Private Equity in the Middle East and North Africa
20 April 2015Geographically situated at the heart of some of the world’s most important trade routes, the countries comprising the MENA region are richly diverse culturally, politically and economically. Stretching from… Read More
EMPEA’s Submission on the Treatment Mandate Process for 3rd Party Price Providers
9 March 2015EMPEA respects the SFC’s mission to gather input on the key issues that will determine the orientation of the SFC’s opinion on the question of whether the requirement for fund… Read More
Views from the Field on Assessing the Impact of Declining Oil Prices on EM PE
20 February 2015Over the last six months, crude oil prices have fallen from over US$100 to less than US$50 per barrel. While the macroeconomic effects of this decline—falling commodity prices, currency volatility, trimmed… Read More
Assessing the Impact of Declining Oil Prices on EM PE – Two Views from MENA
20 February 2015Amjad Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, NBK Capital Partners Are you seeing the decline in oil prices impacting your portfolio companies? We are definitely recalibrating capital expenditures and focusing on strengthening… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 13, Winter 2015
4 February 2015Thank you for sharing your thoughts and comments on issues of concern to you and opportunities identified in the EMPEA Legal & Regulatory Bulletin. Your thought leadership and participation through… Read More
Mexico: Structural Reforms on Energy and Infrastructure. What’s Next?
3 February 2015It has been known that since 2012, and thereafter, having President Peña Nieto taking office, and with the support from opposition politicians, the Mexican government has pushed forward an ambitious set of structural… Read More
Private Equity Through Debt: Opportunities for Private Equity in India
3 February 2015Introduction1 There appears to be a recent trend in Indian PE circles with increasing number of PE players raising (or planning to raise) offshore funds which are able to invest in rupee denominated… Read More
FCPA Due Diligence in Private Equity: Effective Risk Management
3 February 2015The growing size of criminal penalties imposed on U.S. companies, including under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which rohibits bribery of foreign (non-U.S.) government officials and can also reach private commercial bribery, is… Read More
The OECD’s International Tax Avoidance Project and Private Equity
3 February 2015The OECD, backed by the G20, has been working on an initiative to crack down on tax avoidance by multi-national companies since July 2013 under its so-called base erosion of… Read More
EMPEA’s Response to ESMA’s Call for Evidence on AIFMD Passport
8 January 2015EMPEA recently had the opportunity to respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority's (ESMA) Call for Evidence on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive passport and submitted a response… Read More
Response to Call for Evidence ESMA: AIFMD Passport and Third Country AIFMs
8 January 2015EMPEA respects ESMA’s mission to gather input on the key issues that will determine the orientation of ESMA’s opinion to the European Parliament. EMPEA is mindful of ESMA’s responsibility to… Read More
Views from the Field: Henry Obi Continues the Discussion on Africa’s Private Equity Landscape
19 December 2014FT’s beyondbrics recently featured an article by Mike Casey, EMPEA Director of Consulting Services, on Africa’s private equity landscape. In the article, Mike shared insights from discussions at the recent… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 12, Summer 2014
26 August 2014The twelfth issue of the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Bulletin echoes the dynamic, fluid nature of the emerging markets regulatory landscape. In this issue we explore how country-specific regulatory developments… Read More
Brief: The US National Advisory Board Outlines Policy Recommendations Aimed at Promoting Impact Investing
26 August 2014On June 25, 2014, The US National Advisory Board (NAB) on Impact Investing released its official report to the White House and members of Congress. The report, Private Capital, Public… Read More
Investing in Indonesia: Recent Developments
26 August 2014Indonesia at a Glance Indonesia is a pivotal nation in South East Asia, abundant in natural resources and having a population of approximately 253 million people, making it the world's… Read More