Articles

Issue 8 - Summer 2011

Africa: Burgeoning Opportunities in Venture Capital and Private Equity
By Gloria Mamba, Head of Private Equity, Development Bank of Southern Africa
African private equity is increasingly a topic of business, political and investment discussions and rightly so. The world of private equity typically includes matters such as partners, culture and influence, business plans, currency and exits to name but a few, and in Africa many of these considerations are new and different. How then to play?

The Future of Private Equity and Venture Capital in India
By Arvind Mathur, Chairman, Private Equity Pro Ltd.
Private equity and venture capital was heralded in India in the 1980s. While these early efforts were successful they were characterized by typical deal sizes in the range of $2 million to $20 million mostly in early stage and start-up enterprises. Deal volume had rocketed to nearly $8 billion in about 325 deals in 2010. We will examine the key drivers of a thriving private equity industry, which bode well for the future of private equity in India.  

Dr. Roman Fleck: An Interview
Interviewed by Ryan Collins, T-bird '12
Dr. Roman Fleck is a principal in the Life Sciences Division at Index Ventures in Geneva, Switzerland.  Currently, he serves on the boards of GlycoVaxyn, Novocure and Versartis, while remaining closely involved with Funxional Therapeutics, Normoxys and OncoEthix. Ryan Collins, Thunderbird Class of 2012, recently sat down with Dr. Fleck in the firm’s Geneva office to find out about his role within the firm and to learn the firm’s investment approach.

Issue 7 - Winter 2011

Private Equity: The Shifting Investor Dynamic
By Tim Friedman, Head of Communications & Senior Manager, Preqin

2011: The Public Policy Agenda for Private Equity
By Douglas Lowenstein, President & CEO, Private Equity Growth Capital Council

Opportunities and Uncertainties in Private Equity, Green and Clean Technologies in the US and Globally
By Gruminder Singh, Founder & Chairman, Green Council of Seattle

Issue 6 - Fall 2010

Southeast Asia: Maximizing Returns through Global Partnerships
By Gustavo Eiben '04, Aureos Capital 

Japanese Interest in M&A in Vietnam
By Dean Page, Foreya Partners 

Interview with Douglas Clayton, CEO, Leopard Capital
Interviewed by Tracy R. Thomas II   

Issue 5 - Summer 2010

Rebalancing Supply & Demand in the Venture Capital Industry
By Joel C. Romines, Founder and Managing Principal, Knightsbridge Advisers LLC

Improving Liquidity: the Future of Private Equity Secondaries
By Marleen Groen, Principal Founder and CEO, and Ferdinand von Eberhardt, Investment Analyst, Greenpark Capital Limited

Utilization of Defined Benefit Plans in PE Firms
By Jonathan Porter, Esq, Director, Three Bridge Wealth Advisors

Latin American Real Estate: Emerging Markets as a Shelter in the Storm
By Greg Rockwell, Principal, Excend Capital

Seeking Growth: Opportunities for Private Equity in China
By Seth Mallamo (T-bird '09), CPA, Manager, Trinergy-Finance Shanghai

Exclusive Interview with Robert Walker, Partner, Sierra Ventures
By David Kralik, (T-bird ’11)

Issue 4 - Winter 2010

Swinging the Private Equity Pendulum
By Bronwyn Dylla Bailey, Ph.D, Private Equity Consultant

Private Equity Opportunity - “Hard Assets” in Latin America
By Marc Frishman '98, Partner, Conduit Capital Partners

Global Macro & Strategy Outlook: Restructuring Not Recovery
By Michel Léonard, Ph.D., Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance | A Blackstone Group Company

Why Cleantech Matters
By Jennifer Scott Fonstad, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Student Profile - MBA Candidate Cameron Kramlich
Meet MBA Candidate Cameron Kramlich, president of Thunderbird's PrivateEquity/Venture Capital Club, Chief Investigative Officer for Honor Council, and one of two students on the steering committee for the annual Thunderbird Private Equity Conference. Cameron spent last summer as Director of Business Development for Rhomobile through the vSpring Capital internship program and is an advisor to Three Bears Alaska and Moker.cn. He was previously based in Shanghai with Inter-Asia, and worked on the technology investment banking team at WestLB in London and with UBS in Zurich. To request Cameron's resume, e-mail james.lamarche@thunderbird.edu.

Issue 3 - Summer 2009

The Current Private Equity Secondary Market Environment
By Kelly DePonte, Partner, Probitas Partners

Private Equity Fundraising in the Current Economy
By Michael Mueller, CFA, CPA, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Oregon State Treasury

An Audio Interview with Mark Steed '07, Investment Specialist, Arizona PSPRS
By Christine Mendonca '10, Thunderbird MBA Candidate

Issue 2 - Spring 2009

Opportunities for Private Equity in Emerging Markets
By Veronica L. John, CEO of IDFC Capital in Singapore and President of IDFC Global Alternatives

Differences in Public v. Private Acquisitions & Management Retention
By Jarl Kallberg, Ph.D., Professor of Global Finance, Thunderbird School of Global Management   

Private Equity in Africa - Lessons Learned
By Carolyn Campbell, Managing Director and General Counsel, Emerging Capital Partners   

Renaissance Africa
By Olufemi Barbarinde, Ph.D., Associate Professor of International Studies, Thunderbird School of Global Management 

Towards Free Trade in South Asia: Political and Economic Dimensions
By Kishore Dash, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Global Studies, Thunderbird School of Global Management

An Agenda for Private Equity and Venture Capital in Latin America
By Cate Ambrose, Executive Director, Latin America Venture Capital Association 

Issue 1 - Fall 2008

New President, New Congress: What It Means for Private Equity
By Douglas Lowenstein, President, the Private Equity Council

Is Private Equity Good for Brands? 
By Jonathan Knowles, Founder and CEO, Type 2 Consulting and Dr. Richard Ettenson, Associate Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Private Equity in a Stuggling Economy
An interview with Christopher Bancroft Burnham, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management