About EMPEA

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) is an independent, member-based global industry association that promotes greater understanding of and a more favorable climate for private equity investi ng in the emerging markets of Africa, Asia, Central/Eastern Europe and Russia, Latin America and the Middle East.

EMPEA was founded in 2004 with the belief that private equity can be a critical driver of economic growth in emerging markets while simultaneously generating strong returns for investors.

EMPEA’s Advertising & Sponsorship Program was developed to provide industry players with an opportunity to align themselves with EMPEA through a unified marketing platform. These opportunities help build and maintain year-round relationships with our members and the emerging markets private equity community worldwide.

For more information about EMPEA's advertising opportunities, contact Holly Freedman.

About Our Readers 

• EMPEA’s audience includes over 10,000 emerging markets private equity professionals, with a targeted audience consisting of EMPEA members—more than 2,000 individuals at over 300 member firms worldwide.  
• EMPEA’s audience is truly a geographically diverse representation of private equity activity around the globe. Readers have headquarters in nearly 60 countries and participate in the economies of many more than that via their investments.
• With assets under management ranging from under US$100 million to over US$30 billion, EMPEA’s fund manager members represent the full spectrum of emerging markets private equity’s investi ng professionals.
• EMPEA’s readership is comprised of a broad array of private equity fund managers, insti tuti onal investors, service providers, and other key stakeholders in the industry.
• Publications are also available online, mailed directly to EMPEA Members and distributed at events held around the globe.

Select Publications:

EMPEA Insight
Type: electronic, print

EMPEA Insight offers readers an overview of the data and drivers behind investment trends in emerging markets pri­vate equity. Each Insight profiles funds, deals, and exits in individual countries, regions, and in burgeoning sectors like real estate and infrastructure. Every issue includes a list of firms active in that particular sector and/or market.

Emerging Markets Private Equity Review
Type: electronic, print

The Emerging Markets Private Equity Review offers readers an analytical and factual look at private equity investing in emerging markets. It features a regional or country market analysis, an examination of current trends in the industry, benchmark data from Cambridge Associates, guest articles from leading thinkers and practitioners, news about EMPEA’s members, a calendar of events, and a sample list of recent exits. The Emerging Markets Private Equity Review is sent as a free benefit to EMPEA’s members and is available to the broader com­munity by subscription or single issue purchase.

Past articles in the Emerging Markets Private Equity Review have included regional reviews of the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa and analysis of emerging markets fund structures, the role of advisors to LPs, real estate in emerging markets, funds of funds, and the relationship between emerging markets public equities and private equity.

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NewsWatch
Type: online / Frequency: weekly

EMPEA provides a weekly news service, the Emerging Markets Private Equity NewsWatch, offering an up-to-date summary of key developments in emerging markets private equity. News summaries are handcrafted by editorial experts from information sources around the world and supplemented with EMPEA events and news.

NewsWatch is delivered every Wednesday mornings to more than 10,000 subscribers’ mailboxes.  This list grows substantially each month and includes readers at most of the key players in emerging markets private equity. NewsWatch is an ideal vehicle for raising the profile of your firm in the broader emerging markets private equity community.

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Membership Directory
Type: print / Frequency: annually

The annual EMPEA Membership Directory is a comprehensive guide to EMPEA’s membership,which is comprised of the leading players in the EM PE industry. The Directory offers:

• Detailed profiles of all EMPEA members including fund managers, LPs and service providers
• An easy way to find firms by headquarters, firm type, and fund manager region of activity
• Latest research statistics on EM PE fundraising trends, investments, and LP interest
• An efficient way to learn about available services and assess new business relationships

For more information on upcoming EMPEA publications and rates:
Please contact Holly Freedman at +1 202.333.8171

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