DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft), the development finance arm of Germany’s KfW Bankengruppe, has partnered with London-based Duet Group and U.S.-based Vasari Group to invest US$90 million in Dashen Brewery of Ethiopia. DEG will provide US$12.5 million of its own capital as part of the deal. Dashen, which produces… Read More
Rio Bravo Investments, a Brazil-based asset manager, has completed the final close of its renewable energy fund, FIP Rio Bravo Energy I, at BRL463 million (approximately US$275 million). Rio Bravo has already committed the fund’s capital to hydro and wind energy projects currently being developed through partnerships with mining… Read More
South and Southeast Asia-focused private equity investor Navis Capital Partners is now the sole owner of India-based fast food chain Nirula’s following the acquisition of co-owner Samir Kuckreja’s remaining stake in the company, which was estimated to be around 10 percent. Navis paid INR900 million (roughly US$19.7… Read More
Serendipity Infolabs, the India-based operator of online taxi reservation service TaxiForSure.com, has raised venture capital funding from global venture capital investor Accel Partners and India-based firms Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures. TaxiForSure, which caters to business travelers, is currently available in Bangalore and plans to soon expand to… Read More
Nexxus Capital, a Mexico-based fund manager, has acquired a 31 percent stake in Price Travel, a travel services provider focused on the Mexican market. Price Travel’s current operations include an online platform and 98 Price Travel Shops offering hotel reservations, airline tickets, ground transport, tours and vacation packages. This… Read More
Actis has announced the sale of its 85 percent stake in Accra Mall, a shopping and leisure center in Ghana, to Atterbury, a South Africa-based property developer, and Sanlam, a financial services group also based in South Africa. Actis led the development of Accra Mall in partnership with the… Read More
TVM Capital MENA, a Dubai-based private equity and growth capital investor focused on the healthcare markets of the Middle East, North Africa and India, has held a final close of US$50 million for TVM Healthcare MENA I. With the final close, Crescent Enterprises, a diversified holding company based in… Read More
Quikr, an Indian internet and mobile classifieds platform, has raised US$32 million in a financing round led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity investor specializing in growth investments. Existing investors Matrix Partners India, Norwest Venture Partners and eBay also participated. Quikr will use the new capital… Read More
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$100 million anchor investment in Agvance Africa, an agribusiness-focused fund of funds to be managed by Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group (CFIG). Agvance Africa is focused on promoting private investment in African agriculture and… Read More
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