Emerging Markets Case Studies

From Asia to Africa to Latin America, Constantine Advisors’ has assisted GP’s from almost every global region.   We have a particular expertise in and fondness for EM and a strong record of  partnering with the best placement agents in U.S., Europe and Japan.  We fully appreciate the challenging cultural and communication hurdles these  long-distance, difficult to translate relationships involve. Given our successful record in bridging this polarity of agents and clients,  we feel very comfortable advising EM and Frontier Market GP’s.   We enjoy navigating the particular marketing challenges and regional regulatory issues you will face and with the placement agent partners who are best suited to help.

1. Pan African Growth Fund Achieves 1.3x Target

Scenario
First time SME focused growth fund focused on investments within consumer, services & financial sectors in West Africa
Action
Constantine identifies placement agents in London & NY with ideal background & proven success with African funds
Result
The fund reaches first close at $100M within 15 months, a 30% higher raise than expected

2. Emerging Market Fund Achieves 1.5x Target

Scenario
After reaching first close of $200M in Europe, a China-based emerging markets private equity fund seeks an agent in the US to help raise an additional $200M for second close
Action
Constantine identifies a placement agent in New York with an ideal background and proven success raising for funds of a similar nature
Result
Fund achieves 50% higher capital raise than expected in half the time frame due to agent’s longstanding relationships with key LPs in US