Emerging Markets

A comprehensive technical advisory services agreement has been entered into between the Fund and a leading global emerging markets fund manager, Aureos Capital Ltd ("Aureos"), to support the Fund’s investment capabilities and provide additional financial capacity for larger investments through Aureos’ potential co-investment with the Fund.

Aureos manages private equity funds focused on providing risk capital to established, high growth, small and medium-sized enterprises. Since 2001, Aureos has raised and managed sixteen private equity funds focusing on buyouts and expansion capital opportunities across a number of emerging market regions in Africa,  Latin America, Central Asia, China, South Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. Aureos has more than US$1.2 billion in commitments as of January 2010.  

The Fund’s relationship with Aureos will provide it with deal evaluation and structuring advice, investment exit planning, enhanced investee confidence, investment committee experience, access to Aureos’ social and environmental management system processes and additional financial capacity required for larger investments through Aureos’ potential co-investment with the Fund.