Softbank Acquires 20% Stake in Bangladesh’s bKash
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 acquired a 20% stake in Bangladesh-based payments app bKash at a reported USD2b valuation. Read more… Read More
Africa HealthCare Master Fund Leads USD4.4m Series A for Nigeria’s DrugStoc
Africa HealthCare Master Fund led a USD4.4m Series A for Nigeria-based drug procurement platform DrugStoc, with participation from DEG and Vested World. Read more… Read More
BECO Capital Leads USD20m Series A for Jordan’s Abwaab
BECO Capital led a USD20m Series A for Jordan-based edtech Abwaab, with participation from 4DX Ventures, GSV Ventures, Watar Partners and others. Read more… Read More
TVM Exits UAE’s Bourn Hall to Mediclinic
TVM Capital Healthcare exited Bourn Hall International MENA, the holding company for the Bourn Hall Fertility Centre in the UAE, via a sale to private hospital group Mediclinic Middle East for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
CPP Investments Commits ~USD1.6b to Six PE Funds
CPP Investments committed USD1.6b to six private equity funds: USD200m to Clearlake Capital Partners VII; USD325m to Anchor Equity Partners Fund IV; USD600m to Baring Asia Private Equity Fund VIII; USD350m to Carlyle Partners VIII; USD100m to Kainos Partners III; and USD57m to Summa Equity Fund III. Read more… Read More
A91 Partners Reaches USD550m Final Close for Fund II
A91 Partners reached a USD550m final close for its second fund. The vehicle will invest in 15 to 17 established Indian companies or those with a presence in the country in sectors including consumer goods and services, financial services, healthcare and technology. Read more… Read More
500 Global, Artesian VC, Others Invest USD2.4m Pre-Series A for Taiwan’s Rosetta.ai
Rosetta.ai, a Taiwan-based AI technology company focused on fashion e-commerce, raised a USD2.4m pre-Series A led by Dr. Pehong Chen (BroadVision), with participation from 500 Global, Artesian VC, Angel To Venture Accelerator, Loyal VC and SOSV MOX. Read more… Read More
Goodwater Capital Leads USD35m Series A for Chile’s Houm
Goodwater Capital led a USD35m Series A for Houm, a Chile-based home purchase and rental marketplace with operations in Chile, Mexico and Colombia, with participation from Fifth Wall, Fen Ventures, Broadhaven and Rahul Mehta (DST Global), and follow-on from ONEVC. Read more… Read More
Chiratae Ventures and CDC Lead ~USD38m Series C for India’s Vayana Network
Chiratae Ventures and CDC Group led a ~INR2.83b (~USD38m) Series C for India-based digital trade financing network Vayana Network, with participation from Jungle Ventures, March Capital, Marshall Wace and domestic and international family offices. Read more… Read More
Climate Fund Managers Reaches USD675m First Close for Climate Investor Two
Climate Fund Managers reached a USD675m first close for Climate Investor Two. The fund has a target size of USD1b and will focus on investments in sustainable infrastructure in climate change adaptation sectors across emerging markets. Read more… Read More
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