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Side Letter: MAC clauses and virtual meetings, Golden Gate's secondaries play, Actis's impactMACs may become the order of the day depending on how the coronavirus outbreak continues. LPs and GPs are also discovering the joy of video conferencing. Plus: a Golden Gate portfolio company is tapping the secondaries market and Actis has spelled out its impact credentials. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI Awards 2019: Global winnersWe honour specialists across the globe in areas including healthcare, technology, impact and long-term.
Side Letter: 5 trends to watch in 2020, FoFs in favour, climate tragedyWishing all our subscribers a happy new year. Today's brief, for our valued subscribers only, lists the trends we see emerging in 2020, as well as some nuggets you may have missed over the seasonal break.
Is there emerging interest in emerging markets?After a difficult few years, emerging markets are starting to generate more investor interest. Is now the time to be allocating capital to funds targeting these economies?
Actis: It's time to change perceptions of emerging marketsLimited partners are increasingly looking to emerging markets for investment opportunities. Torbjorn Caesar, senior partner at Actis, discusses how perceptions are changing.
Six trends in impact investingFrom agriculture to zero waste, PEI's A-Z shows how impact has entered the investing mainstream.
Actis: No need to compromise on financial performance in impactFinancial returns and positive social and environmental outcomes are mutually reinforcing if investors take a well-considered and targeted approach, says Shami Nissan, head of responsible investment at Actis.
The African outlook after AbraajThe collapse of the emerging markets private equity investor is already having far-reaching repercussions. What does it mean for the continent’s GPs, LPs and management teams.
Key trends reshaping African private equityPlatform plays, ethics, FX, bigger exits, early liquidity and more private credit. What else is leaving its mark on PE in the continent?
Actis takes control of Abraaj fundsThe emerging markets firm has assumed management rights for global buyout fund APEF IV and Abraaj's third sub-Saharan Africa fund.