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Greenoaks Leads USD112m Series B for Bulgaria’s Payhawk
Greenoaks led a USD112m Series B for Bulgaria-based payments and expense management provider Payhawk, with follow-on from Earlybird Digital East, QED Investors and Eleven Ventures. Read More
Crescera Capital SPAC Raises USD201m in Nasdaq IPO
Crescera Capital Acquisition, a SPAC formed by Crescera Capital targeting businesses in Latin America, raised USD201m in an IPO on the Nasdaq. Read More
General Atlantic, Tiger Global and Moore Strategic Ventures Lead USD210m Series E for India’s NoBroker
General Atlantic, Tiger Global and Moore Strategic Ventures led a USD210m Series E for India-based proptech NoBroker at a reported USD1b valuation. Read More
Carlyle to Invests ~USD53.4m in Brazil’s Grupo Madero
The Carlyle Group agreed to invest BRL300m (~USD53.4m) in Brazil-based restaurant group Grupo Madero. Read More
WaterBridge Ventures Reaches USD150m Final Close for Second VC Fund
WaterBridge Ventures reached a USD150m final close for its second VC fund. The vehicle will make 25 investments at the seed or Series A stage and provide follow-on capital for its existing portfolio companies. Read More
Warburg Pincus Leads Series C for China’s Ambilight
Warburg Pincus led an undisclosed Series C for Ambilight, a China-based new materials company focused on electrochromic (EC) components, with participation from Pagoda Investment and Cygnus Equity. Read More
Carlyle to Acquire South Korea’s A Twosome Place; Anchor Equity to Exit
The Carlyle Group, through its Carlyle Asia Partners V fund, agreed to acquire 100% of South Korea-based coffee chain A Twosome Place from Anchor Equity Partners. Read More
Valar Ventures Lead USD20m Series A for India’s Velocity
Valar Ventures led a USD20m Series A for Velocity, an India-based, revenue-based financing platform for e-commerce and D2C businesses. Read More
Nosara Capital Leads USD53m Series B for Colombia’s Chiper
Nosara Capital led a USD53m Series B for Chiper, a Colombia-based supplier management platform for independent merchants, with participation from Tiger Global, Endeavor Catalyst, InQlab, Alter Global and Interpay. Read More
General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group Invest USD150m in Brazil’s Arco
Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic invested USD100m and USD50m, respectively, in Brazil-based edtech Arco, through the purchase of convertible senior notes. Read More
Tencent Leads USD48m Series B for South Africa’s Ozow
Tencent led a USD48m Series B for South Africa-based fintech Ozow, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund. Read More
Coatue Leads USD150m Series C for Brazil’s CloudWalk
Coatue led a USD150m Series C for CloudWalk, a Brazilian POS and blockchain-based payments platform for entrepreneurs and SMEs, with participation from DST Global, A-Star, Plug and Play Ventures and angel Gokul Rajaram (DoorDash), and follow-on from Valor Capital Group and The Hive Brazil at a reported USD2.15b valuation. Read More