The EMPEA Spring Bulletin focuses on policy issues as well as treaty changes, tax and proposals for a new model to attract growth capital to businesses operating in the poorest countries. In this Bulletin our contributors focus on: Rising to the Challenge of Growth Capital Equity Investment in the… Read More
Key findings from the 2017 Global Limited Partners Survey include: Despite year-on-year declines in EM PE fundraising and investment activity in 2016, the majority of LP respondents* do not anticipate a drop in the dollar level of their new commitments to EM PE over the next two years. However,… Read More
Download the full brief here. Unlocking “Stuck” Capital Over the course of the past 15 years, emerging markets (EM) private equity (PE) has grown into a well-established segment of the global marketplace. From 2001 to 2008, capital raised annually for EM-focused private capital funds climbed from US$6.6 billion… Read More
The DFI Directory provides valuable information about the following DFIs’ activities, including investment priorities, fund manager criteria, and investment structures: Belgian Investment Company for Development Companies (BIO) (EMPEA Member) The Belgian Investment Company for Development Companies (BIO) is a DFI established in 2001 in the framework of the Belgian… Read More
The Bulletin features contributions from lawyers and private equity executives based in Bogota, Dubai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Tokyo on legal, regulatory and market matters. The variety of the content reflects EMPEA’s global footprint. In this Bulletin our contributors present: Private Equity in Vietnam: a reflection on… Read More
By Tony Foster, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Chris Freund, Mekong Capital One of the first deals by a global private equity firm in Vietnam was in 2006, when TPG and Intel Capital invested in FPT, a local IT firm. Now FPT has grown to the point where it is purchasing… Read More
Korea-focused private equity firm VIG Partners has reached a final close for its third Korea-focused fund with US$600 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include banks, family offices, insurance companies, funds of funds and pension funds from Europe, North America and Asia, including Korea’s National Pension Service, which… Read More
Venture capital firm Accel Partners has led a Series A round of INR388 million (approximately US$5.8 million) for India-based medical technology startup SigTuple Technologies, with participation from venture capital firms IDG Ventures India, Endiya Partners, pi Ventures, VH Capital and Axilor Ventures and a number of angel investors. SigTuple plans… Read More
India-focused private equity fund manager Lighthouse Funds has fully exited its stake in cookies maker Unibic Foods India to India-focused private equity firm Peepul Capital. Peepul, which was a majority shareholder in the company prior to the transaction, increased its stake in the company to 97.6 percent through the investment. Read More
Venture capital firm B Capital Group and EDBI, the corporate investment arm of Singapore Economic Development Board, have led a Series B round of US$25 million for Singapore-based health technology startup CXA Group. Netherlands-based technology company Philips and RGAx, a subsidiary of Reinsurance Group of America, also participated in the… Read More
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