EMERGING MARKETS SPECIAL: INTRODUCTION

Despite recent turmoil in the credit markets, confidence in prospects for emerging markets remains high. By Nicholas Lockley.

“The trend is your friend” as analysts of all shades are wont to observe. It's a message that has not escaped international buyout groups focusing their sights more intensely on emerging markets as activity in their core territories has slowed. Booming markets, built on solid economic growth, mean straightforward exits by IPO or to confident corporates emboldened by a climbing share price.