The Global Emerging Markets Group

What The Global Emerging Markets Group does

The Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM) is a private alternative investment firm founded in 1996 that manages a $3.4 billion group of investment vehicles focused on emerging markets globally. The firm is headquartered in New York at 9 West 57th Street and operates additional offices in Paris (28 Cours Albert 1er) and Nassau, Bahamas (CUB Financial Centre, Lyford Cay), with approximately 20+ team members across the three locations. Its primary legal entity is Global Emerging Markets North America, Inc., and operating affiliates include GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited.

GEM's investment vehicles span Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts, Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs), and select venture investments, each with distinct operational control, risk-adjusted return, and liquidity profiles. The firm self-sources transactions through a network of 530+ signed agreements with agents, brokers, bankers, accountants, and lawyers across more than 70 countries, and it takes an active role in portfolio companies providing strategic and tactical direction. Capital is deployed through minority placements, recapitalizations, management buyouts, carve-outs, and outright acquisitions, with recent disclosed transaction sizes ranging from AUD $20 million to USD $500 million and a notable 2026 $100 million anchor in NYSE-listed EDENA Capital Partners.

The firm serves small-mid cap companies seeking growth, expansion, restructuring, or balance sheet recapitalization, as well as public companies needing alternative capital when public-market offerings are inaccessible or expensive, and management teams seeking a strategic partner with international networks. Historic control investments include Willard Marine (defense/marine boats), The Catholic Herald (media), L'Officiel (fashion media), Elite SA (model management), and Ciesse Piumini (Italian down outerwear), while recent minority commitments span biotech (Senhwa Biosciences), electric aviation (Surf Air Mobility, FlyOnE), digital assets (Orobit, EDENA), sustainable technology (Windar Photonics), mining (Copper 360, EnergyX), and automotive trade (Weston N.V.).

Name

The Global Emerging Markets Group

Legal name

Global Emerging Markets North America, Inc.

Website

https://gemny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM) is a private $3.4 billion alternative investment firm founded in 1996 that manages MBOs, PIPEs, and venture vehicles for small-mid cap and public companies across 70+ countries via New York, Paris, and Bahamas offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Thematic / Sector-Focused Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAGAH)

Keywords

• Alternative investment management
• Private equity investments
• Management buyouts
• Private investments public equities
• Emerging markets investing

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investment Management and Capital Appreciation: GEM manages a $3.4 billion alternative investment group with diverse investment vehicles. The group generates returns through capital appreciation from Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts, Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs), and select venture investments. Each investment vehicle has a different degree of operational control, risk-adjusted return, and liquidity profile.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GEM is a $3.4 billion alternative investment group that deploys capital into companies globally through three core vehicles: Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts (control positions), Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs), and select venture investments. The firm self-sources transactions through a network of 530+ signed agreements with agents, brokers, bankers, accountants, and lawyers across 70+ countries, and provides active strategic and operational support to portfolio companies.

Product overview

The Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Group is a $3.4 billion alternative investment firm that manages a diverse set of investment vehicles focused on emerging markets globally. Rather than offering a unified software product platform, GEM operates investment vehicles that provide exposure to Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts, Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs), and select venture investments. The firm's investment vehicles include various funds and structures with different degrees of operational control, risk-adjusted return profiles, and liquidity characteristics. GEM's recent transaction activity includes commitments to portfolio companies such as Caret Digital (a VivoPower subsidiary), Naoo AG (wellness technology), and various other companies across sectors including technology, healthcare, energy, and biotechnology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEM Pictures LLC: Entertainment venture funding films including LOOPERS: THE CADDIE'S LONG WALK, BEYOND THE BRICK A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY, and CRAZY ALIEN
• GEM India Advisors

Products and services

• Small-Mid Cap Management Buyouts
• Private Investments in Public Equities (PIPEs)
• Venture Investments

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.4 billion in assets under management

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GEM Pictures LLCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2014GEM Pictures LLC was formed on April 1, 2014 in Delaware. It has funded films including LOOPERS: THE CADDIE'S LONG WALK (narrated by Bill Murray) and BEYOND THE BRICK, A LEGO BRICKUMENTARY (narrated by Jason Bateman). GEM Pictures is also a partner in Sharp Independent Pictures LLC producing CRAZY ALIEN directed by Ning Hao.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cartesian Capital Group: New York-based private equity firm focused on growth capital and buyouts in emerging markets across Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Highly comparable given GEM's similar EM orientation, deal-size range, and use of PIPEs and control investments.
• Actis: Global investor in sustainable infrastructure and private equity across emerging markets with $20B+ AUM. Comparable as a large-scale emerging-markets alternative investment manager executing buyouts and growth investments worldwide.
• Helios Investment Partners: Africa-focused private equity firm managing multibillion-dollar funds. Comparable to GEM's emerging-markets, multi-strategy mandate and breadth of geographies covered.
• Aterian Investment Partners: Middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts of operating businesses, often partnering with management teams. Comparable to GEM's small-mid cap MBO approach and active post-transaction involvement.
• Kinderhook Industries: Middle-market PE firm co-founded by GEM Founder Christopher Brown with $8.5B of committed capital. Highly comparable given shared DNA in small-mid cap buyouts and GEM's historical LP/GP stakes in Kinderhook funds.

Broad incumbents

• Baring Private Equity Asia (EQT Private Capital Asia): Major Asia-focused private equity manager, now part of EQT Group. Comparable to GEM's interest in Asian PIPEs and MBO activity, but with much larger scale and longer fund lifecycles.
• The Carlyle Group: Global alternative asset manager with established emerging-markets buyout funds. Comparable via EM/buyout overlap, though Carlyle's scale and breadth dwarf GEM's $3.4B AUM base.

Emerging players

• Mill Hill Capital: Specialist PIPE and structured-equity investor in public companies. Comparable to GEM's PIPE-financing activity and minority-stake transactions with listed companies globally.
• Crescat Capital: Global macro and equity alternative asset manager with EM exposure. Comparable via cross-border, multi-vehicle investment mandate, though more public-markets focused than GEM.

Regional players

• Alpha Capital Group: EM-focused alternative investment manager based in London with Greek/Diaspora investor base. Comparable in EM alternative-investment orientation and PIPE activity, with comparable team scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-global-emerging-markets-group-gem-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments138 records

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