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Seviora Capital and Temasek Launch T3F Strategy Fund
Seviora Capital and Temasek launched the T3F Strategy fund, focusing on late-stage venture and early-growth agri-food companies across the Asia Pacific. Read More
Amethis Acquires Minority Stake in UAE’s BBI
Amethis acquired a minority stake in BBI, a UAE-based data management consultancy firm in the MENA region. Read More
Cento Ventures Invests in Singapore’s Doxa Holdings
Cento Ventures invested in Doxa Holdings, a Singapore-based digital procurement platform for SMEs. Doxa Holdings previously raised a USD2.2m pre-Series A in 2022. Read More
India’s GMR Airports Raises ~USD269.7m from JP Morgan Securities Asia Pacific, Tata Capital and Others
GMR Airports, an India-based aviation facilities operator, raised a INR22.4b (~USD269.7m) investment, which includes INR8.3b from JP Morgan Securities Asia Pacific, INR8b from Tata Capital, INR3b from Navi Finserv and INR2b from HSBC. Read More
Singapore’s Thryve.Earth Raises USD2.6m Seed Round from Openspace Ventures and Capital Code
Thryve.Earth, a Singapore-based cloud platform that develops and manages climate solution projects, raised a USD2.6m seed round, with USD2m from Openspace Ventures and USD500k from Capital Code. Read More
Old Mutual Alternative Investments Invests ~USD6.5m in South Africa’s Afropulse Group
Old Mutual Alternative Investments provided ZAR125m (~USD6.5m) in financing for Afropulse Group, a South Africa-based investment holding company. Read More
Temasek Exits 8% Stake in India’s Manipal Hospitals to Mubadala, Novo Holdings and CalPERS
Temasek exited an 8% stake in India-based hospital chain Manipal Hospitals via a sale to Mubadala Investment Company, Novo Holdings and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System. Read More
Advent International Acquires Majority Stake in China’s VNU Exhibitions Asia
Advent International acquired a majority stake in China-based exhibitions and conferences organizer VNU Exhibitions Asia. Read More
Temasek Exits India’s PolicyBazaar for ~USD300m
Temasek fully exited its 5.4% stake in India-based insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar for INR24.25b (~USD300m). Read More
Temasek Exits India’s PolicyBazaar for ~USD300m
Temasek fully exited its 5.4% stake in India-based insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar for INR24.25b (~USD300m). Read More
KKR Reaches USD6.4b Final Close for Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors Fund II
KKR reached a USD6.4b final close for its second Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors fund. KKR closed its inaugural Asia-Pacific infrastructure fund at USD3.9b in 2021. Read More
The Northstar Group and Ansible Ventures Invests USD1.3m in Vietnam’s NativeX
NativeX, a Vietnam-based English learning platform, raised a USD1.3m seed round from Northstar Ventures and Ansible Ventures. Read More