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Malaysia’s Yondr Group Data Center Secures USD900m from IFC, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Global Infrastructure Partners and Others
Yondr Group, a global operator of hyperscale data centers, secured a USD900m loan facility from IFC, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, Global Infrastructure Partners and others to fund its 98MW data center in Malaysia. Read More
Prosus Ventures To Acquire Argentina’s Despegar.com for USD1.7b
Prosus Ventures to acquire Despegar.com, an Argentina-based travel technology company in a transaction valued at USD1.7b. Read More
Dragon Fund Leads USD100m Series C for Singapore’s bolttech
Dragon Fund led a USD100m Series C for bolttech, a Singapore-based globally scaled embedded insurance platform, with participation from Baillie Gifford and Generali. Read More
GEF Capital and ENAM Invest ~USD85.4m in India’s Sterlite Power
GEF Capital and ENAM invested INR7.25b (~USD85.4m) in Sterlite Power, an India-based power transmission company. Read More
Lumina Capital To Invest ~USD65.7m in Brazil’s Agibank
Lumina Capital to invest BRL400m (~USD65.7m) in Agibank, a Brazil-based digital bank. Read More
Kans Capital Invests ~USD37.2m in Mexico’s Lottus Education
Kans Capital invested MXN750m (~USD37.2m) in Lottus Education, a Mexico-based holding group of universities and higher education platforms. Read More
Nuwa Capital Leads USD25m Series B for Saudi Arabia’s Calo
Nuwa Capital led a USD25m Series B for Calo, a Saudi Arabia-based meal planning platform, with participation from STV, Khwarizmi Ventures and family offices. Read More
Actis To Acquire Brazil’s Transmission Line Assets
Actis to acquire transmission line assets in Brazil in a transaction valued at BRL2.3b (~USD390m). Read More
Africa50 IAF Receives Commitments from DBSA and Axian
Development Bank of Southern Africa and Axian agreed to invest in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund focused on investing in infrastructure assets to accelerate Africa’s green industrial revolution. Read More
SP Ventures Reaches ~UD22m First Close for AgVentures III Climate Investment Fund
SP Ventures reached a BRL136m (~USD22m) first close for its AgVentures III Climate Investment Fund, focused on food and agtech start-ups in Latin America. Read More
Vinci Compass Raises ~USD517m for VCP IV
Vinci Compass reached a BRL3.2b (~USD517m) close for VCP IV, focused on growth equity investments in Brazil. Read More
Temasek and EQT To Sell India’s O2 Power for ~USD1.47b
Temasek and EQT agreed to sell India-based green energy platform O2 Power to JSW Neo Energy for INR124.7b (~USD1.47b). Read More