B2B marketplace for packaging materials Bizongo, operated by Smartpaddle Technology, raised USD30m in Series C funding led by Swiss hedge fund Schroder Adveq. B Capital, International Finance Corporation, Accel, and Chiratae Ventures also participated in the round. Read more» … Read More
Tiger Global Management reached a final close for Private Investment Partners XII with USD3.75b in commitments. The venture fund will invest in private technology companies focusing on consumer internet, cloud, and industry-specific software globally. Read More
Central and Eastern Europe focused PE firm Mid Europa Partners announced a merger of its portfolio company, CMC, a Turkey-based outsourced call centre, with M+ Group, a regional BPO provider. Mid Europa Partners received a 30% equity stake in the combined group. Read more»… Read More
Argentinian visual collaboration solutions startup Mural has received a USD23m Series A round led by growth equity firm Radian Capital, with participation from Google’s Gradient Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst. Read more»… Read More
A group of investors led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund will invest USD125m Series B in Mexico-based fintech AlphaCredit. Undisclosed international VC funds along with a group of existing investors are joining SoftBank in the round. Read more»… Read More
Barn Investimentos led a USD1.5m investment in Avicanna, a Colombian-Canadian biopharma startup developing sustainable plant-derived cannabinoid-based products. Read more»… Read More
Asian payment solutions provider Pine Labs secured an undisclosed investment from global payments technology giant Mastercard as part of a USD300m financing round. Previous investors include Sequoia Capital, Temasek, PayPal, and Actis. Read more»… Read More
Olympus Capital Asia made an undisclosed investment in Constant Energy, a Thailand-based renewable electricity generation and storage company. The capital will be used to target the commercial and industrial (C&I) renewable and storage market in Southeast Asia. Read more»… Read More
IFC has announced USD24m in financing to Moroccan fruit producer Zalar Agri as part of an effort to create jobs and spur export-led economic growth in rural Morocco. Read more»… Read More
Singapore-based private equity firm Asia Partners completed a second close of its debut fund, Asia Partners I LP, at USD118m. The fund is looking to make investments starting at USD20m in post Series B rounds for Southeast Asian tech startups. Read more»… Read More
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