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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EMPEA: Emerging Asia Reaches Highest Fundraising Level Since 2008
Posted On: 02/23/2018 | Private Equity International
KKR Asian Fund III, which closed on $9.3 billion in June, the region’s largest fund in history, made up almost a fifth of the fundraising amount for emerging Asia. Learn More
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Asia Takes Emerging Markets Fundraising to Post-Crisis High - EMPEA
Posted On: 02/23/2018 | Asian Venture Capital Journal
Asia accounted for $50 billion out of the $61 billion raised for emerging markets globally, compared to $36 billion out of $48 billion in 2016. Asia has long been the dominant contributor to these datasets, which means trends...Learn More