This year’s review provides an in-depth look at the EM PE fundraising and investment trends that shaped 2010. See inside for regional and country snapshots, a global sector analysis and detailed tables of funds raised and investments completed.

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EMPEA members also have access to all of the underlying data: (Excel link)

Emerging Markets Private Equity Comes of Age

Emerging markets had another remarkable twelve months in 2010, delivering growth that exceeded even bullish expectations for a rebound from the global economic crisis. This reinforced an already compelling growth story and convinced many investors that they not only needed to re-examine their emerging markets exposure, but that they also needed to look beyond China and India for alpha.

Nonetheless, there is an inherent lag between appetite shifts and actual allocations of capital to new funds. Our annual look at fundraising levels bears this out: fundraising for emerging markets-focused private equity funds remained flat in 2010 at US$23.5 billion by 185 funds, versus US$22.6 billion by 167 funds in 2009.

Flat fundraising, however, was offset by stepped up investment activity in 2010. While developed market deal making stagnated, emerging markets investment activity rebounded significantly, with 856 deals valued at US$28.8 billion for a 30% increase in capital invested versus 2009.

The report includes detailed analysis on the following geographies:

Emerging Asia
CEE & CIS
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Brazil
Russia
India
China