Press Releases
Emerging Markets’ Share of Private Equity Investment Continues to Grow (03.08.10) (PDF, 150KB)
Development Finance Institutions Endorse ILPA Private Equity Principles (12.01.09) (PDF, 27KB)
EMPEA Appoints Aureos Advisers’ CEO to Its Board of Directors (11.05.09) (html)
Emerging Markets Private Equity Slows Down in First Half of 2009 but Gains Larger Share of Global Activity (10.16.09)
(PDF, 168KB)
Investors Plan Increased Exposure to Emerging Markets Private Equity (EM PE) in Face of Global Economic Downturn (04.06.09)
Investors seek to capitalize on continued economic growth in emerging markets. (PDF, 284KB)
Emerging Markets PE Funds Raised Record Capital Despite Global Slowdown (02.09.09)
US$66.5 Billion Raised in 2008 (PDF, 160KB)
Emerging Markets PE Fundraising on Course to Beat 2007 Totals (07.30.08)
US$35 Billion Raised through June 2008 (PDF, 43KB)
Institutional Investors Continue to Pursue Private Equity Opportunities in Emerging Markets (05.13.08)
Investors See Diminishing Risks and Potential for Higher Returns (PDF, 139KB)
Emerging Markets Private Equity Funds Raise US$59 billion in 2007 (02.29.08)
Record-breaking Fundraising Pace Continues (PDF, 51KB)
Emerging Markets Private Equity Funds Raise Over US$33 Billion in 2006 (02.28.07)
Investor Interest Continues to Grow as the Asset Class Matures (PDF, 59KB)
EMPEA in the News
Big private equity eyes Brazil for tasty deals
December 16, 2009, Reuters
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As Brazil emerges stronger than many other countries from the deepest global recession in decades, the time may have come for the largest private equity firms to plant roots in Latin America's biggest economy.
European Investors Now Target Africa's Unlisted Firms
November 29, 2009, AllAfrica.com
European private investors are hungry for shares in unlisted African firms and could provide the needed shot in the arm for a continent that has taken a beating from the financial crisis the West is emerging from, reports LEE MWITI
Recovery seen in Turkey's private equity sector
November 23, 2009, Reuters
ISTANBUL, 23 November (Reuters) - Private equity deals will rebound in Turkey in 2010 with a focus on the healthcare and energy sectors although foreign financing will dominate, industry experts told a conference on Monday.
Emerging Mkts Pvt Equity Activity Down More Than 50% In 1H-EMPEA
October 16, 2009, Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK(Dow Jones)--Emerging markets private equity fundraising and investments declined by more than 50% in the first half of 2009, but fell at a slower pace than those into mature markets, according to research released Friday from a non-profit association.
Signs of life seen in Africa private equity
October 6, 2009, Reuters
The fund has already invested in a joint venture between Indian drug maker Cipla (CIPL.BO) and Quality Chemicals Uganda, who are forming the first pharmaceutical company manufacturing antiretroviral and anti-malarial drugs in Africa.
Investors prospect for untapped riches in Latin America
October 5, 2009, Wealth-Bulletin.com
An old Mexican proverb goes: “The devil knows more for being old than for being the devil.” It stresses the importance of heeding the lessons of the past and adapting accordingly, rather than defaulting to old habits.