New BCG/IESE study sees emerging markets "come of age" as returns improve
A new joint study released by the Boston Consulting Group and the IESE Business School, based on analysis of data from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has highlighted the increasingly strengthening returns from private equity in emerging markets, which now account for approximately 30% of global PE volume by number of deals, up from just 5% c.1998, according to the report.
The study, surveying 176 emerging markets PE funds, found these contributing 30% of deals in 2009, with the US contributing 34% and Europe 38%. By value, the study found that emerging markets also accounted...
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