A recent article by Deal Street Asia talks about Myanmar being a bright spot as an attractive investment destination, laying out its favourable characteristics, such as a stable deal flow, growth-stage opportunities, and potential for the long-term.
“From a global PE perspective, if you look at private equity performance on a deal basis and go back about 10 or 20 years to previous financial crises, you’ll find that people who invest now will get better returns,” Josephine Price, Chair of the Myanmar Private Equity & Venture Capital Association told Deal Street Asia.
Talking about the talent challenges Myanmar is facing, particularly talent for the PE/VC industry, institutions like MPE&VCA are putting effort into “levelling up.”
“The training and events and networking activities [organised by the Myanmar PE&VC Association] have helped to build relationships and foster camaraderie within the investment community, and also to highlight the growing number of funds and investment professionals in the sector,” said Bradley Kopsick, treasurer of MPE&VCA during his interaction with Deal Street Asia.
Looking at MPE&VCA member investors navigating the pandemic in Myanmar, Price commented that while investors are getting smarter, GPs in Myanmar are getting much more used to doing due diligence on Zoom.
Read more at: https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/myanmar-pe-talent-219760/
Deal Street Asia talks about Myanmar being a bright spot as an attractive investment destination
