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Valor Capital, monashees and Balderton Lead USD160m Debt & Equity Round for Latin America-Focused E-Commerce Platform Merama

Valor Capital Group, monashees and Balderton Capital led a USD160m round for Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce platform Merama, with participation from TriplePoint Capital and the CEOs of Uala, Loggi, Rappi and MadeiraMadeira. The round comprises USD60m in seed and Series A funding and USD100m in debt. Read More

IMM PE to Acquire 40% Stake in South Korea’s SK Lubricants for ~USD987m

IMM Private Equity, through IMM Credit Solution, has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in South Korea-based oil and lubricant manufacturer SK Lubricants from South Korean refinery-to-battery maker SK Innovation for KRW1.1t (~USD987m). Read More

SoftBank Ventures Asia Leads USD28m Series B for Indonesian Social Commerce Startup Super

SoftBank Ventures Asia led a USD28m Series B for Indonesia-based hyperlocal social commerce startup Super, with participation from DST Global and TNB Aura and follow-on from Amasia, Insignia Ventures Partners, Y Combinator Continuity Fund and Stephen Pagliuca (Bain Capital). Read More

GIC Leads ~USD55 Series C for Brazilian Fintech Warren

GIC led a BRL300m (~USD55m) Series C for Brazil-based fintech Warren, with follow-on from Ribbit Capital, KASZEK, Chromo Invest, QED Investors, Meli Fund and Quartz. Read More

CarVal Invests USD150m Debt in Mexico’s Viva Aerobus

CarVal Investors has provided USD150m in financing to Mexico-based ultra low-cost airline Viva Aerobus. Read More

Temasek Invests USD120m in Indian Edtech UpGrad

Temasek has invested USD120m in UpGrad, an India-based edtech offering online courses in the higher education space. Read More

CITIC Capital Invests in Chinese Online Beauty Business Services Provider Yifei Group

CITIC Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Yifei Group, a China-based online business service provider in the beauty and personal care sector, via its third CNY-denominated fund. Read More

GLP Reaches USD900m Final Close for China Logistics Fund

GLP has reached a CNY5.8b (USD900m) final close for its China Income Fund II, a China-focused logistics vehicle. Read More

SoftBank to Invest USD150m in Brazilian Medical Education Group Afya

SoftBank, through its SoftBank Latin America Fund, has agreed to invest BRL822m (USD150m) in Brazil-based medical education group Afya through the purchase of convertible preferred shares. Existing backers Crescera Capital and the Esteves Family have also agreed to sell ~2.2 million common shares to SoftBank. Read More

Prosus Leads USD190m Investment for Indian Home & Beauty Services Platform Urban Company

Prosus Ventures led a USD190m investment for India-based home and beauty services platform Urban Company, with participation from DF International and Wellington Management, at a reported ~USD2b valuation. Read More

CDC and AddVentures Lead USD51m Series C for Indian B2B Packaging Materials Marketplace Bizongo

CDC Group and AddVentures led a USD51m Series C comprising a mix of debt and equity for Bizongo, an India-based B2B marketplace for packaging materials, with participation from Schroder Adveq and Bruno Raschle and follow-on from Accel, Chiratae Ventures and IFC. Stride Ventures, Trifecta Capital, TradeCred and IDFC First Bank provided debt funding as part of the round. Read More

Modus Capital Leads Series A for UAE’s Trade Capital Partners

Modus Capital led an undisclosed Series A for UAE-based fintech Trade Capital Partners, with participation from the Eldaba Family Office and local angel investors. Read More