Sanlam Investments has reached a second close for its SME Debt Fund, adding ZAR100m (approximately USD6.6m) to the ZAR250m (approximately USD16.6m) raised in September 2020. The SME Debt Fund has committed ZAR110m (approximately USD7.3m) in debt relief to three South Africa-based businesses: non-banking financial institutions Mettle Administrative Services… Read More
TLcom Capital led a USD3.75m Series A for Kenya-based healthtech Ilara Health, with participation from DOB Equity, Global Ventures, and Chandaria Capital. Read more… Read More
Quona Capital led a USD21m Series B for Arya, an India-based agtech focused on post-harvest services for farmers, with participation from Omnivore and LGT Lightstone Aspada. Read more… Read More
Ethos Private Equity has secured an advisory contract to manage Ninety One’s Africa Private Equity Fund I and Fund II, effective on December 15, 2020. Ninety One will maintain control and oversight of the portfolio, while Ethos will oversee the day-to-day management of the assets. The two Ninety… Read More
Enterprise Investors invested EUR25m (approximately USD30.5m) for 50.2% stake in Polish Software Company Software Mind. Read more… Read More
CVC Capital Partners invested PHP6b (approximately USD124m) for a 40% stake in Philippines third-party logistics company Fast Group. Read more… Read More
CVC Capital has agreed to acquire Myanmar-based telecom tower company Irrawaddy Green Tower in a deal reportedly valued at USD700m. Read more… Read More
India Alternatives has partially exited its 2.9% stake in India-based credit information company TransUnion CIBIL via a USD46m sale to Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad. Read more… Read More
Sequoia Capital China-, China Renaissance Group-, and Loyal Valley Capital-backed Pop Mart International Group, a Chinese fashion toy retailer, completed a USD674m IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Read more… Read More
Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economica (BCIE) will invest up to USD50m in Fondo de Capital Privado de Infraestructura para el Desarrollo de Centroamerica (KorBCIE) to target infrastructure projects in Central America. Read more… Read More
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