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Putting Private Equity Scorecard Approach to Work.

01.10.2018

Empower Capital’s team is honored to have a second paper on a proprietary valuation method called PESA™ (Private Equity Scorecard Approach), published by the Journal of Private Equity Fall, 2018. The theoretical model of Private Equity Scorecard Approach (PESA™), introduced an article in the Spring 2018 issue of The Journal of Private Equity (“Private Equity […]

Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs

12.07.2018

The EMPEA ESG Community expressed interest in understanding how to approach the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of private equity in emerging markets. An SDG Working Group was formed to lead the development of a report that would provide guidance to GPs and LPs actively investing in emerging markets. A wide variety of PE firms, […]

Participation at Balkans M&A and Private Equity Forum

07.06.2018

Elvin Guri, CEO of Empower Capital, participated at the Balkans M&A and Private Equity Forum organized by MergerMarket. The conference took place in Belgrade on 05th June 2018.  The topic of discussion was ‘ Taking advantage of the untapped M&A and Private Equity opportunities in the Balkans’. As keynote speaker, Mr. Guri, presented the case study […]

EMPEA released its 2018 CEE brief called ‘The Case for Private Capital in CEE’

09.05.2018

EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, has released its 2018 CEE Brief. For more information, please follow the link.

Participation at the IT Hub Connect Conference

28.03.2018

Empower Capital was represented by its CEO, Elvin Guri, at the IT Hub Connect Conference, as part of the Bulgarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. The conference took place in Sofia on 26-27 March 2018.  The session’s topic was ‘Innovations, Investments, and Regulations in the IT sector’. The panel discussed opportunities for bringing know-how, expertise and […]

Empower Capital Exits MammothDB to MariaDB®, Global Leader in Open Source Database Technologies

Today, MariaDB Corporation, the company behind the fastest growing open source database, announced that it has acquired enterprise analytics database company MammothDB for an undisclosed sum. Through the acquisition, MariaDB expands its European presence with a new office in Sofia, Bulgaria, and grows its global engineering and consulting talent and technology portfolio to further strengthen […]

The Bulgarian VC ecosystem

09.03.2018

A truly informative video on Structural Funds’ contribution in building a VC ecosystem in Bulgaria.

Private Equity Scorecard Approach: Quality versus Myth

Empower Capital’s team is honored to have its paper on a proprietary valuation method called PESA™  (Private Equity Scorecard Approach), published by the Journal of Private Equity Spring, 2018. PESA™  (Private Equity Scorecard Approach) is the result of Empower Capital’s efforts to increase the equity value of fund’s portfolio companies by providing a long-term strategic direction […]

Elvin Guri, CEO of Empower Capital, speaking at Voxxed Days Belgrade Conference

05.02.2018

Myths to Dispel: „Technological progress and invention is not sufficient to achieve innovation. Successful innovation requires ‘system-building’ skills i.e. ability to put together a coalition of investors, suppliers, customers, regulators etc.“

Participation at the SuperReturn Middle East Conference

03.11.2017

Empower Capital was represented by its CEO, Mr. Elvin Guri, at the SuperReturn Middle East Conference, which is part of the SuperReturn Series – the world’s leading private equity events. The conference took place in Abu Dhabi on 22 – 24 October 2017.  The session’s topic was “ Capturing frontier markets opportunity“. Empower Capital was also […]