A consortium of investors including ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, CDC Group, FMO, Norfund, ResponsAbility, SIMA Funds, Symbiotics, and Global Partnerships have invested USD90m debt and equity in Greenlight Planet, a solar-powered home energy products provider active in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Read more… Read More
Endeavor has reached a USD134m final close for its third co-investment vehicle, Endeavor Catalyst Fund III, through which the firm will continue investing in the Series A, B, and C of Endeavor Entrepreneurs. Read more… Read More
Members can log in to receive exclusive access to the full detailed report (PDF) and underlying data (Excel). Fundraising for EM-focused private capital vehicles declined by 15%, year over year, to USD34.7b in the first half of 2020. COVID-19 has… Read More
CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund and existing shareholders LeapFrog Investments and Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, led a USD30m investment in BIMA, a Sweden-based emerging markets-focused digital health and insurtech solutions provider. Read more… Read More
Clean Energy Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (co-founded by Bill Gates), and Goodwell Investments, in partnership with Alitheia Capital and Total Energy Ventures, led a USD12m Series A for SparkMeter, a Washington, D.C.- and Kenya-based provider of energy grid management services, equipment, and software solutions across Africa, Asia, and… Read More
Actis has reached a USD2.9b first close for Actis Energy 5, a vehicle focused on renewable energy investments across Latin America, Africa, and parts of Asia and targeting USD4b. Read more… Read More
The 16th annual edition of EMPEA’s Global Limited Partners Survey features the views of 109 limited partners (LPs) on the current conditions and outlook for private capital in emerging markets (EM). This study aims to shed light on how LP investment plans are evolving and what factors are affecting LP… Read More
B Capital Group has reached a USD820m final close for its second global fund. The vehicle will invest in growth-stage startups transforming large industries and scaling rapidly across Asia, Europe, and the US. Read more… Read More
Contributed by EMPEA Leadership Circle and Legal and Regulatory Council member, Debevoise & Plimpton… Read More
Among the many corporate functions upended by the coronavirus crisis is M&A due diligence. After all, deals used to start with a handshake, with assurance conveyed by touch. But now handshakes, management meetings, dinners, and rounds of golf have been replaced by faces in Zoom boxes. And that’s just the… Read More
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