We were delighted with the warm reception the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Guidelines received on their recent release. The EMPEA Guidelines are a pioneering reference for policymakers and regulators wishing to understand the elements of legal and tax regimes most critical to the development of private equity in developed and… Read More
This is a revised version of a summary first published in the EMPEA Legal & Regulatory Bulletin in August 2011. We gratefully acknowledge updates to this document provided by SJ Berwin LLP. Read More
On 29 March, EMPEA hosted a professional development webcast on Anti-Corruption Policies: What Every EM PE Practitioner Should Know, with perspectives from Sam Eastwood of Norton Rose, Laura Friedrich of Shearman & Sterling, Shaistah Akhtar of SJ Berwin and Bill Currier of White & Case. EMPEA Members can access a replay of… Read More
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Kerogen Capital has announced the final close of Kerogen Energy Fund with US$1 billion in total commitments. The fund aims to provide growth capital to junior upstream oil and gas companies focused on international emerging oil and gas basins and unconventional assets. Investors in… Read More
China-based private equity firm FountainVest Partners has held a first close for its second China-focused fund, FountainVest China Growth Capital Fund II, with more than US$1 billion in commitments. The fund, which was launched in March 2012, is targeting a fund size of US$1.25 billion. Several of FountainVest’s prior… Read More
In this issue Articles Anti-Corruption: Guidance for EM PE Practitioners Fundraising Do’s and Don’ts: Lessons from EMPEA’s Inaugural Fundraising Masterclass Highlights from the 14th Annual Global Private Equity Conference Guest Commentary: Emerging Market Secondaries Come of Age: An Analysis by Pomona Capital Inside Perspectives: An… Read More
On 29 March 2012, EMPEA hosted a professional development webcast on Anti-Corruption Policies: What Every EM PE Practitioner Should Know, featuring perspectives from Norton Rose, Shearman & Sterling, SJ Berwin and White & Case. In this article, Jen Choi, EMPEA’s VP of Industry and External Affairs, shares some of… Read More
In response to the growing bifurcation in the fundraising market between larger and smaller funds, EMPEA hosted its inaugural EM PE Fundraising Masterclass on 17 May, to provide GPs with tools and best practices for raising funds. Featuring expert faculty from MVision Private Equity Advisors and Debevoise & Plimpton… Read More
John Stephens, Managing Director of Pomona Capital, argues that as primary fund commitments in the emerging markets have grown, so have deal flow and the opportunity set within the secondaries market. Pomona Capital is an international private equity firm with approximately US$7 billion in capital commitments since inception. Since… Read More
Global private equity secondaries firm Coller Capital has announced the closing of Coller International Partners VI at US$5.5 billion, ahead of its US$5 billion target. The fund, like its predecessors, will acquire private equity portfolios from existing investors, with transaction sizes ranging from US$1 million to over US$1 billion. Read More
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