WestBridge Capital led a USD50m debt and equity round for India-based D2C fresh produce delivery service Fraazo, with participation from Sixth Sense Ventures, Equanimity Investments, Apar Global Ventures and unnamed Indian family offices. Read more… Read More
China-based biotech Abbisko Therapeutics raised USD225m in its IPO on the HKEX. Shareholders in Abbisko include Lilly Asia Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Temasek and The Carlyle Group, among others. Read more… Read More
CPP Investments and the Votorantim Group agreed to consolidate several Brazilian energy assets to create a new combined company to be listed on the B3. CPP Investments will invest BRL1.5b (~USD270m) in the business, while Votorantim Energia will incorporate Votene (its energy trading company) along with other assets. Read… Read More
Vitalbridge Capital reached a USD275m final close for its second USD-denominated fund. Vitalbridge focuses on healthcare technology and digital supply chains. Read more… Read More
South Korea-based automotive marketplace K Car raised ~KRW336b (~USD285m) in its IPO on the Korea Exchange. Hahn & Co. sold 12.3 million shares for ~KRW306b (~USD259m), reducing its holding from 100% to 72%. Read more… Read More
Inspired Evolution, through its Evolution II Fund, led a USD15m round for d.light, a US-headquartered solar energy company with operations in Africa and Asia, with participation from FMO, Norfund, Swedfund, Shell New Energies and KawiSafi Ventures. Read more… Read More
Bain Capital, through Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, invested BRL450m (~USD81.6m) for a 43% stake in Brazil-based healthcare software company Bionexo at a reported BRL1.1b (~USD199.5m) valuation, facilitating a partial exit for Prisma Capital and Apus. Read more here and here… Read More
Fat Projects Acquisition Corp. launched a USD100m SPAC on the Nasdaq. The vehicle will target technology-led businesses in the areas of supply chain, transportation, logistics, finance, sustainability, ESG, food, agriculture, e-commerce and big data in Southeast Asia. Read more… Read More
Baring Private Equity Asia secured a USD3.2b ESG-linked credit facility to support its private equity platform. The credit facility will be subject to sustainability performance targets in areas such as gender diversity and climate change. Read more… Read More
Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazil-based trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and multi-family office Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock. Tencent and SoftBank committed USD150m of the total round. Read more… Read More
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