Acceptance of private equity as a funding source in Saudi Arabia is growing, and more international firms are investigating this emerging market, says Huda Al Lawati, partner and chief investment officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the Abraaj Group.

Prashant Purker of India-based ICICI Venture discusses why there’s optimism among PE players in the country, what makes his firm unique, sectors that seem promising, and what the LP makeup is.

Acceptance of private equity as a funding source in Saudi Arabia is growing, and more international firms are investigating this emerging market, says Huda Al Lawati, partner and chief investment officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the Abraaj Group.

The former head of PE at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, James Kester discusses the rise of sovereign wealth funds.

Robert van Zwieten, president and CEO of EMPEA, tells Privcap how the organization came to be involved in the annual Global Private Equity conference.

Vietnam has passed a new law that allows greater foreign ownership of domestic companies. And according to recent surveys and data, as the door opens in Vietnam, private equity is stepping in.

Sunish Sharma of Kedaara Capital Advisors outlines missteps in India, the subsectors where he sees investment opportunity in India, and what areas companies based in the country are sometimes lacking.

Robert van Zwieten, president and CEO of EMPEA, discusses what challenges LPs investing in emerging markets face, and why local LPs may have a leg up in some markets.

Sebastián Miralles of Fondo de Fondos outlines why Mexico’s VC market is thriving, why tech start-ups are eyeing the country, and why mezzanine debt is a huge opportunity.

TMG Capital’s Luiz Viana says healthcare, analytics and biotech are areas of growth for Brazil.

The standard model of private equity in the developed world is not the best fit for emerging markets. PE needs a different model to succeed in these regions, says Justin Harlow of Emergo Partners.

Experts from FLAG Capital Management, Headland Capital Partners, and EY say Indonesia is an attractive opportunity.

Experts discuss how positive trends make the region attractive, the impact of the economic slowdown in China, and deal flow.

E-commerce, social media, and the Internet in general have infringed on ways that consumers buy goods and even food. Experts discuss how they’ve changed their investment and operational strategies in consumer and retail business.

ICG’s director of secondaries Christophe Browne discusses the surge in GP-led restructuring transactions.

EY’s Mike Rogers, Headland Capital Partners’ Paul Kang, and FLAG’s Wen Tan discuss the culture of business deals in Southeast Asia.

With the Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund, launched in 2011, the Carlyle Group entrenched itself on the continent. The firm’s Mohamed Wann discusses where the firm is finding opportunities.

The tiger economies of Southeast Asia are once again attracting strong interest from private equity investors, according to data from Preqin.