SparkMeter is a provider of energy grid management services, hardware, and software across 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Based in Washington, DC, with offices in Kenya and Nigeria, SparkMeter recently raised a USD12m Series A from Clean Energy Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (co-founded by Bill Gates), and… Read More
Gulf Capital has been investing across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and in neighboring markets since 2006. Please describe the opportunity set across the Middle East and North Africa, and in the GCC in particular. How do these markets differ on a local and regional level and what makes them… Read More
Navis Capital Partners has been making mid-market investments in ASEAN since 1998. Please describe the opportunity set in ASEAN at both the regional and local level, how do investment opportunities vary across the individual markets in which you are active? The opportunity set Navis pursues in ASEAN is focused on… Read More
Private Equity International caught up Cate Ambrose, Chief Executive of EMPEA, discusses why the pandemic and increasing political isolationism underscores the need for more private capital in emerging markets, and to find out how she is positioning the association in a post-covid world. Read more … Read More
How has Gaja’s investment strategy evolved over the past 16 years as a mid-market fund manager in India? Has increased participation from global GPs seeking large cap deals changed the opportunity set for Gaja? Since its inception in 2004, Gaja’s focus has been on investing in mid-market growth businesses –… Read More
Download press release New York, 30 June 2020 – EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, today announced the appointment of Bill Ford, Chief Executive Officer of General Atlantic, and Suyi Kim, Head of Asia Pacific at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP… Read More
L Catterton invests across both developed and emerging markets. How do you originate your investments in Latin America specifically, and what qualities do you look for when identifying scalable companies in this region? Our presence on the ground in Latin America and the relationships we have established locally with influential families,… Read More
Tell us about your background and the genesis of Affirma as it relates to the spin out from Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE). What has changed and what has remained the same in terms of portfolio, strategy (target geography and sector), and team? Does Affirma have any plans to raise… Read More
How would you describe the investment environment in Africa today for a pan-regional fund as compared to a decade ago? Investment opportunities have grown and evolved over the past decade, both in volume and in quality. Yet competition remains modest, especially for pan-regional firms, and the continent as a whole… Read More
The International Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines Board (“the IPEV Board”) has provided special guidance with respect to applying the IPEV Valuation Guidelines when estimating fair value at 31 March 2020. The alternative asset industry is strong and robust. Yet this crisis is different from crises in 2001/2… Read More
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