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KKR Reaches USD6.4b Final Close for Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors Fund II
KKR reached a USD6.4b final close for its second Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors fund. KKR closed its inaugural Asia-Pacific infrastructure fund at USD3.9b in 2021. Read More
The Northstar Group and Ansible Ventures Invests USD1.3m in Vietnam’s NativeX
NativeX, a Vietnam-based English learning platform, raised a USD1.3m seed round from Northstar Ventures and Ansible Ventures. Read More
Golden Gate Ventures Leads Seed Round for Singapore’s Arkadiah
Golden Gate Ventures led a seed round for Arkadiah, a Singapore-based climate tech solutions provider for nature restoration projects, with participation from The Radical Fund and Money Forward Venture Partners (HIRAC Fund). Read More
India’s SK Finance Raises ~USD160m from BPEA, Motilal Oswal, TPG and Others
SK Finance, anIndia-based NBFC for SMEs and vehicles, raised a INR13.28b (~USD160m) round from Motilal Oswal Alternates, Duro Capital, Axis Alternatives, Ananta Capital and Mirae Asset Venture Investments, as well as follow-on from Baring Private Equity India, TPG Growth and Norwest Venture Partners. Read More
AC Ventures Reaches USD210m Final Close for Fund V
AC Ventures reached a USD210m final close for its fifth fund focused on early-stage digital disruptors in Indonesia. Read More
Kenya’s Shamba Pride Kenya’s Raises USD3.7m Equity and Debt Pre-Series A
Shamba Pride, a Kenya-based online-to-offline platform for farmers, raised a USD3.7m equity and debt pre-Series A from EDFI AgriFI and Seedstars Africa Ventures. Read More
Actis-Led Consortium Acquires Telecom Tower Portfolio from Serbia’s Telekom Srbija
A consortium led by Actis acquired a tower portfolio from Telekom Srbija, a Serbia-based telecommunications operator. The deal includes 1,800 macro towers across Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. Read More
Temasek-backed Heliconia Capital Partially Exits Vietnam’s Medical Saigon Group to KKR
Heliconia Capital, a wholly-owned unit of Temasek, partially exited Medical Saigon Group, a Vietnam-based eye hospital chain, via a sale to KKR. Read More
CEECAT Capital To Exit Turkey’s Anatolia Hospitals to Koc Holding
CEECAT Capital agreed to fully exit its 80% stake in the Turkey-based hospital chain Anatolia Hospitals through a sale to Koc Holding at an enterprise valuation of EUR110m (~USD120m). Read More
Ascent Venture Group Leads USD2.3m Seed Round for Indonesia’s DayaTani
Ascent Venture Group led a USD2.3m seed round for DayaTani, an Indonesia-based agtech platform to increase farming yields, with participation from Northstar Ventures, BRI Ventures and Gentree Fund. Read More
Ezdehar Acquires Minority Stake in Egypt’s Yodawy for USD10m
Ezdehar acquired a minority stake in Egypt-based healthcare platform Yodawy for USD10m. Read More
Horizon Capital Invests in Ukraine’s Viseven
Horizon Capital invested in Viseven, a Ukraine-based pharmaceutical marketing agency. Read More