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Friday Letter: Emerging markets private equity is realMore than 300 delegates from over 50 countries at this week’s Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum in London were left in little doubt: emerging markets private equity has become meaningful, and it is here to stay.
- Friday Letter: Appetite for creation
History does not repeat itself, but it can act as a guide as to what to expect.
- Friday Letter: The 12 days of Christmas
Several days before Christmas/ My news team sent to me/ A send-up song for private equity.
- Friday Letter: Another Debenhams?
Based on some of the recent press coverage of the industry, it would be easy for the casual observer to get the impression that private equity is the root of all evil.
- Friday Letter: Gamble on growth
As debt markets constrict mega fund deployment, expect to see more growth capital deals of the kind Permira executed this week. It's no mean feat to get a deal done in this climate, the real trick will be to ensure they are profitable.
- Eugene Chung Joins TechStars as MD
Eugene Chung has joined TechStars as Managing Director for the New York City program. He joins from New Enterprise Associates where he helped manage NYC-area investments BuzzFeed and Bedrocket. Earlier in his career, Chung worked at Pixar Animation Studios, and as an energy investor at Warburg Pincus.
- Friday Letter After all this pain, things will get better
The past 12 months have brought unprecedented turmoil to markets everywhere, and the private equity industry suffered profound ripple effects from many of the year’s most dramatic events.
- Friday letter changing colours
Fundamentals remain challenging, but the private equity industry is determined to turn a new leaf.
- Friday Letter Capital and legimacy
Increased opportunities in emerging markets are being acknowledged as a key ingredient to the further maturation of private equity. But in markets within Latin America and Asia, the industry's advancement also hinges upon domestic investors investing meaningfully in the asset class.
- Friday Letter political pressure cooker
New Jersey’s young but growing private equity programme has been halted pending review by an incoming governor – let’s hope the asset class is not made a scapegoat for the state’s budgetary and political issues.