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EMPEA Insight: Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) (Jan/Feb 2010)
Publication Date: Jan/Feb 2010 | Source: EMPEA
The private equity industry in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), inclusive of Southeastern Europe and the Baltics, has faced a number of challenges over the past year. Institutional investors interested in building an emerging markets private equity allocation strategy have often first dipped their toes in the water with funds focused on CEE due to a lower perceived degree of risk based on the region’s economic ties to Western Europe.

EMPEA Insight: Sub-Saharan Africa (October 2009)
Publication Date: October 2009 | Source: EMPEA
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.

Distressed PE: Is There an Attractive Investment Opportunity in the Emerging Markets? (October 2009)
Publication Date: October 2009 | Source: EMPEA
The term “distressed” has become ubiquitous in light of a growing number of opportunities created by the dislocation in the credit markets. One limited partner (LP) active in distressed investing sums up the current landscape: “The model of good companies with bad balance sheets is quickly being replaced by great companies with terrible balance sheets.”

RMB Funds—The Current State and Way Forward: A Legal and Tax Wish List (October 2009)
Publication Date: October 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Recent headlines on interest in establishing RMB-denominated funds in China underscore the growing importance of issues relating to the coexistence of domestic and offshore fund sponsors and capital not only in China, but across the emerging markets.

Fundraising and Investment Slows Down Through Mid-Year (October 2009)
Publication Date: October 2009 | Source: EMPEA
After bucking the global trend to raise a record-breaking US$66.5 billion in 2008, the emerging markets registered a dramatic slowdown in both new capital commitments and investment activity between January and June 2009 (1H).

EMPEA Insight: China (September 2009)
Publication Date: September 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Investors continue to be extremely optimistic about China. The country’s growth story not only remains intact, but is also enabling China to ascend in the global economic order and lead other economies out of the financial crisis.

EM PE Quarterly Review-VolumeV-3-October 2009
Publication Date: October 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Featured articles include: RMB Funds—The Current State and Way Forward: A Legal and Tax Wish List; Distressed Private Equity: Is There an Attractive Investment Opportunity in the Emerging Markets?; Fundraising and Investment Slows Down Through Mid-Year

EMPEA Insight: India (July/August 2009)
Publication Date: July/August 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Private equity activity in India has grown rapidly over the last five years, buoyed by a surging economy with annual growth rates averaging over 8.5% through the end of 2008.

Fundraising and Investment for EM PE Slows in Q1 2009 (June 2009)
Publication Date: June 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Both fundraising and investment activity in the emerging markets slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2009, evidence that the global slowdown in private equity had indeed spread beyond developed markets.

LPs Still Find Emerging Markets Private Equity (June 2009)
Publication Date: June 2009 | Source: EMPEA
Emerging markets continue to present attractive investment opportunities, particularly in comparison to developed markets, according to Limited Partners (LPs) that participated in the 2009 EMPEA/Coller Capital Emerging Markets Private Equity Survey undertaken in January-February of this year.

Plugging the Financing Gap: Is There a Growing Role for Mezzanine and Debt Funds? (June 2009)
Publication Date: June 2009 | Source: EMPEA
EMPEA’s first quarter statistics confirm that the emerging markets have not been immune to a dramatic slowdown resulting from the global financial crisis. Both fundraising and investment figures have dropped in the first three months of 2009...