Judy Kuan

Is Vietnam an ‘emerging China’- on the private equity front as well? By Judy Kuan.

HarbourVest, Lexington Partners and Partners Group have invested in the Nasdaq-listed buyout firm’s new fund.

The London-based emerging markets specialist has made an initial close on $1.3bn for its Global Special Situations Fund 3.

Is sub-Saharan African real estate ripe for the plucking? In a recent conversation with Judy Kuan, David Morley of Actis shared why the emerging markets specialist is prudently bullish on the region’s potential.

In Colombia, the 4x return of ACON Investments-backed Carulla Vivero shows that while opportunities in the Latin American markets can take time to show their true potential, there are rewards to be reaped from being patient. By Judy Kuan.

VCs’ enthusiasm for backing social networking sites is stretching around the world to India, as seen in US venture firm Canaan Partners’ recent backing of BharatMatrimony. By Judy Kuan.

The Canada Investment Fund for Africa, to be managed by emerging markets-focused firms Actis and Cordiant, will target mid-market opportunities across Africa.

Fundraising for infrastructure investments in emerging markets has grown tremendously in 2006 – across virtually all regions. By Judy Kuan.

The jointly-managed Korea Emerging Infrastructure Fund will make private equity and mezzanine investments in private companies within Korea’s transportation, environmental, logistics, energy and utilities sectors.

New York-based Conduit Capital Partners has wrapped up fundraising for its third fund targeting power generation projects in Latin America, with commitments totaling $393 million – making it the largest PE fund to be raised for the region since 1998.