What’s Next for Actis?

Few people have been active in emerging markets private equity as long as Jonathon Bond, Partner and Head of Fundraising at London-based Actis. In this Privcap interview, Bond details the reasons behind Actis’ deal with the UK government to buy back 40% of the firm the partners did not already own.

Bond also discusses why emerging markets private equity is “at an inflection point” and describes two cases where Actis bought “trusted, local” brands in specific markets and grew them by expanding to other emerging markets, such as a South African stolen-car recovery system that has been expanded to Brazil.