http://ipegroup.net International Private Enterprise Group Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:03:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have an event scheduled for Thursday,January the 31st. Speaker: Roben Farzad, author of Businessweek cover story "Can Greed Save Africa?" Topic: His motivations for writing the story; preconceived notions;observations and epiphanies in the six countries he visited. Date and Time: January 31st 2008, Thursday. 6:00-8.00 pm Venue: W J Warren hall (Amsterdam ... http://ipegroup.net/2008/01/17/ipeg-event-with-roben-farzad-author-of-can-greed-save-africa/ We have an event scheduled for Friday,November the 16th. Speaker: Varun Sahni, Acumen Director India Topic: Investment opportunities in the Indian healthcare industry with a primary focus on low income markets Date and Time: November 16th 2007, Friday. 6:30-8.30 pm ... http://ipegroup.net/2007/11/12/ipeg-event-with-varun-sahni-of-acumen-fund-india/ This is very short notice, but hopefully many of you IPEG members will be able to make it to this short-notice happy hour. Many IPEG members are in the process of successfully raising emerging markets focused funds, the latest example of which is Mike Hokenson's successful closure of the $40 million ... http://ipegroup.net/2007/10/20/ipeg-happy-hour-on-oct-25/ This note is from IPEG member, Christian Lee, who has organized a panel on “The Role of Private Equity in Emerging Market Development” under the aegis of Columbia Business School's Social Enterprise Program on Friday Oct 6th from 2:45 pm to 4:00 pm. I know it's fairly short notice, ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/10/04/private-equity-panel-at-columbia-business-school/ Described variously as a "Cirque du Soleil for the mind" and a "Davos for the Digerati" TED which stands for Technology Entertainment and Design has announced the TED Global "Africa: the Next Chapter" 2007 Event: Over the past few years a growing number of people in the TED community have ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/08/22/tedglobal-africa-the-next-chapter/ IPEG will be hosting Bowman Cutter, the Managing Director of Warburg Pincus on June 1st, Thursday at Columbia Business School. As many of you know already, besides his role at Warburg Pincus, Bo is also the chair of Microvest and serves on the board of CARE. He also served in ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/05/30/ipeg-event-with-bowman-cutter-of-warburg-pincus/ I have been making several posts in the last month on alternative fuels and energy. As crude oil prices shoot through the roof, this space becomes more and more attractive. Specifically, I have been following Vinod Khosla's interest in the space, including his investment in Praj. Khosla has clearly become ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/05/09/yet-another-bio-fuels-op-ed/ I was browsing the World Bank bookstore in Washington D.C. last week when I came across a little book called Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds for Development. Here's what the blurb says. Entrepreneurs face a multitude of challenges when setting up and growing their business venture. This is even more ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/05/08/vcpe-funds-for-development/ Is Wall Street waking up to the promise of Microfinance? Tom Marshall of the WSJ writes. BlueOrchard Finance SA, a Swiss investment-management boutique, has teamed up with Morgan Stanley to turn these loans -- called microfinance -- into bonds, using the capital markets to provide small business in the developing world ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/05/04/morgan-stanley-issues-microfinance-bonds/ Today's Financial Times is carrying a full supplement called Indian Infrastructure 2006. I read the whole thing and I assure you, it's well worth it. The online version is behind a subscription wall, but I'd strongly recommend that you buy the print version or subscribe to the 15-day free trial ... http://ipegroup.net/2006/04/24/ft-special-report-on-indian-infrastructure/