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SAIF Partners Invests in Qikwell and PropTiger, Partially Exits Just Dial (Asia)
Asia-focused multi-stage investment firm SAIF Partners has invested US$3 million in India-based online doctor appointment platform Qikwell Technologies’ Series A funding round, and participated in a US$37 million round for Elara Technologies, operator of India-focused real estate marketing platform PropTiger.com. Global media group News Corp invested US$30 million in Elara, with SAIF Partners and venture capital firms Accel Partners and… Read More
Darby Private Equity Invests in Storent Holding (CEE and CIS)
Darby Private Equity, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has acquired a majority interest in Latvia-based construction and industrial equipment rental company Storent Holding. Darby’s investment will be used by Storent, which currently operates 23 rental depots across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, to develop its equipment fleet and increase market share in its core Baltic markets. Financial details… Read More
Gulf Capital Completes Management Buy-Out of Destinations of the World (MENA)
Middle East-focused alternative asset manager Gulf Capital has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of United Arab Emirates-based hospitality distributor Destinations of the World (DOTW) in partnership with the company’s senior management. DOTW secures hotel room inventory and sells bookings to its distribution network of travel agents, airlines and tour operators. Post-transaction, Gulf Capital will retain a 57.5 percent stake… Read More
Fanisi Capital Receives Regulatory Approval to Invest in Ngare Narok Meat Industries (Sub-Saharan Africa)
East Africa-focused private equity and venture capital investor Fanisi Capital has received regulatory approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya to acquire a 40.2 percent stake in Kenya-based Ngare Narok Meat Industries. Ngare Narok Meat operates a modern abattoir, meat processing plant and rendering plant. Fanisi Capital reported in August that it intended to invest KES221 million (approximately US$2.4 million) in… Read More
Everstone Capital and Solmark to Acquire a Majority Stake in Servion Global Solutions for INR4 billion (Asia)
India-focused private equity firm Everstone Capital and United States-based equity fund Solmark have signed an agreement with India-based customer management service provider Servion Global Solutions to acquire a controlling stake in Servion for INR4 billion (approximately US$65 million). The transaction will be structured through Evertech, Everstone Group’s technology investment platform, and will provide an exit to most of the existing… Read More
The Rohatyn Group Exits Huvepharma (CEE and CIS)
Emerging markets-focused investment firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) has sold its 37 percent stake in Bulgaria-based pharmaceutical company Huvepharma to Advance Properties, an investment holding company controlled by the Domuschiev family. The transaction was structured through TRG Growth Fund II. Huvepharma focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing animal health and nutrition products, as well as several ingredients used in human… Read More
LeapFrog Investments to Buy a Majority Stake in Resolution Insurance for KES1.7 Billion (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Emerging markets financial services investor LeapFrog Investments has announced that it intends to acquire a majority stake in Kenya-based general insurer Resolution Insurance for KES1.7 billion (approximately US$18.7 million). The transaction will be structured through LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund II. Resolution Insurance has operations in Kenya and Tanzania, and the investment will help the company explore alternative distribution channels. The… Read More
GTM Announces Sale to Advent International (Latin America)
Global private equity investor Advent International has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Latin America-focused chemical distributor Grupo Transmerquim (GTM). GTM provides chemical products and logistical services to its customers via its 40 locations in 12 countries from Mexico to Argentina. Financial details of the transaction, which is expected to close in December 2014, were not disclosed. Read More
Future Group Acquires Grocery Chain Nilgiris from Actis and the Mudaliar Family (Asia)
India-based conglomerate Future Group, through its consumer goods arm Future Consumer Enterprise, has acquired India-based supermarket chain Nilgiris for a reported INR3 billion (approximately US$49 million) from pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis and company founders the Mudaliar family. Nilgiris operates across South India, with stores in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and specializes in dairy and baked… Read More
Ethos Private Equity to Acquire Nampak’s Tissue, Corrugated and Sacks Divisions (Sub-Saharan Africa)
South Africa-focused private equity fund manager Ethos Private Equity has agreed to acquire South Africa-based packaging manufacturer Nampak’s tissue, corrugated and sacks divisions for a total purchase price of ZAR1.6 billion (approximately US$143 million). The transaction, which was structured through Ethos Fund IV, is subject to regulatory approval and de-merger and supply arrangements with Nampak and is expected to close… Read More
Riverwood Capital Acquires 100 Percent of Brazil-based Conductor (Latin America)
Private equity firm Riverwood Capital has acquired 100 percent of Brazil-based payment processing solutions provider Conductor. The company, which processes credit card transactions for retailers across Brazil, intends to accelerate its research and development activities and expand its range of services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
Navis Capital Partners-led Consortium Buys MFS Technology for US$95 Million (Asia)
A consortium led by Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has acquired Singapore-based MFS Technology, a provider of flexible printed circuit solutions to blue-chip customers, for US$95 million. The consortium also included mid-market private equity firm Novo Tellus Capital Partners, an unnamed Singapore-based technology-focused private equity fund and the incoming management team led by CEO Tan Bian Ee.… Read More