Washington, DC, 8 March 2019: EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, today announced its 2019 gender initiatives in conjunction with International Women’s Day. The initiatives will be led by the Gender Parity Acceleration Working Group of the EMPEA ESG Community. The Working Group is comprised… Read More
Download the full press release here. Private Capital Activity in Emerging Markets Reaches New Heights in 2018 EMPEA’s year-end 2018 private capital Industry Statistics highlight the continued growth of the asset class in Emerging Asia, recovery in Latin America and Africa Washington,… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus has led a new financing round for Singapore-based customer relationship management (CRM) software provider Capillary Technologies. The company develops artificial intelligence-based consumer loyalty, engagement and analytics solutions for retailers in Asia and plans to use the funds primarily to expand its presence in… Read More
Download the full press release here. Washington, D.C., 6 September 2018: Private capital fundraising and investment activity in emerging markets (“EM”) increased by 11% and 21%, respectively, in the first half of 2018, driven predominantly by activity in Emerging Asia, according to EMPEA’s latest… Read More
Download the full press release here. EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, has today announced the appointment of Brian Lim of Pantheon and Renuka Ramnath of Multiples Alternate Asset Management Private Limited (“Multiples”) to its Board of Directors. Robert Petty, EMPEA’s Chairman said, “We… Read More
By Dan Keeler | May 25 2018 Read the full post on The Wall Street Journal here. Liberia’s former president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has urged companies active in Africa to take the lead in stamping out corruption on the continent. At the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association / IFC annual meeting in… Read More
By David Bank | May 29 2018 Read the full article at ImpactAlpha here. In the mobilization of global capital to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, private equity firms investing in emerging or “growth” markets have a special and perhaps irreplaceable role to play. The report makes a… Read More
Read the full article on All About Alpha here. View the press release here. The organization has announced its first initiative aimed at closing the gender gap, which it calls its Gender Parity Acceleration Working Group. Read More
By Hazel Bradford | May 15 2018 Read the full article at Pensions & Investments here. Private equity limited partners’ interest in emerging markets improved slightly this year, according to EMPEA’s 2018 Global Limited Partners Survey released Tuesday at a Washington conference. The highest proportion of respondents since the… Read More
By Claire Milhench | May 2 2018 Read the full article on Reuters here. LONDON (Reuters) – Sovereign investors are helping fuel billion-dollar funding rounds for emerging-market tech startups, where companies and their backers are fighting for first-mover advantage in the digital space. The aim is to find firms… Read More
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