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IGNIA Reaches First Close for Second Early-Stage Fund

IGNIA Partners reached an undisclosed first close for IGNIA VC Fund II, its second early-stage fund with a USD150m target. Read More

Mekong Capital Leads USD30m Round for Vietnam’s Entobel

Mekong Capital led a USD30m round for Entobel, a Vietnam-based biotech producing insect-based ingredients from Black Soldier Flies for the animal feed, pet food and fertilizer industries, with participation from Dragon Capital. Mekong invested USD25m through its Mekong Enterprise Fund IV. Read More

BTG Pactual Acquires Controlling Stake in Brazil’s V.tal

Anatel, Brazil’s national telecommunications agency, authorized BTG Pactual’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Brazil-based fiber optic company V.tal from Brazil-based telecom operator Oi for BRL12.9b (~USD2.6b). Read More

Inspired Evolution and Schneider Electric Launch JV To Explore Energy-related Solutions in Africa

Inspired Evolution and Schneider Electric agreed to form a joint venture to explore Energy-as-a-Service solutions as well as energy efficiency, microgrid and decarbonization initiatives in Africa. Read More

LeapFrog Leads USD61m Round for India’s Redcliffe Lifetech

LeapFrog Investments led a USD61m round for India-based diagnostics platforms Redcliffe Lifetech, with participation from Healthquad, Schroders, LC Nueva and Growth Spark Ventures, and follow-on from Chiratae Ventures and Alkemi Venture Partners. Read More

DST Global Leads USD95m Series B for Indonesia’s Moladin

DST Global led a USD95m Series B for Indonesia-based used car marketplace Moladin, with participation from East Ventures, Northstar Group and Sequoia Capital India. Read More

Colombian Infrastructure Equity Fund Acquires Colombian Port Terminals

Colombia Infrastructure Equity Fund, a fund managed by Colombia Infrastructure Partners, acquired 32.1% of the Terminal de Contenedores de Buenaventura and 50% of the Terminal Logístico de Buenaventura, two port terminals in Colombia, for an undisclosed amount. Read More

Rali_cap Reaches USD20m First Close for Emerging Market Fintech Fund

Rali_cap (formerly Rally Cap Ventures) reached a USD20m first close for its debut fund. The vehicle has a USD30m target and will invest in B2B and API-first fintechs across Africa, Latin America and South Asia at pre-seed and seed stages. The fund expects to achieve a second close in June 2022. Read More

Sequoia India, Alpha Wave and Tiger Global Invest USD100m in India’s Absolute

Sequoia Capital India, Alpha Wave Global and Tiger Global invested USD100m in India-based agtech Absolute. Read More

EXEO Capital Acquires South Africa’s Chemical Process Technologies

EXEO Capital acquired Chemical Process Technologies, a South Africa-based manufacturer of animal active pharmaceutical ingredients, for an undisclosed amount. Read More

HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund Reaches USD20m Final Close

HAVAÍC Universum Core African Fund, a vehicle established by a joint venture between HAVAÍC and Universum Wealth, reached a USD20m final close. The fund will target investments in early-stage technology companies in South, East and West Africa. Read More

Square Peg Capital Leads USD37m Series B for Malaysia’s LottieFiles

Square Peg Capital led a USD37m Series B for LottieFiles, a Malaysia-based motion graphics platform for designers and developers, with participation from XYZ Venture Capital and GreatPoint Ventures, and follow-on from 500 Global and M12. Read More