Featured Research

Private Equity in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Sub-Saharan African opportunity represents one of the biggest growth stories in emerging markets private equity. Once generally overlooked by investors, fundraising activity in Sub-Saharan Africa has almost tripled from US$800 million in 2005 to over US$2.2 billion in 2008. During the first half of 2009, fundraising for Sub-Saharan Africa reached US$1 billion, equivalent to the same period one year prior. Led by South Africa, private equity investments in the region totaled US$2.9 billion in 2008, down slightly from a peak of US$3.4 billion in 2007.

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Featured Event

The PEI Turkey Forum

23-24 November 2009 - Istanbul
PEI Media and EMPEA are pleased to announce the inaugural Turkey Forum. Turkey provides fantastic investment opportunities for private capital because of its investor-friendly liberalization, deregulation, and privatization policies and a fast growing business environment. Join senior executives from top tier firms, both international and domestic, with investment expertise in Turkey and its neighboring countries to examine the country’s pivotal role in the region and the part private capital will play in growing the economy, developing real estate and building infrastructure. EMPEA members receive a special discount rate and institutional LPs may attend the event for free.*

Featured Member Profile

Actis

Actis is a private equity investor with one focus and passion; stimulating and supporting growth in the emerging markets of Africa, Brazil, China, India and South East Asia. A privately held firm since 2004, Actis is built on deep local knowledge and 60 years of on the ground experience. Actis’ 100+ investment professionals share a belief in the positive power of capital as a catalyst to help unlock the potential of businesses in the 10 key developing markets where they are based, operating within one of the industry’s most stringent environmental, social and governance investment frameworks. Actis has US$4.8 billion funds under management
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Industry News November 18 2009