Global private equity secondaries firm Coller Capital has announced the closing of Coller International Partners VI at US$5.5 billion, ahead of its US$5 billion target. The fund, like its predecessors, will acquire private equity portfolios from existing investors, with transaction sizes ranging from US$1 million to over US$1 billion. Read More
BaltCap, a private equity and venture capital firm focused on the Baltic States, has invested in two Lithuanian companies through its Lithuania SME Fund. The Lithuania SME Fund is part of the European Investment Fund’s JEREMIE initiative, which aims to provide funding to small- and medium-size enterprises in Europe. Read More
Zhou Hei Ya, a Chinese food company specializing in the processing and sale of ducks and geese, has completed an RMB150 million (approximately US$24 million) Series B financing round led by China-focused venture capital firms Tiantu Capital and IDG Capital Partners. Tiantu Capital led Zhou Hei Ya’s RMB60 million… Read More
Poland-based financial services group IDMSA Brokerage House has sold a 45 percent stake in Polski Bank Przedsiębiorczości (PBP Bank) to Eastern Europe-focused private equity firm Abris Capital Partners for PLN95 million (approximately US$28 million). PBP Bank, also based in Poland, specializes in corporate banking services. As a result of… Read More
Global emerging markets private equity firm Actis has sold its 80 percent stake in Banque Commerciale du Rwanda (BCR) to a consortium of investors including Kenyan regional bank I&M Bank Limited and French and German development finance institutions Proparco and DEG, with the Government of Rwanda retaining a 20… Read More
Real Infrastructure Capital Partners has announced the first closing of its Latin Renewables Infrastructure Fund with approximately US$50 million in commitments. The fund, which is targeting US$150 million to US$200 million in total commitments, will invest in renewable resource power generation assets in Latin America with a focus on… Read More
Bahrain-based alternative investments manager Investcorp has announced the acquisition of a 30 percent stake in Orka Group, a Turkish menswear retailer, through its Gulf Opportunity Fund. Orka Group’s Damat, Tween and D’S Damat brands are sold in more than 250 stores in 40 countries. The investment is Investcorp’s sixth… Read More
Global private equity fund of funds manager Pantheon has reportedly secured more than US$700 million in total commitments for its sixth Asia-focused fund. Pantheon Asia Fund VI will seek to invest in 25 to 30 venture capital, buyout and sector-focused funds across the region. Read More
Small- and mid-cap-focused private equity fund manager Aureos Capital has acquired a significant stake in Peruvian restaurant group Acurio Restaurantes through the Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF). Acurio Restaurantes operates 32 casual and fine-dining restaurants, including 19 in major cities outside Peru, and plans to continue its expansion into… Read More
South and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has sold its majority stake in Indian financial products distributor Andromeda Sales and Distribution (Andromeda DSD) to Casa Capital Management, a financial services holding company. Navis acquired Andromeda DSD through Navis Asia Fund V in December 2007. Financial terms… Read More
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