Jonathon Bond, Partner and Head of Fundraising at London-based Actis, details the reasons behind Actis’ deal with the UK government to buy back 40% of the firm that the partners did not already own, and gives his views on the emerging markets private equity opportunity.

Featuring Nicolas Wollack, Founder & Managing Partner at Axxon Group, Cristiano Boccia, Managing Director at Graycliff Partners, Latin America, and Tim Formuziewich, Managing Director at Brookfield Brazil Capital Partners.

Will India’s bustling technology scene give rise to the next Google? It’s the wrong question, say three veterans of the private capital markets.

Umberto Pisoni, Global Portfolio Head in the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department of the IFC, shares statistical findings from his private equity portfolio and discusses why emerging markets performance data has improved.

Considering the challenges that beset the region, what are investor perceptions toward Emerging Europe right now?

Brazil’s energy market is world-class, but needs capital and ideas in order to transform itself to handle a “huge latent need” for power.

Jon Toscano, President of Trivèlla Investmentos, reminds us not to overlook the innovation and human capital that exists in “tech towns” located outside Brazil’s biggest cities.

Fernando Borges of ABVCAP describes the evolution of the industry from an initial bad spell in the 1990s to a “new era” after 2007.

Duncan Littlejohn, Managing Director for Latin America at Paul Capital and a Board Member of ABVCAP, discusses the distinguishing characteristics of the Brazilian LP community.

The former president of Google China, Kai-Fu Lee, discusses what he learned while at the helm of Google, how he selects the startups that he backs, and more.

India needs a startup “accelerator” and Bangalore is just the place to base one, says Lalit Ahuja, Founding Partner of Kyron.

Abraaj Capital CEO Mustafa Abdel-Wadood discusses how his firm has built upon its initial success in the Middle East, the “pent up demand” for goods among global middle-class consumers, and more.

A playback of the Prvicap webinar on the challenges and opportunities in Latin America

Executive summary of the Privcap thought-leadership discussion series featuring partners from The Carlyle Group, Pantheon Ventures, Debevoise & Plimpton and EY.

Some 95% of Brazilian companies in the mid-market are family-owned; as a result, there have been few motivations for world-class corporate governance in Brazilian business.

Carlos Asciutti, Partner at EY, speaks with Privcap about helping Brazilian private equity firms become more successful.

India has a huge population of people and private businesses and an impressive array of private equity firms, yet the private equity opportunity there faces significant challenges.

Investors watching macroeconomic and regulatory challenges multiply in India have been wondering how India’s macro story will affect private equity performance.