TalentSprint, an India-based skills development and training company, has raised INR200 million (roughly US$3.7 million) in Series A equity funding from Indian venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners. TalentSprint offers employability programs to young professionals using experiential learning and iPEARL, its proprietary technology platform. With learning facilities in Hyderabad… Read More
Horizon Capital, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-cap companies in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, has acquired a minority stake in Ciklum, an information technology (IT) company based in Ukraine, through its Emerging Europe Growth Fund II (EEGF II). The deal marks Horizon Capital’s first investment in the… Read More
212 Capital Partners, a Turkey-focused venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, has announced its fifth investment of the year in CloudArena, which specializes in “Software as a Service” solutions to the hospitality industry. Separately, 212 Capital Partners announced an investment in Hazinem.com, an online jewelry store. Financial details for… Read More
Global multi-asset class investment manager PineBridge Investments and Polish postal group Integer.pl Group have announced a joint investment to develop and roll-out a parcel system called EasyPack in Europe and CIS countries. Already operating in Poland and Russia, EasyPack enables the sending and collecting of packages 24 hours a… Read More
CDB Capital, the fund management arm of China Development Bank, has reportedly raised RMB9 billion (approximately US$1.4 billion) for a private equity fund of funds. The CDB Guochuang Kaiyuan Private Equity Fund of Funds is targeting RMB10 billion in total commitments. The fund is part of the Guochuang Fund… Read More
CapMan Russia, a Russian private equity fund managed by CapMan, has acquired a minority stake in local sporting goods retail chain Top League. The chain currently consists of 55 stores located in 16 cities in the Southern, North-Caucasus and Central Federal Districts of Russia. The funding will be used… Read More
Private equity and venture capital firms SAIF Partners and Accel Partners have jointly invested in PropTiger Realty Private Limited, which runs PropTiger.com, an Indian technology-enabled real estate marketing services platform. The deal is valued at INR250 million (approximately US$5 million). The company plans to use the new funding to… Read More
GP Investments, an alternative asset investment firm in Latin America, has sold its remaining stake in Brazilian commercial property company BR Properties. GP Investments founded BR Properties in 2006 with an initial investment of US$25 million from, in part, its private equity fund GP Capital Partners III (GPCPIII). GPCPIII… Read More
TVS Logistics Services, an Indian provider of logistics solutions across multiple verticals including automotive, distribution, electronics and discrete component manufacturing, has reached an agreement with an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Goldman Sachs. The deal is valued at approximately US$53 million, of which KKR will invest… Read More
Global private equity firm General Atlantic has completed its third partial exit from Chinese automobile dealership group Zhongsheng Group, reducing the firm’s stake in the company to an approximate 5 percent. The value of the transaction is estimated at US$129 million. General Atlantic reportedly sold 65 million shares of… Read More
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