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A panel of experts from Pembani Remgro, IFC Global Infrastructure, and NSG Capital talk about their approaches to putting private equity capital to work in emerging market infrastructure.

Our panel of experts from Pembani Remgro, IFC and NSG Capital tells of investments they’ve made in the infrastructure of emerging markets, and how they performed.

Vikram Raju, Senior Global Funds Specialist for the International Finance Corporation, describes the development of the Chinese and Indian private equity markets, which countries are at a “nice tipping point,” and more.

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.

Latin American private equity has come of age, says Ralph Keitel, Principal Investment Officer of the International Finance Corporation.

Chenggang Jerry Wu, Principal Investment Officer and Lead for Climate Change Funds in the Global Private Equity Funds Group of the World Bank’s IFC on battling climate change via the private markets.

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

An outside observer might surmise that private equity in Emerging Europe is tough-going right now. But long-term investors in these countries say that the economic picture is more nuanced.

GPs and LPs alike were excited at the many ways that business between East and West would grow and synergize. Amid the wreckage of the Eurozone downturn, how does the convergence story look now?

What’s next for private equity in China and India, two comparatively emerged markets that have recently seen and end to the “easy money” of pre-IPO investing.

What to expect at a major gathering of emerging markets private equity market participants?

David Wilton, Chief Investment Officer for Global Private Equity at the International Finance Corporation, discusses the origins of the Global Private Equity Conference, hosted by IFC and EMPEA,

In order for private equity to thrive in a region, there must be exits. Turkey hasn’t seen many private equity exits over the years, but they are beginning to occur.

Turkey’s economy is growing, but what does this mean for actual private equity investment opportunities in the country?

Turkey is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but its penetration by private equity investors is minimal. This spells opportunity for private equity investors.

David Wilton, Chief Investment Officer for Global Private Equity at the International Finance Corporation, discusses the origins of the IFC’s private equity mandate and its track record to date.

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