This book provides a comprehensive overview of Private Equity (PE) financing in the infrastructure and real estate sectors. In doing so, it analyzes the impact of such investments in the two sectors, evaluates the types of financing strategies, and explores the value created by such investments....

Emerging economies can compete in the global markets only through productivity improvements. Most firms in developing economies are inefficient, making misallocation of resources highly likely. Finance is not only a factor of production but also a facilitator of other factors of production. When...