LAVCA’s 2021 Review of Tech Investment in Latin America
22 April 2021Venture investment in the region topped USD4b for a second consecutive year, with a record 488 deals in 2020, record seed and early-stage investments in a number of major markets,… Read More
EMPEA | LAVCA Structuring for Exit
5 March 2021The EMPEA | LAVCA Structuring for Exit report, created with support from Adobe Capital and IDB Lab is a deep dive analysis of innovative financing approaches used by investors in… Read More
Inaugural Report On Venture-Backed Startups Across EM
21 May 2020GPCA’s Inaugural Report On Venture-Backed Startups Across EM Today, Asia is an epicenter of global startup momentum and the year 2019 marked records for venture investment in a number of… Read More
Private Credit Solutions: A Closer Look at the Opportunity in Emerging Markets
3 May 2019EMPEA is pleased to share with you Private Credit Solutions: A Closer Look at the Opportunity in Emerging Markets, an in-depth study of the private credit investment landscape across emerging… Read More
Governance in Emerging Market Private Capital: A Practical Resource for Investors and Fund Managers
30 April 2019Introduction 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… Read More
Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Good Practice
7 June 2018Download Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Good Practice Executive Summary The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals) provide a global framework for addressing… Read More
The Case for Private Capital in CEE
4 June 2018This EMPEA Brief explores Central and Eastern Europe’s place in the global private capital landscape, with an eye to the challenges and often overlooked opportunities posed by its “in-between” status… Read More
The Road Ahead for African Private Equity
4 June 2018This EMPEA Brief investigates recent developments in African private equity—including the increase in capital raised for the continent during the ‘Africa Rising’ years and subsequent macroeconomic downturn—in order to identify… Read More
The Shifting Landscape for Private Capital in Brazil
31 May 2018Download the full report here. Brazilians have a saying: “Brazil is the country of the future—and always will be.” To what extent is this adage true of the country’s private… Read More
Expanding Institutional Investment into Emerging Markets via Currency Risk Mitigation
30 May 2018The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has identified and championed a pressing issue that is, at once, a major public policy imperative and a crucial concern for the… Read More
Views from the Field: Argentina
4 May 2017Download the full brief here. For investors who have endured nearly two decades of hardship in Argentina, new developments in one of Latin America’s largest economies point to better… Read More
Alternative Paths to Liquidity
4 May 2017Download the full brief here. Unlocking “Stuck” Capital Over the course of the past 15 years, emerging markets (EM) private equity (PE) has grown into a well-established segment of… Read More
DFI Directory | Autumn 2017
2 May 2017The DFI Directory provides valuable information about the following DFIs’ activities, including investment priorities, fund manager criteria, and investment structures: Belgian Investment Company for Development Companies (BIO) (EMPEA Member)… Read More
Private Equity and Health Care in Emerging Markets
19 December 2016Download the full report here. The Big Picture: An Introduction to Health Care and Private Equity in Emerging Markets When TMG Capital invested in Brazil-based insulin producer Biomm Technology… Read More
Pension Funds and Private Equity: Unlocking Africa’s Potential
29 November 2016Download the full report here. Recent reforms across Africa have created private pension systems that are rapidly accumulating assets under management (AUM) in line with the continent’s explosive demographics.… Read More