The Inaugural Private Equity in Southern Africa Conference-Johannesburg
15 March 2012Approximately 300 delegates convened at the inaugural Private Equity in Southern Africa conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 February 2012. The leadership summit, hosted by EMPEA, FT Business,… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Jie Gong and Neil Harper of Morgan Stanley
15 March 2012Jie Gong and Neil Harper, Portfolio Managers at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Private Equity Fund of Funds group, lead investment activities for Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and… Read More
The Importance of Hedge Funds in Emerging Markets: An Analysis by PineBridge Investments
15 March 2012Matthew Denning and Samantha Rosenstock, both of whom are Vice Presidents, Senior Research Analysts within PineBridge Investments’ Hedge Fund Solutions Group, analyze the diversification benefits of emerging markets and argue… Read More
EMPEA Insight: Mexico (Feb. 2012)
29 February 2012Mexico’s private equity fund managers are in high spirits. Although the industry is small and relatively nascent, local GPs contend that Mexico holds strong prospects for high returns—pointing to a… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 5, Winter 2012
29 February 2012We are pleased to present the fifth issue of the Bulletin, marking a milestone for both this publication and the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Council as we enter our second… Read More
Regulation of Private Equity in West Africa – Emerging Trends
28 February 2012In contrast to India and Mexico, where there have been serious efforts to introduce regulations specific to private equity, in the Western African jurisdictions surveyed here by Udo Udoma &… Read More
EMPEA Special Report: Asian LP Sentiment Toward Private Equity
19 January 2012In the current economic environment, competition for capital is fierce and GPs must increasingly look for new funding sources to complement their traditional investor base. This report takes another step… Read More
EM PE Review – Volume VII, Issue 3
15 December 2011In this issue Articles Value Creation by Venture Capital Investors: The Experience of IDG Ventures India Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Cartica Capital’s Teresa Barger Viewpoint from EMPEA president and Ceo… Read More
2011 Private Equity in Africa Leadership Summit-London
14 December 2011More than 300 delegates came together for the 2011 Private Equity in Africa Leadership Summit to discuss the investment thesis for Africa. With a theme of the time is now… Read More
Inside Perspectives: An Interview with Cartica Capital’s Teresa Barger
14 December 2011Teresa Barger, EMPEA Vice Chair and Managing Director of Cartica Capital, discusses the dichotomy between private equity and public equity markets, and argues that private equity investors could learn a… Read More
Rejecting the Tradeoff Between Performance and Impact
14 December 2011EMPEA has embarked upon a series of initiatives focused on rejecting the premise that there is a tradeoff between financial performance and impact as broadly defined. These initiatives include conferences,… Read More
Legal & Regulatory Bulletin – Issue No. 4, Autumn 2011
22 November 2011In this issue Chinese Government Urged to Regulate Popular Foreign Investment Structure Steve Xiang, Antony Wang and Wenfeng Li, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP EMPEA Submission to Securities and Exchange… Read More
Solvency II and Private Equity
21 November 2011Solvency II is a European regulatory framework directive currently scheduled to come into effect across the European Union on 1 January 2013. The framework regulates the solvency of reinsurers and… Read More
EMPEA Submission to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Regarding Proposed AIF Regulations
21 November 2011On 30 August 2011, EMPEA submitted comments on draft regulations (the “Regulations”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). These regulations proposed a framework for the Indian… Read More
Chinese Government Urged to Regulate Popular Foreign investment Structure
21 November 2011An internal draft memorandum reportedly prepared by the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) for submission to the China’s State Council (the “CSRC Memo”) has heightened concerns in the foreign investment… Read More