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IDG Ventures India Participates in a Series C Funding Round for Zivame (Asia)
India-based online lingerie retailer Zivame has raised a INR2.5 billion (approximately US$38 million) Series C investment round from venture capital fund Zodius Technology Fund and Government of Malaysia investment fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad. Venture capital firms IDG Ventures India, Unilazer and Kalaari Capital, all existing investors in the company, also participated in the round. Zivame will use the new funds… Read More
DILA Capital Invests in Mexico-based Online Bus-ticketing Platform Reserbus (Latin America)
Mexico-focused venture capital firm DILA Capital has invested in Mexico-based online bus-ticketing platform Reserbus. The company seeks to develop a system to aggregate bus ticketing across Mexico’s independent bus operators. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
Templeton Asset Management Invests US$15.8 Million in Vietnam-based Indo Trans Logistics (Asia)
Templeton Asset Management, a financial services subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Investments, has invested US$15.8 million in Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL), a Vietnam-based third-party logistics and warehousing company. The transaction was structured through Templeton Strategic Emerging Markets Fund IV, which is managed by the Templeton Emerging Markets Group of Templeton Asset Management. ITL will use the new funds to support… Read More
Capillary Technologies Raises US$45 Million (Asia)
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has led a US$45 million Series C funding round for Singapore-based cloud software company Capillary Technologies. Venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners, both existing investors in the company, also participated in the round. Capillary will use the fresh capital to expand its offerings by broadening its product suite, as well as… Read More
AIIM Partners with Hydroneo Afrique to Develop Hydro Power Plants (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Africa-focused private equity infrastructure fund manager African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) has partnered with Hydroneo Afrique, a subsidiary of global hydro power plant equipment manufacturer MECAMIDI, to develop a pipeline of hydro power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIIM and Hydroneo Afrique will establish a 50/50 joint venture to develop, finance, build, own and operate a number of small and medium… Read More
Actis Acquires a Minority Stake in South Africa-based Coricraft Group (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis has acquired a minority stake in South Africa-based home furnishings retailer Coricraft Group. Other investors in the round included Westbrooke, a South Africa-based investment group, and Coricraft Group’s management. Coricraft intends to use the new capital to expand nationally and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval,… Read More
Adenia Partners Exits Packaging Company Newpack (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Adenia Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on growth opportunities and mid-cap buyouts in Sub-Saharan Africa, has exited its investment in Newpack, a Madagascar-based corrugated cardboard packaging company active in the Indian Ocean region. Adenia Partners originally invested in Newpack in June 2008, in a transaction structured through Adenia Capital (II). The exit translates into a reported return multiple… Read More
Cauris Management Exits Benin-based Eau Technologie Environnement (Sub-Saharan Africa)
West Africa-focused private equity fund manager Cauris Management has sold its stake in Benin-based mineral water bottler and distributor Eau Technologie Environnement (ETE) to Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès, a Morocco-based bottling and distribution company. The transaction was structured through Cauris Croissance, a fund managed by Cauris Management. The firm originally invested in ETE in 2007, and the exit reportedly generated… Read More
Convergence Partners Acquires a Minority Stake in Venture Garden Nigeria (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Africa-focused investment management firm Convergence Partners has acquired a minority stake in Nigeria-based financial technology-focused holding company Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) for US$20 million. The transaction was structured through Convergence Partners Communications Infrastructure Fund. VGN will use the new capital to accelerate its growth plans domestically in Nigeria and across West Africa. Read More
Apis Partners’ Debut Fund Reaches a First Close with Capital Commitments (Pan-Emerging Markets)
Apis Partners, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in Africa and South Asia, has reached a first close for Apis Growth Fund I with capital commitments of more than US$157 million. Investors in the first close included development finance institutions CDC Group, FMO and Swedfund; European Union lender European Investment Bank; and financial institutions Intesa Sanpaolo and… Read More
The Abraaj Group Invests in Turkey-based Yu-Ce Medical (CEE and CIS)
Global growth markets investor The Abraaj Group has acquired a stake in Turkey-based Yü-Ce Tıbbi Gereçler İthalat İhracat Mümessillik Sanayi ve Ticaret (Yu-Ce Medical), a medical supplies manufacturer. The transaction was structured through Abraaj’s Anatolia Growth Capital Fund. The company plans to use the funds to increase its production capacity, expand its existing sales and distribution network and enhance its… Read More
The Carlyle Group and Huo’s Group to Buy a 75 Percent Stake in Tongyi Lubricants from Shell (Asia)
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and China-based conglomerate Huo’s Group have agreed to acquire a 75 percent stake in China-based Tongyi Lubricants, a lubricant supplier founded as a joint venture of Huo’s Group and global energy company Shell, from Shell. Carlyle’s investment will be structured through Carlyle Asia Partners IV. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and… Read More