Energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital Management has announced the closing of its sixth fund, having raised US$3 billion in third-party commitments from foundations, endowments, public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Denham Commodity Partners Fund VI was oversubscribed, exceeding its original… Read More
South and Southeast Asia-focused private equity investor Navis Capital Partners has offered to purchase Adampak Limited, a Singapore-listed producer of labels, nameplates and die-cut parts, for approximately US$88 million. The bid is being made through investment holding company Safe Label Group and Navis has requested the right to seek… Read More
Global private equity firm Advent International has announced it will invest US$105 million of equity capital in India-based CARE Hospitals—a multi-specialty hospital chain—by acquiring shares from some of the company’s existing investors and injecting additional capital into the business. The capital will be used to help the business consolidate… Read More
Conduit Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced its agreement to sell its remaining interest in the Peruvian pipeline project Gasoducto Andina del Sur (Kuntur) to Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction conglomerate. The project consists of an integrated… Read More
Pan-emerging markets-focused private equity manager Aureos Capital has completed a US$5 million investment in Therapia Health, the holding company for The Bridge Clinic, the first assisted reproductive center in West Africa. The investment was made through Aureos’s Africa Health Fund (AHF), whose cornerstone investors include the Bill and Melinda… Read More
India-focused private equity firms Zephyr Peacock Management India and VenturEast, through its VenturEast Proactive Fund, have jointly invested in e2E Rail, an Indian rail services company, for approximately US$6 million. Both funds reportedly plan to invest an incremental US$6 million in the company over the next several years. The… Read More
Industry Data EMPEA Industry Statistics EM PE Performance Notable Exits & IPOs Viewpoint from EMPEA president and CEO Sarah Alexander Fundraising for emerging markets private equity grew by 64% last year, reaching a 3-year high of US$38.5 billion and accounting for… Read More
East Africa-focused private equity fund manager InReturn Capital has collaborated with the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) to invest in Reltex Tarpaulins Africa (EPZ) Ltd., a Kenya-based supplier of relief materials, including plastic sheeting, tarpaulins and buckets. The value of the investment has been reported at US$2.6… Read More
India-based cloud services company Enterprise Nube Services has raised INR150 million (approximately US$2.8 million) from global venture capital firm Accel Partners. As part of the transaction, Mahendran Balachandran, a Partner at Accel, will join the board of Enterprise Nube. Accel Partners’ recent investments in the country include e-commerce startup… Read More
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Dutch development bank (FMO) and The Nature Conservancy, has launched the next stage of a venture capital fund focused on community-based sustainable businesses in Latin America. The… Read More
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