Asia-focused private credit investment fund manager ADM Capital has reached a final close for Asia Secured Lending Facility II with US$178 million in capital commitments. Investors in the facility include development finance institutions IFC and OPIC, which committed US$50 million, as well as Calvert Impact Capital, which committed US$10 million. Read More
Global growth markets investor Actis has reportedly agreed to acquire a portfolio of solar power projects in India from Essel Infraprojects, the infrastructure arm of India-based conglomerate Essel Group, for up to INR60 billion (approximately US$847 million). The portfolio comprises 685 megawatts of installed capacity and projects under construction. Read More
Pakistan-focused private equity fund manager Baltoro Capital has reportedly acquired a stake in Pakistan-based asset manager NBP Fund Management (NBP Funds) through Baltoro Growth Fund. In addition to managing 26 mutual and pension funds and total assets of PKR116 billion (approximately US$866 million), NBP Funds engages in initiatives promoting financial… Read More
Amethis Finance and the West Africa Emerging Markets Growth Fund (WAEMGF) have exited their stakes in Côte d’Ivoire-based downstream oil and gas company Petro Ivoire via a leveraged management buyout (MBO). Africa-focused private credit fund manager Vantage Capital provided EUR19 million (approximately US$21 million) of mezzanine funding to support the… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus has partially exited its stake in India-listed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company for INR11.4 billion (approximately US$164 million), selling 14.3 million shares via bulk deals for INR800 (approximately US$11) per share. Warburg originally acquired a 9 percent stake in the company for US$284… Read More
UFG Private Equity, the buyout and growth equity arm of Russia-focused alternative investment group UFG Asset Management, has acquired a large minority stake in Russia-based telecom infrastructure developer Russian Towers through its third fund. UFG acquired the stake from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), which originally invested in Russian… Read More
Global private equity firm Bain Capital has partially exited its stake in Brazil-listed health care services provider Grupo Notre Dame Intermédica (GNDI), generating gross proceeds of BRL2.4 billion (approximately US$624 million). Bain sold 92.4 million shares for BRL26 (approximately US$7) per share as part of a follow-on offering that also… Read More
Pan-African private equity fund manager AfricInvest has reached a final close for Maghreb Private Equity IV with EUR194 million (approximately US$221 million) in capital commitments. The African Development Bank committed EUR20 million (approximately US$23 million) in this latest close. Other investors in the fund include development finance institutions CDC, EBRD,… Read More
Germany-based oil and gas producer DEA Group has agreed to acquire Mexico-based Sierra Oil & Gas for a reported total of US$500 million. Sierra is backed by alternative investment fund managers Riverstone Holdings, EnCap Investments and BlackRock, which together originally invested in the company in 2014. Sierra holds interests in… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus has led a Series E financing round of INR5.2 billion (approximately US$74 million) for India-based microlender Fusion Microfinance. Previous backer Creation Investments Capital Management also participated in the round, which included both a primary infusion and a secondary sale by early-stage investors. Impact… Read More
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