Advent International has entered a strategic partnership with Brazil-based premium chocolate producer Grupo CRM and has reportedly acquired a majority stake in the company. Read more here and here… Read More
MGM Sustainable Energy Fund II has provided USD16m in debt financing to Colombia-based cloud restaurant company RobinFood (formerly known as MUY). Read more… Read More
Comoé Capital, an Africa-focused impact investment fund sponsored by Investisseurs & Partenaires, has exited Côte d’Ivoire-based publishing house Vallesse Editions. Read more… Read More
SoftBank, DST Global, and Greenoaks Capital led an undisclosed investment round for Kavak, a Mexican marketplace for used cars. The latest investment brings the company’s reported valuation to USD1.15b, making it Mexico’s first unicorn. Read more… Read More
Prosus Ventures led a USD13m Series B for Pakistan-based on-demand logistics and transportation startup Bykea, with participation from Middle East Venture Partners and Sarmayacar. Read more… Read More
The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire Occidental’s onshore assets in Colombia for USD825m. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020. Read more… Read More
Seeds Capital and other undisclosed funds have invested a USD12.6m Series A for Singapore-based foodtech Shiok Meats. Read more… Read More
SEAF Carribean SME Growth Fund has acquired a majority stake in Guyana-based restaurant operator Camex Restaurants. Read more… Read More
Addition led a USD35m investment in India-based news aggregator app operator InShorts, with participation from SIG Global and Tanglin Venture Partners. Read more… Read More
Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a 30% stake in India-based housing finance company Home First Finance for INR8b (approximately USD108.4m). Existing shareholders True North Capital and Bessemer Ventures will sell part of their stakes to Warburg as part of the deal. Read more… Read More
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