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Posted On: 16 Jun 2013 | Category: Press Releases
Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) announces that Yichen Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (“CITIC Capital”), has been elected to the organization’s governing body, the Board of Directors.
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Posted On: 3 Jun 2013 | Category: Press Releases
Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) is pleased to announce that Robert W. van Zwieten has been appointed by the Board of Directors as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. Jennifer Choi, Vice President of Industry and External Affairs, has served the organization as Acting CEO during the executive search, following the departure of founding President and CEO Sarah Alexander earlier this year.
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Posted On: 30 May 2013 | Category: Press Releases
Washington, DC – Global limited partners (“LPs”) in search of the next wave of growth are evaluating their emerging market exposure and increasingly seeking investment opportunities in less-penetrated markets. The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”)’s latest survey of institutional investors reveals that Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America excluding Brazil are poised to see the greatest increase in new private equity commitments across the emerging markets over the next two years, edging out Brazil, China and India as the most attractive destinations for dealmaking.
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Posted On: 22 May 2013 | Category: Press Releases
WALLDORF, Germany — May 22, 2013 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new initiative with Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) designed to promote sustainable investment in emerging economies. EMPEA is a community of more than 300 leading fund managers and institutional investors from nearly 60 countries and representing over US $1 trillion of managed assets....
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Posted On: 19 Feb 2013 | Category: Press Releases
Washington, DC – The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”) today announces that David Pierce, Partner at FLAG Squadron Asia has been appointed as Chair of EMPEA’s Asia Council (“Council”), an advisory group comprised of senior representatives from leading private equity firms and investors active in emerging Asian markets.
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