DAI Acquires MicroVest
DAI acquired emerging markets-focused microfinance lender MicroVest Capital Management for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
DAI acquired emerging markets-focused microfinance lender MicroVest Capital Management for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
In March 2016, Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) acquired 100% of Interplex, a Singapore-listed precision engineering solutions provider. BPEA privatized Interplex and helped the company narrow its focus from eight market segments to three high-margin verticals: automotive, medical/life sciences and data communications. With… Read More
CPP Investments committed USD1.6b to six private equity funds: USD200m to Clearlake Capital Partners VII; USD325m to Anchor Equity Partners Fund IV; USD600m to Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VIII; USD350m to Carlyle Partners VIII; USD100m to Kainos Partners III; and USD57m to Summa Equity Fund III. Read more… Read More
Climate Fund Managers reached a USD675m first close for Climate Investor Two. The fund has a target size of USD1b and will focus on investments in sustainable infrastructure in climate change adaptation sectors across emerging markets. Read more… Read More
General Atlantic reached a USD7.8b final close of its sixth flagship fund, surpassing the fund’s initial target of USD5b. The firm invests in technology-enabled companies globally across the consumer, financial services, healthcare, life sciences and technology sectors. Read more… Read More
IFC agreed to invest USD100m in digital infrastructure assets managed by DigitalBridge, a global digital infrastructure investment firm. These include Scala, a Brazilian data center operator; EdgePoint, a tower investment platform with operations in Indonesia and Malaysia; and Highline, a Brazilian independent provider of wireless communications infrastructure and tower operator. Read More
Based on GPCA’s newly developed taxonomy of climate-dedicated businesses, the 2021 Climate Data Insight covers climate-focused private capital activity in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East. GPC markets represent an outsized opportunity for climate-focused investors due to growing unmet energy demand, structural inefficiencies and… Read More
BlackRock reached a USD673m final close for Climate Finance Partnership, a blended finance vehicle targeting climate infrastructure investments across emerging markets. Read more… Read More
Inspired Evolution, through its Evolution II Fund, led a USD15m round for d.light, a US-headquartered solar energy company with operations in Africa and Asia, with participation from FMO, Norfund, Swedfund, Shell New Energies and KawiSafi Ventures. Read more… Read More
Emerging markets-focused digital lender Tala raised a USD145m Series E led by Upstart, with participation from The Stellar Development Foundation’s Enterprise Fund and angel investors. Existing investors IVP, Revolution Growth and Lowercase Capital followed on. Read more… Read More
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