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Intelligence for private equity firms

Private equity and venture capital firms leverage our country and industry analysis at every stage of the investment lifecycle. Use our expert insights to identify markets of opportunity, carry out effective due diligence ahead of new deals and monitor risks to your portfolio.

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Identify your firm’s next investment opportunity

Our team of economists and analysts are constantly monitoring the global trends affecting the economic, political and policy environment in more than 190 countries. From daily insights to long-term forecasts, we empower investors to understand which markets offer the best opportunities.

As well as country outlooks, we also publish industry insights for six sectors in 69 economies, covering more than 95% of global GDP. From online retail to renewable energy, each report includes forecasts, data and analysis on market sizing, demand by sector and supply trends.

This research gives private equity firms confidence in investment decisions and expert market knowledge when reaching out to limited partners.

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Determine the risk of your investments

Our risk solutions are a critical resource for private equity firms carrying out first-stage due diligence.

Our operational and financial risk ratings enable private equity firms to stay informed on the macroeconomic and political threats to businesses in more than 130 countries. These ratings are supplemented by qualitative analysis, a historical risk tracker and a future scenario watchlist.

We also produce proprietary business environment rankings for more than 80 global economies. This gives investors a comprehensive view of the policy outlook across 11 core categories, including the labour market, tax, policy towards foreign investment and technological readiness.

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Monitor shifting global dynamics

Whether it’s an economic downturn, sudden political upheaval, or a shift in consumer behaviour, track the country and industry developments that matter to your portfolio.

Our daily insights outline how events in more than 190 countries will affect the business operating environment in your markets. We also publish in-depth thematic analyses exploring how global trends will shape your sectors of interest in the long term.

This enables private equity firms to react with agility when developments occur and plan exit strategies.

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Assess environmental, social and governance risk in your portfolio

Benchmark and compare ESG credentials across your portfolio using EIU’s consistent and independent data, curated with the same rigour as our comprehensive country and industry analysis solutions.

Unique to EIU, we publish our ESG ratings at a sovereign-level, providing private equity firms with a comparable measure of the sustainability credentials of governments and businesses.

We provide quarterly ratings for 150 countries, measuring 90 indicators to give an informed and holistic view of ESG risk. Evaluating social freedoms and corporate ethics to progress on decarbonisation, these insights can be viewed through our interactive global map and data tables, or downloaded and integrated into internal models.

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Opportunity sourcing and fundraising

Make confident investment decisions and demonstrate expert market knowledge

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Identify potential financial, operational and reputational risks

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Track the global developments that determine your portfolio performance

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