MENA-focused venture capital fund manager Wamda Capital has led a Series A financing round totaling USD7.5 million for UAE-based eyewear e-commerce retailer eyewa. Other participants in the round include GS Shop, Equitrust, 500 Startups, and Faith Capital. eyewa, which sells contact lenses, sunglasses, and prescription glasses in the UAE and… Read More
Education-focused private equity fund manager Kaizen Private Equity and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to invest PHP1.6 billion (approximately USD31 million) for a 20 percent stake in Philippines-based education company Phinma Education Holdings. Kaizen will invest through Kaizen Private Equity II. Phinma Education is a subsidiary of Philippines-listed… Read More
Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia has raised USD196 million in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Jumia sold 13.5 million American Depositary Shares (ADS) for USD14.50 per ADS, valuing the company at USD1.1 billion. The company is backed by German venture investor Rocket Internet, as well as… Read More
Brazil-focused special situations fund manager IG4 Capital Partners has reached a first close for IG4 Special Situations II with USD200 million in capital commitments. The fund, which is targeting USD400 million in total commitments, will seek restructuring and turnaround opportunities in Latin America and has already backed Opy Health, a… Read More
China-focused private credit fund manager Dignari Capital Partners has reached a final close for DCP China Credit Fund II with USD626 million in capital commitments. The fund will provide debt financing to China-based companies in complex and time-sensitive financial situations across various sectors. Read More
Horizon Capital, a private equity fund manager focused on investments in mid-cap companies in Ukraine and the neighboring region, has acquired a minority stake in Ukraine-based private health care services provider Dobrobut through Emerging Europe Growth Fund III. Dobrobut owns and operates a network of clinics and hospitals in the… Read More
India-focused alternative asset manager Steadview Capital Management has acquired a stake in India-based fantasy sports game developer Dream11 for a reported sum of USD60 million from existing investors Kalaari Capital, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, and Think Investments. Kalaari and Multiples originally invested in the company in 2015 and 2017, respectively,… Read More
Network International, a UAE-based payment solutions provider backed by global private equity fund managers Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic, has completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange. The offering consisted of 250 million shares sold by Emirates Bank, Warburg, and General Atlantic at a price of… Read More
Investors in Brazil-based, US-listed payments and financial technology company StoneCo have raised USD790 million in a secondary follow-on offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Selling shareholders offered 19.5 million Class A common shares at a price of USD40.50 per share. Global growth markets investor Actis partially exited its stake… Read More
Asia-focused alternative asset manager Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has agreed to invest INR26 billion (approximately USD379 million) for a 30 percent stake in NIIT Technologies, an India-listed information technology group. BPEA will purchase 18.85 million shares of the company at a price of INR1,394 (USD20.11) per share from NIIT… Read More
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