Oqulus.
2026 PRIME
partners
Emerging Markets: a Partnership Business.
Legal, technology, and consultancy leaders are the backbone of expanding emerging markets investment. All the capital in the world can do little without this vital expertise. That's why we call them Prime Partners.
2025 stretched these relationships like never before, not only as navigators of operational uncertainty, but in delivering on critical forward-looking projects: unlocking capital access, reducing friction, and assuring confidence for global investors. We invite you to celebrate these big wins with us. Explore how below.
Quick Details
Details at a Glance
Entry
The program is now open and nominations will close on December 12. Cost to enter is $349. Selections will launch on PANTHEON beginning December 22.
Eligibility
The program will include six categories highlighted in detail below, and is aimed at senior leadership and professionals with at least four years' experience.
Core Criteria
For 2026, our core criteria are performance, innovation, engagement/collaboration, and extension.
Extra Value
Successful entries will receive a 2026 content partnership opportunity. See details below.
Categories & Roles
Legal
Senior counsel from local or global firms focused on moving major investment in EM forward.
Consulting
Management consultants and accounting firm leadership dedicated to emerging markets' international fund and capital markets engagement.
Markets Tech
Stalwarts with fintech, exchange and microstructure providers whose kit and implementation efforts support the maturation of EM.
Data & Information
Professionals focused on the global provision of key and novel datasets on major emerging markets asset classes.
Institutional Partners
Responsible leaders with local public entities, regional and IFIs, blended finance and allocating institutions who facilitate new EM and Frontier markets' growth.
EM Champions
For global chief executives and C-levels that have demonstrated extra commitment in championing their firm's EM vision and growth.
2025 Selection Criteria
Delivery.
Showcase your biggest projects from 2025, your role as a partner and the broader choreography that led to success. How did the firm's strategy in these reflect its wider EM expertise?
Innovation.
What's new? How did your team spearhead EM client and project requirements with new products, tools, and creativity? How will these prove portable or further applicable within the firm's work?
Fostering Team.
Tell us about wins for your team platform, talent and the development initiatives that you are particularly proud of, and why they align with broader corporate strategy or flow or business.
Progress.
Ultimately OQ is interested in the difference made by professional partners, both for clients and especially for the wider economy. Tell us how your 2025 successes reflect a vision of EM progress, locally or beyond.
Extra Value for 2025
To celebrate our inaugural OQULUS programs, we are pleased to offer all successful entrants an inclusive partnership content opportunity in 2026.
Following selection we will engage with your firm to determine preference with respect to content and calendaring. Anticipated offerings including a fund or project profile, executive Q&A, or showcase placement within our new Quanta research library. Limit one per firm.
Feel free to email us for more information.