Reflecting on 2013 and the Outlook for EM PE in 2014
19 December 2013The Global Firms’ Views Koenraad Foulin, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner, Capital International Private Equity Funds For Capital Group, 2013 was a year to invest beyond the BRICs. Our 2011… Read More
An Interview with Thomas Franco of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
14 November 2013Thomas C. Franco, Partner with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), shares his thoughts on the current state of thinking about private equity amongst limited partners (LPs), as well as the… Read More
Ignore the Noise: Emerging Markets Remain Attractive
8 November 2013Following the Federal Reserve’s suggestion that it might taper asset purchases this past May, emerging markets experienced a bout of volatility across all asset classes. As the OECD pronounced that… Read More
Private Equity Talent Management in Emerging Markets Survey
17 September 2013EMPEA’s Private Equity Talent Management in Emerging Markets Survey aims to provide our members and the broader industry with a greater understanding of the current state of hiring for… Read More
KKR’s Henry McVey on Indonesia and the Asian Opportunity
22 August 2013EMPEA sat down with Henry McVey, Member & Head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation at KKR & Co. LP, to discuss his latest installment in the KKR Insights series,… Read More
An Interview with Khalid Quadir of Brummer & Partners
25 July 2013Khalid Quadir is Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of Brummer & Partners (Bangladesh), which manages the Bangladesh-focused Frontier Fund. Khalid makes the case for investing in Bangladesh via private… Read More
An Interview with Staffan Jåfs of eQ Private Equity
21 May 2013Staffan Jåfs, Head of Private Equity at eQ Asset Management, shares his thoughts on notable private equity trends developing across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Russia and the Commonwealth of… Read More
Building Vital Partnerships: How do private equity investors create value?
17 May 2013Download the full study here. A joint study of private equity exits in Latin America by EMPEA and Ernst & Young Our second annual study, looking at how PE investors… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Michael Calvey of Baring Vostok
27 March 2013Michael Calvey, Founder and Senior Partner of Baring Vostok, shares his perspectives on the private equity landscape in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and discusses some memorable… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Archana Hingorani of IL&FS Investment Managers Limited
29 January 2013Archana Hingorani, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of IL&FS Investment Managers, shares her perspectives on the key challenges currently facing the private equity industry in India and offers guidance… Read More
Taking Stock of 2012 and the Prospects for EM PE in 2013
20 December 2012As 2012 came to a close, EMPEA reached out to a number of the industry’s leading practitioners to solicit their reflections on the year gone by, and to glean insights… Read More
EM PE Review – Volume VIII, Issue 4
19 December 2012Viewpoint from EMPEA President and CEO SARAH ALEXANDER Raising funds, particularly for mid-sized private equity funds, is more difficult than it has been in years. EMPEA’s Q3 statistics show a… Read More
Emerging Middle Markets: Closing the Gap Between LP Ticket Sizes and Mid- Market GPs
19 December 2012Download the full article here. Over the last few years, we have seen a significant drop in private equity capital flowing into emerging markets, with a greater percentage of this… Read More
Guest Commentary: Implications for Job Creation and Achieving Good Financial Returns in Emerging Markets: An Analysis of Private Equity Funds Backed by IFC
19 December 2012David Wilton, Chief Investment Officer for IFC’s Private Equity and Investment Funds Department, and Wilmot Allen, Investment Consultant in IFC’s Global Private Equity Funds Department, share findings from IFC’s recent… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Rebecca Xu of Asia Alternatives
19 December 2012Rebecca Xu, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Asia Alternatives Management, shares her views on the changing private equity landscape in Asia following the global financial crisis and discusses key trends… Read More