About EMPEA

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is an independent, member-based global industry association that promotes greater understanding of and a more favorable climate for private equity investi ng in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia, Central/Eastern Europe and Russia, Latin America and the Middle East.

EMPEA was founded in 2004 with the belief that private equity can be a criti cal driver of economic growth in emerging markets while simultaneously generati ng strong returns for investors.

EMPEA’s Advertising & Sponsorship Program was developed to provide industry players with an opportunity to align themselves with EMPEA through a unifi ed marketi ng platform. These opportuniti es help build and maintain year-round relati onships with our members and the emerging markets private equity community worldwide.

About Our Readers 

• EMPEA’s targeted audience consists of EMPEA members—more than 2,000 individuals at over 250 member firms worldwide—partners and other professionals in emerging markets private equity.
  
• EMPEA’s audience is truly a geographically diverse representation of private equity activity around the globe. Readers have headquarters in more than 50 countries and parti cipate in the economies of many more than that via their investments.
  
• With assets under management ranging from under US$100 million to over US$30 billion, EMPEA’s fund manager members represent the full spectrum of emerging markets private equity’s investi ng professionals.
  
• EMPEA’s readership is comprised of a broad array of private equity fund managers, insti tuti onal investors, service providers, and other key stakeholders in the industry.
  
• EMPEA publications are distributed to all EMPEA members for free. Publications are also distributed to EMPEA partners and other leading professionals at events held around the globe.

Publications:

EMPEA Insight
Type: electronic, print / Frequency: monthly

EMPEA Insight offers readers an overview of the data and drivers behind investment trends in emerging markets pri­vate equity. Each Insight profiles funds, deals, and exits in individual countries, regions, and in burgeoning sectors like real estate and infrastructure. Every issue includes a list of firms active in that particular sector and/or market.

The inaugural issue of EMPEA Insight highlights private equity and venture capital investments and opportunities in cleantech, an emerging sector experiencing tremendous growth—with $140.4 billion invested globally in 2007, of which $9.8 billion went specifically towards private equity investment.

Distributed at key events globally, EMPEA Insight is distributed at the Emerging Markets Forums in London and New York, the IFC’s Global Private Equity Conference in association with EMPEA, and the PEI Middle East Forum, among others.

Quarterly Review
Type: electronic, print / Frequency: quarterly

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Quarterly Review offers readers an analytical and factual look at private equity investing in emerging markets. It is a quarterly publication that features a regional or country market analysis, an examination of current trends in the industry, benchmark data from Cambridge Associates, guest articles from leading thinkers and practitioners, news about EMPEA’s members, a calendar of events, and a sample list of recent exits. The Quarterly Review is sent as a free benefit to EMPEA’s members and is available to the broader com­munity by subscription or single issue purchase.

Past articles in the Quarterly Review have included regional reviews of the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa and analysis of emerging markets fund structures, the role of advisors to LPs, real estate in emerging markets, funds of funds, and the relationship between emerging markets public equities and private equity.

The Quarterly Review is distributed at key events globally, including the Emerging Markets Forums in London and New York, the IFC’s Global Private Equity Conference in association with EMPEA, and the PEI Middle East Forum, among others.

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NewsWatch
Type: online / Frequency: weekly

EMPEA provides a weekly news service, the Emerging Markets Private Equity NewsWatch, offering an up-to-date summary of key developments in emerging markets private equity. News summaries are handcrafted by editorial experts from information sources around the world and supplemented with EMPEA events and news.

NewsWatch is delivered every Wednesday mornings to more than 8,000 subscribers’ mailboxes.  This list grows substantially each month and includes readers at most of the key players in emerging markets private equity. NewsWatch is an ideal vehicle for raising the profile of your firm in the broader emerging markets private equity community.

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Membership Directory
Type: print / Frequency: annually

The annual EMPEA Membership Directory is a comprehensive guide to EMPEA’s membership,which is comprised of the leading players in the EM PE industry. The Directory offers:

• Detailed profiles of all EMPEA members including fund managers, LPs and service providers
• An easy way to find firms by headquarters, firm type, and fund manager region of activity
• Latest research statistics on EM PE fundraising trends, investments, and LP interest
• An efficient way to learn about available services and assess new business relationships

Rates and Spefications
For detailed information on rates and specifications, please download the Advertising Rate Card 2009 listed below under resources.

For more information
Please contact Cristiane Nascimento, Communications and Marketing Manager at 202-333-8171

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