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  • Brazil: Cooling off period(2)
    Sam Sutton- 23 January 2014

    The slowdown in Brazil’s economic growth – and a possible over-supply of capital – has led some to question whether the country is still a viable destination for private equity investment

  • Gávea raises R$1bn credit fund(2)
    Sam Sutton- 22 January 2014

    Gávea’s R$1bn credit vehicle – designed to address lending deficiencies in Brazil’s private sector – counts the International Finance Corporation as an LP.

  • IFC teams with Yes Bank in Northeast India(2)
    Clare Burrows- 22 January 2014

    The development finance institution has launched a private equity fund with the Indian bank to invest in the region’s SME sector.

  • Five minutes with Umberto Pisoni
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 8 November 2013

    The IFC's global PE head on how it's trying to create new markets

  • StepStone snaps up Greenpark Capital
    Yolanda Bobeldijk- 9 October 2013

    The merger between Greenpark Capital and StepStone Group comes after the Marleen Groen-led firm struggled to raise its latest secondaries fund.

  • IFC to commit $25m to Lighthouse
    Clare Burrows- 21 September 2013

    International Finance Corporation will invest in the NY-based private equity firm that will fund SMEs in India.

  • India PE investment down 15% in 2012
    Clare Burrows- 21 September 2013

    The amount private equity firms invested in India during 2012 dropped 15% year-on-year, with Q4 figures especially low, according to Venture Intelligence data.

  • Gávea raises R$1bn credit fund
    Sam Sutton- 21 September 2013

    Gávea’s R$1bn credit vehicle – designed to address lending deficiencies in Brazil’s private sector – counts the International Finance Corporation as an LP.

  • IFC teams with Yes Bank in Northeast India
    Clare Burrows- 21 September 2013

    The development finance institution has launched a private equity fund with the Indian bank to invest in the region’s SME sector.

  • Briefing: Brazil
    Sam Sutton- 21 September 2013

    The slowdown in Brazil’s economic growth – and a possible over-supply of capital – has led some to question whether the country is still a viable destination for private equity investment, writes Sam Sutton