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Abris Acquires Majority Stake in Polish E-Commerce Delivery Solutions Provider R2G Polska
Abris Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in R2G Polska, a Poland-based e-commerce delivery solutions provider operating under the Apaczka brand, from Concordia 21. Read More
Warburg Pincus Invests USD100m Series A for Brazilian API Communication Platform Take Blip
Warburg Pincus has invested a USD100m Series A for Brazil-based API communication platform Take Blip. Read More
BlackRock Acquires Majority Stake in Taiwanese Solar Energy Company New Green Power
BlackRock has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Taiwan-based solar energy company New Green Power through its realty investment management arm BlackRock Real Asset. Details of the transaction are undisclosed. Read More
CDH and Oriza Invest USD219m in Canadian Solar’s China Assets Ahead of IPO
CDH Investments and Oriza Holdings have agreed to invest CNY1.5b (approximately USD219m) in CSI Solar, a China-based subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed solar power company Canadian Solar, for a 20% stake. This deal, which is part of a larger CNY1.78b capital raise, will support CSI Solar’s planned listing in China. Read More
TRG Provides Debt Financing to Colombian Lender Kredit
The Rohatyn Group has agreed to provide senior secured debt financing to Colombia-based consumer credit provider Kredit Plus. Details of the transaction are undisclosed. Read More
Insight Partners Leads USD55m Series F for India- and US-Based SaaS Startup Chargebee
Insight Partners led a USD55m Series F for Chargebee, an India- and US-based SaaS subscription management platform, with participation from Steadview Capital and Tiger Global Management. Read More
Vantage Invests USD28m in Moroccan Health Care Group CIM Santé Group
Vantage Capital has invested USD28m to acquire a reportedly significant minority stake in Morocco-based health care group Cliniques Internationales du Maroc Group (CIM Santé Group). Read More
Giant Ventures Leads USD2m Pre-Seed Investment in Poland- and US-Based Air Quality Data Platform Airly
Giant Ventures led a EUR1.7m (approximately USD2m) pre-seed round for Airly, a Poland- and US-based internet company that specializes in providing hyper-local data about air pollution, with participation from angel investors. Read More
Enterprise Estonia Invests USD1.4m in Estonian Production Management Software Eziil
Enterprise Estonia and others have invested EUR1.2m (approximately USD1.4m) in Eziil, an Estonia-based production management software for factories. Read More
Linear Reaches USD200m Final Close for Fourth USD-Denominated China VC Fund
Linear Capital has reached a USD200m final close for its fourth USD-denominated China-focused VC fund. The vehicle will target early-stage investments in data application, data infrastructure, and frontier technology. Read More
Lightspeed and Accel Invest USD18.5m in Indian Fintech Uni
Lightspeed India Partners and Accel Partners have invested a USD18.5m seed round for India-based fintech Uni. Read More
EAIF, PIDG, and Proparco Invest USD100m Debt in Mauritian Telecom Company WIOCC
Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), Ninety One’s EAIF, and Proparco have agreed to provide USD100m in financing to Mauritius-based telecommunications company West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). PIDG and EAIF will provide USD40m, while Proparco will be lending the remaining USD60m. Read More