The World Bank and IFC, in partnership with the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), have launched a Community of Practice to share knowledge and collaborate on issues around private equity and venture capital development. Collaborating on this agenda, from the World Bank Group, are FPD’s Capital Markets and ITE… Read More
Private equity investors’ response to whipsawing global public markets is more often than not “keep calm and carry on.” That seems to be the case in emerging markets, according to the latest annual data published by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association. Although it may be somewhat immune from… Read More
The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has published the results of its Private Equity Talent Management in Emerging Markets Survey. The report provides an overview of the current recruitment dynamics within private equity firms across different emerging markets, the challenges that general partners (GPs) face in staffing… Read More
In the competitive profession of private equity, what keeps managing partners up at night? For many prominent emerging market fund managers, some of whom seemingly face few binding resource constraints, the answer is often something unexpected: an empty desk. According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association’s inaugural Private Equity… Read More
Emerging market private equity funds in 2012 had their best year for raising capital since 2008, pulling in $40.3 billion, although the amount of money committed to investment dropped as less flowed into sector juggernauts China and India. According to annual data from the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association,… Read More
Private-equity firms seeking to bulk up their emerging-market portfolios stand to benefit as Europe's banks shed more than $2 trillion in assets, the head of a major industry group said Tuesday. “To the extent that means that good assets will be available for acquisition under some time duress,… Read More
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