U.S.-based co-working space operator WeWork will partner with SoftBank Group and China-focused private equity firm Hony Capital to invest US$500 million to establish WeWork China. The new platform will enable WeWork to expand its operations into new cities in China and increase its current footprint in Beijing, Hong Kong and… Read More
Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital has partially exited Vietnam-based agricultural products company Loc Troi Group (formerly known as An Giang Plant Protection) via its listing on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) exchange. Mekong, which originally invested in Loc Troi in 2008 through Vietnam Azalea Fund, sold approximately 3.1… Read More
Global investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire a 47 percent stake in LS Automotive, the electrical auto parts subsidiary of Korea-based conglomerate LS Group, and a 100 percent stake in LS Group affiliate LS Mtron‘s copper foil and flexible copper-clad laminate business. LS Group will retain a 53 percent… Read More
Samena Capital, a principal investment group focused on the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and North Africa, has completed its first deal in Myanmar by investing US$19 million in tourism platform SM Asset Holdings through Samena Special Situations Fund III. The company plans to use the new capital to acquire… Read More
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
(default archive template)