Newly Launched EMPEA Institute Presents 2016 Sustainability & Operational Excellence Challenge Winner The newly launched EMPEA Institute presents the winner of the 2016 Sustainability and Operational Excellence Challenge (“the Challenge”): MCap Fund Advisors. MCap was selected for its active management of Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd. by securing the most votes from… Read More
EMPEA Releases the First Survey Exploring Currency Risk Management in Emerging Markets Private Equity: 75% of LPs Would Consider a GP’s Local Currency Performance in Decision to Re-Up Washington, D.C., 11 May 2016 — EMPEA, in partnership with AMEXCAP, today announces the release of its Currency Risk Management Survey, the… Read More
Emerging Markets Private Capital Fundraising and Investment Decline in 2015; Bright Spots in Infrastructure and Real Assets, Credit and Venture Capital EMPEA’s just-released emerging markets (“EM”) private capital Year-End 2015 Industry Statistics reveal that private capital fund managers—inclusive of private equity, private infrastructure and real assets and private credit—raised US$44… Read More
10 February 2016, Washington, DC: EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, announces today that it has appointed André Roux to serve as a Senior Advisor to the organization and Chair of its Africa Council. Mr. Roux previously served on EMPEA’s Board of Directors from the… Read More
Over US$432 Billion Raised for Private Investment in Developing Economies from 2006 to Q3 2015,According to EMPEA, the Global Industry Association for Private Capital in Emerging Markets EMPEA reported today that fund managers have raised over US$432 billion via long-term, private direct investment funds, backed by institutional investors, across three… Read More
Jamil Kassum has over 40 years of experience as an emerging markets strategic and financial advisor. He serves as Non-Executive Board Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and member of Governance and Nomination Committee for Randgold Resources Limited, a listed gold mining company with operations in Africa, including Mali, Congo (DRC)… Read More
EMPEA is delighted to announce that it has appointed Kelly Williams and Sanjiv Kapur to serve as Senior Advisors to the organization. Kelly Williams is a Senior Advisor to GCM Grosvenor with a focus on diversity and corporate social responsibility. She joined GCM Grosvenor in 2014 and served as President… Read More
A new report, released today at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Global Private Equity Conference in association with EMPEA, delivers market insights and sustainability guidance to private equity investors seeking opportunities in emerging markets agribusiness. The report Private Equity and Emerging Markets Agribusiness: Building Value Through Sustainability is a collaboration… Read More
EMPEA today announces the release of a new Special Report: Private Equity in the Middle East and North Africa, EMPEA’s first in-depth, comprehensive look at the asset class in a richly diverse region that has historically been viewed more as a source of capital than as a destination for funds. Read More
The value of private equity deals in Africa reached their second-highest level on record in 2014 as population growth and an increasingly stable political climate helped drive international interest in the continent. The total value of deals in Africa last year was $8.1bn, just short of the $8.3bn high recorded in 2007, according… Read More
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