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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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EMPEA Bilateral Dialogue with Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati Discusses Ways Forward to Promote Private Capital Investment in Indonesia
Posted On: 04/18/2018
EMPEA held a bilateral meeting with Indonesia's Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Minister's meeting in Singapore on 5 April 2018. EMPEA presented the organization’s mission to...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
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Emerging markets saw record PE deals worth $49b in 2017: EMPEA
Posted On: 02/23/2018 | Deal Street Asia
With investors keen to put money to work in fast-growing emerging markets, deal activity rebounded from $34 billion in 2016 and outstripped the previous high of $40 billion in 2014, but EMPEA noted that not all regions recovered at...Learn More
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Emerging market private equity deals at record $49 bln in 2017 - EMPEA data
Posted On: 02/23/2018 | Reuters
A record $49 billion was invested in emerging market private equity deals in 2017, data from industry body EMPEA showed on Wednesday, with Asian private capital fundraising at its highest since 2008. Learn More
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Emerging Market Private Capital Opportunities Attract Investors at Levels Not Seen Since 2008
Posted On: 02/20/2018
EMPEA’s just released Year-End 2017 Industry Statistics reveal year-onyear gains in funds raised and capital invested for private capital in emerging markets (“EM”). Public market exits for private capital-backed EM companies...Learn More