This article analyzes the steady growth of the private equity industry in Africa, noting, among
other things, the infancy of the industry, the reasons behind its growth, the comparatively …

This article investigates the performance of Brazilian private equity (PE) and venture capital
funds between 1990 and 2013. The Spectra-Insper database is used for information about …

Orientation: Within the conceptual paradigm that the institutional environment may influence
investment criteria, this study argues that South Africa has a unique socio-economic …

This paper explores private equity return drivers in African countries. We focus on factors
driven by macroeconomic, industry, and deal-level data instead of the classic investees …

Over the past few years, optimism about Africa's economic prospects has grown. Six of the
top ten fastest-growing economies in the world have been African during the period 2002 …

This paper aims to explore different return drivers for private equity investments that are not
directly linked to the investee company's fundamentals by examining macroeconomic …

The Private Equity industry in the GCC region is nascent, with no empirical studies available
regarding its performance, competitive framework, legal aspects, regulations, general …

Family businesses account for the majority of output and employment in economies around
the world. Private equity is an increasingly important source of capital and expertise for such …

Résumé Les PME structurent 90% des économies émergentes. Elles sont duales, à la fois
moteurs de l'activité mondiale et vulnérables à cause d'un recours excessif à l'endettement …