As Southeast Asia sees an investment boom, can VCs and entrepreneurs address the challenges to sustain this trend? Southeast Asia, is a hotbed for investments, be it impact investing or otherwise. Tech companies are attracting huge investments for establishing and scaling businesses. With the region having produced its first set of Unicorns, […]
Tag: Private Equity
Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Good Practice
The private sector has a critical role to play in achieving the SDGs, and private equity (PE) investors are in a unique position to invest in and influence businesses in a manner that creates positive change. Given that success in delivering the SDGs hinges on the economic growth and progress of developing countries, emerging markets (EM) investors […]
Key Characteristics of Top Fund Managers in Developing Markets
Insights from Capria’s research of 85 principals and partners. Since launching in late 2015, Capria has received applications from nearly 300 experienced and aspiring local impact fund managers around the globe. To better understand the fundamental components of the best impact fund managers in the world, we performed a deep analysis of 85 […]
Fund Manager Spotlight: How Brightmore Capital’s USD $32mn impact fund will empower over a million lives in West Africa
Brightmore Capital's latest €30 million (~USD $32 million) impact investment fund is empowering the new generation of West African entrepreneurs, enabling them to transform their companies into regional champions. Brightmore Capital fills a financing gap for SMEs in some of the world’s fastest-growing and most dynamic economies throughout […]
What happened at #AVCACon2017? – Key thoughts from 600+ Private Equity Investors and Venture Capitalists
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) recently concluded their 14th annual conference in Côte d’Ivoire, francophone Africa. The conference brought together more than 600 people from Africa's private equity and venture capital industry that are collectively managing over USD 1.5 trillion in assets. Capria and other members […]
Private equity in Africa can drive gender equality (Featured in Financial Times)
Women in the sector generate better returns and faster growth but, barriers remain. Across the world, it seems, women are good for business. From North America to Southeast Asia, research shows that companies perform better when women are in leadership roles. Yet they remain under-represented. African companies are no different. According […]
