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TPG’s The Rise Fund Leads Series C for Philippines’ BillEase
TPG’s The Rise Fund led a Series C for BillEase, a Philippines-based consumer finance platform, with follow-on from Burda Principal Investment. Read More
Gulf Capital Exits Strategic Stake in Egypt’s Middle East Glass
Gulf Capital exited its strategic stake in Middle East Glass, an Egypt-based glass container manufacturer, via a sale to MENA Glass Holdings. Read More
EQ2 Ventures Leads USD1.55m Seed Extension Round for Kenya’s Sukhiba Connect
EQ2 Ventures led a USD1.55m seed extension round for Kenya-based CRM platform Sukhiba Connect, with participation from Quona Capital, Accion Venture Lab and Musha Ventures, as well as follow-on from CRE Ventures. Read More
CEECAT Capital, EBRD and Morphosis Capital To Provide Growth Financing to Romania’s La Cocos
CEECAT Capital, EBRD and Morphosis Capital agreed to provide growth financing to La Cocos, a Romana-based supermarket chain. Read More
EQT Private Capital Asia to Acquire Singapore’s PropertyGuru for USD1.1b
EQT Private Capital Asia (formerly BPEA EQT) agreed to acquire PropertyGuru, a Singapore-based digital property marketplace, in a take-private worth USD1.1b. PropertyGuru listed via SPAC on the NYSE in 2022 and counts KKR, TPG, Square Peg Capital and Emtek Group among its shareholders. Read More
Warburg Pincus Acquires Majority Stake in India’s Ebco
Warburg Pincus acquired a majority stake in Ebco, an India-based manufacturer of furniture fittings and hardware systems. Read More
Helios Digital Ventures Invests USD6m in Conduit
Conduit, a US-based cross-border payments platform, raised a USD6m seed extension from Helios Digital Ventures. The startup began offering payment solutions in Latin America last August and plans to expand into Africa following its most recent funding round. Read More
Advent Invests in China’s Seek Pet Food
Advent International invested in Seek Pet Food, a China-based pet food manufacturer. Read More
Innova Capital Acquires Controlling Stake in Poland’s Tutore
Innova Capital acquired a controlling stake in Poland-based education platform Tutore. Read More
Adenia Exits Côte d’Ivoire’s OMOA Group to SPE Capital
Adenia Partners fully exited OMOA Group, a Côte d’Ivoire-based digital payment provider operating in West and Central Francophone Africa, via a sale to SPE Capital. Read More
AIIM Reaches USD748m Final Close for AIIF4
African Infrastructure Investment Managers reached a USD748m final close for its fourth Infrastructure Investment Fund focused on digital infrastructure, energy transition and mobility & logistics across Africa. Read More
L Catterton Invests in China’s Viee
L Catterton invested in Viee, a China-based manufacturer of plant-based drinks. This is L Catterton’s eighth investment in China over the past 18 months, per GPCA Research. Read More