The purpose of this article is to initiate communication between multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions (‘’DFIs”) and private equity fund managers (“FMs”) that seek to attract DFI funding for investments in countries within the mandate of DFIs. This is with the intention of equipping FMs with an upfront understanding… Read More
Sequoia Capital China led a USD100m Series C for China-based storytelling mobile app Kuaidian, with participation from existing investors GGV Capital and Morningside Venture Capital. Read more… Read More
Southern Capital Group and HPEF Capital Partners have agreed to sell Singapore-based Canadian International School to Hong Kong-listed China Maple Leaf Educational Systems for SGD680m (approximately USD487m). Read more… Read More
KKR has appointed Lucian Schoenefelder as Head of Technology for the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this appointment, Shoenefelder was part of the European technology, media, and telecommunications team at KKR. Read more… Read More
ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment has appointed Tariye Gbadegesin to Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. Read More
Southeast Asia-focused venture capital fund manager Openspace Ventures has named Jaclyn Seow as Vice President of ESG & Impact. In this role, Jaclyn will be heading the firm’s ESG initiatives, including measuring impact, and she will be working alongside NGOs and impact organizations to drive growth in Southeast… Read More
Asian Development Bank has appointed Sonali Tang as the head of its new branch in Singapore, which opened on 5 March 2020. In this new role, Sonali will focus on tackling climate change, financing and building quality infrastructure, pioneering innovation in development operations, and managing urbanization. Read… Read More
CDC Group has announced the appointment of its first Climate Change Director, Amal-Lee Amin. The newly created position will see Dr. Amin play a pivotal role within CDC ahead of the company’s new climate change strategy launch, scheduled for later this year. Read more… Read More
Malta. Mediterrania Capital Partners, the Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, announces the appointment of Rajaa Berrkia as Director of Sustainability. … Read More
Malta. Mediterrania Capital Partners, the Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, announces that its portfolio companies managed by MC II and MC III funds achieved 25% EBITDA year-on-year growth up to the end of 2019, reaching over €1 billion… Read More
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