NewsWatch – Page 3

March 9-10, 2021

EMPEA Programming and Reports; Temasek Commits USD500m to LeapFrog; CDPQ Backs Brazilian Fiber Optic JV with USD321m; Fund Closes for OrbiMed, Asia Partners, Addor Capital, Trifecta Capital, SunFunder & Indus Valley

March 2-3, 2021

Boyu Capital Closes USD3.6b China Fund; TVM Capital Healthcare in USD232m Exit from UAE’s CMRC; CapSur Capital Leads USD205m Round for Brazil’s Loggi at ~USD2b Valuation

February 23-24, 2021

Tata Group Acquires Indian Online Grocer for USD1.3b; Earlybird Closes USD241m Emerging Europe VC Fund; Gulf Capital Exits Turkish ISP Turknet

February 9-10, 2021

GPEC 2021 Registration Open; Phatisa Reaches USD143m Close for Africa Food Fund; L Catterton in USD148.5m Exit from Espaçolaser via IPO

February 2-3, 2021

GGV Reaches USD2.52b Close Across Five VC Funds; GIC, Whale Rock, & Invesco Lead USD400m Series G for Brazil’s Nubank

January 26-27, 2021

Blackstone in USD262m Exit from Pátria via IPO; USD258m Close for SPE Capital’s North Africa Fund; Closes for TVS Capital, Novo Tellus, & Tata Capital

January 19-20, 2021

KKR Closes USD3.9b Asia Pacific Infra Fund; Yunfeng Invests USD300m in Chinese Edtech Yuanfudao; Intel, TPG Growth, EchoVC in USD85m Series B for Kenya’s Gro Intelligence

January 12-13, 2021

Tiger Global, SoftBank, and Alibaba in USD1.6b Series E for Chinese Edtech Zuoyebang; LGT Leads USD255m Series E for Brazilian Fintech Creditas; Mekong Closes on USD246m for Vietnam

December 22-23, 2020

Warburg Exits India’s Ecom Express & AU Small Finance Bank; DFC Invests USD300m in Africa Data Centers

December 15-16, 2020

Everstone Exits Burger King India & Singapore’s Everise; Carlyle & GIC Exit Brazil’s Rede D’Or via USD2.23b IPO

December 1-2, 2020

Fidelity, SoftBank, & Sequoia Invest USD1.7b in Chinese Logistics Player; L Catterton Exits Mexico’s Cholula via USD800m Sale to McCormick

November 24-25, 2020

GPEC 2021 Dates; OTPP & ADIA Target ASEAN Renewable Energy in USD1.25b Deal; CDC, DPI, EBRD Seed USD750m Pan-African Biopharma Platform

November 17-18, 2020

ARCH EM Partners in Secondary Deal for Africa’s CrossBoundary Energy; Legend, Lyfe, and IDG Back Chinese Biotechs

November 10-11, 2020

OTPP Leads USD267m Series C for China’s Pony.ai; Saudi Arabia’s PIF Backs India’s Reliance Retail with USD1.3b Investment

November 3-4, 2020

Warburg-Backed Broadband Operator Raises USD600m in Philippines’ IPO; Accel-KKR Reaches USD640m Close for EM Buyout Fund

October 27-28, 2020

KKR Invests USD386m in South Korean Water Treatment; Chinese Edtech Yuanfudao Secures USD2.2b Series G; Exits for Aqua, Comoé, Baring PE Asia, Innova, Abris

October 20-21, 2020

Gaorong Reaches USD1.15b Close for China VC Fund; Andreessen Backs Mexican Hospitality Startup in USD48m Round; Actis Backs Digital Infrastructure in South Africa

October 13-14, 2020

GIC & Sequoia India in USD100m Series D for India’s Razorpay; China’s CCV and Linear Reach Final Closes for USD Funds

October 6-7, 2020

GA, ADIA, Mubadala, TPG, GIC, & Silver Lake Co-Investors Commit USD3.4b to Reliance Retail; Permira, Mid Europa, & Cinven Partially Exit Poland’s Allegro via USD2.3b IPO

September 29-30, 2020

Actis Acquires 75% Stake in South Korean Data Center JV; Advent Reaches USD2b Close for LAPEF VII; BA Capital, Panlin, & Morningside VC Reach Final Closes for China Funds

September 22-23, 2020

Advent Exits Brazil’s Easynvest & Invests in Nubank; KKR Asian Fund IV Reaches USD11b+ First Close; Warburg Partially Exits India’s CAMS & Brazil’s Petz

September 8-9, 2020

Affirma Exits South Korea’s EMC Holdings for USD843m; Apollo-Led Consortium Acquires Stake in ADNOC Property Leasing for USD2.7b

September 1-2, 2020

GIC & Brookfield Acquire India’s Reliance Jio Infratel for USD3.4b; Pátria Reaches USD2b Final Close for Infrastructure Fund IV

August 25-26, 2020

Hillhouse, Swiss Re, Tencent Pump Combined USD1b+ into Chinese Health Care Companies; Innova Capital Exits Slovenia’s Trimo

August 18-19, 2020

Advent to Exit Brazil’s Quero-Quero via IPO for up to USD359m; Gaw Capital Reaches Combined USD900m Close for Asia Funds

August 11-12, 2020

Nexus VP, Omidyar, & Owl Exit WhiteHat via Sale to Byju’s; New York State Common Commits USD300m to KKR Asia Fund

August 4-5, 2020

Navis & Permira in Asian Education Deals; Apis-Backed African Fintech DPO Sells for USD288m; One Equity Leads USD200m Series A for Croatia’s Infobip

July 28-29, 2020

KKR & CICC Invest USD1.3b in Chinese Online Grocers; Brookfield, Valor, responsAbility Back Solar Projects in Brazil & India

July 21-22, 2020

Google Commits USD14.5b to India Digitization Fund & Jio Stake; Hillhouse Bets on Chinese EV & Health Care Companies

July 14-15, 2020

Helios & Fairfax Africa Merge; USD2.9b Close for Actis Renewable Energy; Sequoia Secures USD1.35b for India & SE Asia