NBK Capital Partners, an alternative investment firm focused on the Middle East and North Africa, has completed a sharia-compliant mezzanine investment in Saudi Arabia-based energy rental company Energia Model Trading & Contracting. The company, which provides generators for short- and long-term projects in the oil & gas, utilities, industrials and… Read More
Indonesia-based ride-hailing, delivery and personal services platform Go-Jek has raised a US$1.5 billion Series E investment round from a consortium of new and existing investors. The consortium includes internet and technology companies Google, Tencent Holdings, JD.com and Meituan-Dianping; Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings; fund managers BlackRock, KKR, Warburg Pincus,… Read More
Central and Eastern Europe-focused private equity fund manager Mid Europa Partners has acquired a majority stake in Serbia-based health care provider MediGroup from Balkans-focused private equity firm Blue Sea Capital. Blue Sea originally invested in the MediGroup’s predecessor in 2012 and will retain a 45 percent stake in the company. Read More
Brazil-based financial services and technology startup Nubank has raised a US$150 million investment round led by venture capital firm DST Global. New investors Dragoneer Investment Group and Thrive Capital Partners also participated in the round alongside existing investors Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital and QED Investors. Nubank plans to… Read More
Samena Capital, a principal investment group focused on the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and North Africa, and Cenova Capital, a fund manager focused on health care in China, have invested US$83 million in Hong Kong-based medical services provider Virtus Medical Holdings. The company’s management team also participated in the… Read More
China-based online credit assessment and reporting company Wecash Technology has raised a US$160 million Series D funding round led by corporate venture capital firm ORIX Asia Capital and SEA Group. Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Sagamore Investments, Forebright Capital, Lingfeng Capital and Hongdao Capital also participated in the round. Wecash plans… Read More
IQGEN Holdings, an investment advisory firm focused on health care in Asia, has reached a final close for its debut fund with US$25 million in capital commitments. Investors in the Vantage fund include high-net worth individuals and family offices. The fund, which will invest in markets including India, Malaysia, Singapore… Read More
India-focused venture debt fund manager Alteria Capital has reached a first close for Alteria Capital India Fund I with INR3.56 billion (approximately US$55 million) in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include India-based IndusInd Bank and a family office foundation. The fund, which is targeting INR8 billion (approximately US$123 million)… Read More
China-based internet and technology company Tencent Holdings has led a US$818 million Series C investment round for China-based used automobile retail platform Chehaoduo, previously known as Guazi. Existing investors Sequoia Capital China, H Capital, DST Global, Capital Today, Shougang Fund and Shanhang Capital Investment also participated in the round, along… Read More
India-focused venture capital fund manager WaterBridge Ventures has reached a final close for its maiden fund with US$30 million in capital commitments. The fund will make early-stage investments in technology-focused startups across various sectors in India. Read More
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