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Axios: 1 big thing: The market just wants a China trade deal

Posted On: 09/25/2019

Private capital investment in China slowed markedly in the first half of the year, data from the Emerging Market Private Equity Association released Tuesday showed. Capital invested in China’s private markets fell from $15.1...Learn More
PI Online: Emerging market private capital fundraising slows in first half of year

Posted On: 09/24/2019 | Source: Pensions&Investments | Hazel Bradford

The record level of private capital fundraising and investment in emerging markets in 2018 is so far not repeating itself in 2019, according to EMPEA’s midyear industry statistics report released Tuesday. That was partly to be...Learn More
WSJ: This Week on the Frontiers

Posted On: 05/31/2018 | The Wall Street Journal

Liberia’s former president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has urged companies active in Africa to take the lead in stamping out corruption on the continent. At the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association / IFC annual meeting in...Learn More
Strong Message, Flawed Messenger: “Best Practices” for Private-Equity Investing in the Global Goals

Posted On: 05/29/2018 | ImpactAlpha

In the mobilization of global capital to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, private equity firms investing in emerging or “growth” markets have a special and perhaps irreplaceable role to play. Learn More
Closing the Gender Gap in Alternative Investments

Posted On: 05/29/2018 | All About Alpha

The Emerging Market Private Equity Association (EMPEA) has announced its first initiative aimed at closing the gender gap, which it calls its Gender Parity Acceleration Working Group. Learn More
Interest in Emerging Markets Private Equity Climbs, EMPEA Survey Finds

Posted On: 05/15/2018 | Pensions & Investments

Private equity limited partners’ interest in emerging markets improved slightly this year, according to EMPEA’s 2018 Global Limited Partners Survey released Tuesday at a Washington conference. Learn More
Sovereign Funds Flock to Developing-World Startups

Posted On: 05/03/2018 | Reuters

Sovereign investors are helping fuel billion-dollar funding rounds for emerging-market tech startups, where companies and their backers are fighting for first-mover advantage in the digital space. The aim is to find firms that can...Learn More
Impact Agenda: Attracting Institutional Capital

Posted On: 03/26/2018 | Asian Venture Capital Journal

Global PE firms are launching impact funds tailored to appeal to institutional investors that have so far largely ignored the space. There will be growing pains, but the benefits should be wide‐ranging. Learn More
Is López Obrador a Threat to PE Energy Investments in Mexico?

Posted On: 03/14/2018 | WSJ Private Equity Pro

Disclosed private-capital investment in Mexico’s oil-and-gas sector totaled $1.1 billion from 2013 to 2017, compared with $161 million for the previous five-year period, before the energy reform effort was launched, according to...Learn More
This Week on the Frontiers, February 24th 2018

Posted On: 02/26/2018 | The Wall Street Journal

Private equity investments into emerging and frontier markets hit a record last year but some regions experienced sharp declines—a development that suggests structural changes are under way in investors’ approaches to these...Learn More

Industry Newsroom

EMPEA in the News

Axios: 1 big thing: The market just wants a China trade deal

PI Online: Emerging market private capital fundraising slows in first half of year

WSJ: This Week on the Frontiers

Strong Message, Flawed Messenger: “Best Practices” for Private-Equity Investing in the Global Goals

Closing the Gender Gap in Alternative Investments

Interest in Emerging Markets Private Equity Climbs, EMPEA Survey Finds

Sovereign Funds Flock to Developing-World Startups

Impact Agenda: Attracting Institutional Capital

Is López Obrador a Threat to PE Energy Investments in Mexico?

This Week on the Frontiers, February 24th 2018

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