Private equity in developing markets

Which PE firms are most active in developing markets? Do they have set funds dedicated to this side of the business, or are they just integrated with the overall business? Are there some well-known funds dedicated solely to developing markets?

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Sure - Carlyle has buyout funds dedicated to Sub-Saharan Africa, Peru, South America, MENA, and Asia. KKR has Asian buyout and growth funds, but recently disbanded their Africa team. BX has an Asian fund. Advent International has operations across LatAm as well as China and India. Just a few.

My understanding is that within most of the larger funds, the EM focused funds are geographically focused as opposed to industry. Although I'm sure that they lean towards certain industries more than others depending on location.

 
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