Warburg Pincus Invests in Zhangmen and Ziroom (Asia)

Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus and China-focused fund manager Genesis Capital have invested US$120 million in a Series D round for China-based online tutoring company Zhangmen. The company offers personalized, one-on-one tutoring sessions to more than one million registered students across 600 cities in China. Separately, Warburg, along… Read More

Small Enterprise Assistance Funds Exits Propak (CEE and CIS)

SME-focused investment firm Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) has fully exited its 80 percent stake in Turkey-based flexible packaging producer Propak to Polinas, a packaging materials subsidiary of Turkey-based food company Ulker Group. SEAF originally invested in Propak in 2011 through Southeast Europe Equity Fund II (SEEF II). Financial details… Read More

Harith General Partners Invests in Sheltam Mauritius (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Pan-African infrastructure fund manager Harith General Partners has acquired a 30 percent stake in Sheltam Mauritius, the parent company of Southern Africa-focused rail company Sheltam Group. Immediately prior to Harith’s investment, Sheltam restructured its shareholder debt obligations, making private investment group Principle Capital the company’s controlling shareholder. With Harith’s and… Read More

Aspada Invests in EM3 AgriServices (Asia)

India-based farm mechanization services company EM3 AgriServices has raised a US$10 million Series B round from existing investor Aspada Investment Advisors, an investment firm focused on small and medium-sized enterprises in India, and London-based Global Innovation Fund. Aspada invested through Aspada Investment Company, a venture capital investment vehicle backed by… Read More

SSG Capital Management Raises More than US$2.5 Billion for Latest Funds (Asia)

Asia-focused credit and special situations investor SSG Capital Management has reportedly raised approximately US$1.7 billion for its fourth special situations fund, SSG Capital Partners IV, and closed its second direct lending fund, SSG Secured Lending Opportunities II, at its hard cap with US$800 million in capital commitments. The former reportedly… Read More

Novastar Ventures Invests in Three New Businesses (Sub-Saharan Africa)

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, China-based conglomerate CITIC and its alternative investment arm CITIC Capital Partners have completed their investment in fast food chain McDonald’s Corporation’s mainland China and Hong Kong businesses. The consortium had previously agreed to invest up to US$2.08 billion, with CITIC and CITIC Capital… Read More



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