$3 billion. Citing EMPEA data, CIPEF declared Fund VI the largest global emerging markets private equity fund to… Read More
Washington, D.C. – Global limited partners (LPs) continue to expect their commitments to emerging markets private equity (EM PE) to increase, reflecting investor optimism about these markets’ ability to outperform developed markets, according to the latest EMPEA Global Limited Partners Survey. Three-quarters (75%) of LPs expect their commitments to emerging… Read More
EMPEA’s 8th Annual Global Limited Partners Survey collected the views of 106 LPs from 28 countries around the world to better understand their changing attitudes toward private equity investing in emerging markets. This study provides EMPEA Members and the broader industry with a greater understanding of how LPs view the… Read More
Energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management has announced the closing of its sixth fund, having raised US$3 billion in third-party commitments from foundations, endowments, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI was oversubscribed, exceeding its original… Read More
Industry Data EMPEA Industry Statistics EM PE Performance Notable Exits & IPOs Viewpoint from EMPEA president and CEO Sarah Alexander Fundraising for emerging markets private equity grew by 64% last year, reaching a 3-year high of US$38.5 billion and accounting for… Read More
China and Brazil funds dominate with more than 60% of capital raised. Brazil raises record US$7 billion, five times the 2010 total. Emerging Asia and Latin America capture 82% of total EM PE investment. Washington, D.C.: Emerging markets funds continue to capture a larger slice of the global private equity… Read More
Jie Gong and Neil Harper, Portfolio Managers at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Private Equity Fund of Funds group, lead investment activities for Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), respectively. They discuss their views on the current state of the private equity industry from a global perspective… Read More
Matthew Denning and Samantha Rosenstock, both of whom are Vice Presidents, Senior Research Analysts within PineBridge Investments’ Hedge Fund Solutions Group, analyze the diversification benefits of emerging markets and argue that investors seeking emerging markets exposure, and willing to assume the increased risks of alternative investment strategies, should consider… Read More
In this issue Articles Value Creation by Venture Capital Investors: The Experience of IDG Ventures India Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Cartica Capital’s Teresa Barger Viewpoint from EMPEA president and Ceo sarah alexander Amidst a background of growing macroeconomic and policy uncertainty in developed markets, investors are paying greater… Read More
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