ARX Partners, a private equity firm focused on control transactions in mid-sized companies in Central Europe, has led the acquisition of Czech Republic-based electrical engineering company TES Vsetín from global private equity fund manager Advent International. The company’s management will also acquire a stake in TES through the deal. TES… Read More
Canada-based pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has agreed to acquire India-based road portfolio Highway Concessions One (HC1) from global infrastructure fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for INR24 billion (approximately USD336 million). HC1 comprises seven road assets, including five toll roads and two annuity projects. Read More
MENA-focused venture capital fund manager Wamda Capital has led a Series A investment in UAE-based customer service software developer Ziwo. DTEC Ventures, the venture capital arm of co-working space and startup accelerator Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus, also participated in the funding round. Ziwo allows companies to set up customer contact… Read More
UK-based, Africa-focused telecommunications infrastructure company Helios Towers has raised GBP288 million (approximately USD362 million) through its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The company sold shares at a price of GBP1.15 (USD1.45) per share in the listing. Helios operates 6,800 mobile network cellular towers in Ghana, Congo,… Read More
Africa-focused private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has agreed to sell its stake in Eland Oil & Gas, a UK-listed company focused on oil and gas production, development, and exploration in West Africa, to Nigeria-based upstream oil and gas company Seplat Petroleum Development. Seplat will acquire the entire ordinary share… Read More
Global venture capital fund manager Sequoia Capital has led a USD16 million Series A+ funding round for China-based art licensing and retail company Alfilo Brands. Netherlands-based investment company Zephyr Capital also participated in the investment. Alfilo provides cultural institutions in China and North America with direct-to-retail licensing services and holds… Read More
Southeast Asia- and India-focused venture capital fund manager Tanglin Venture Partners has reached a final close for its first fund with USD51 million in capital commitments. The fund, which has reportedly already completed six deals, will make investments of USD3 million to USD4 million in early-stage technology-focused companies in a… Read More
Latin America-focused private equity firms Alta Growth Capital and Stella Maris Partners, as well as the private credit arm of multinational financial services group Credit Suisse, have invested in Lottus Education, a Mexico-based higher education company. The company offers high-school, undergraduate, and graduate on-campus and online education programs through the… Read More
Global investment firm KKR and an affiliate of Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC have agreed to invest PHP35.3 billion (approximately USD683 million) in Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings (MPHH), a Philippines-based private hospital operator controlled by Philippines-listed Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). The KKR-led consortium will subscribe to PHP5.2 billion (USD101… Read More
US- and India-focused venture capital fund manager Inventus Capital Partners has reached a final close for its first fund dedicated solely to India with INR3.6 billion (approximately USD51 million) in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include the Small Industries Development Bank of India, as well as institutional investors, technology… Read More
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