FMO has committed USD10m to Dolma Impact Fund II, a vehicle managed by Dolma Fund Management. The fund will provide growth capital to SMEs in the health care, renewable energy, technology, and other sectors with high growth and impact potential in Nepal. Read more… Read More
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and ENGIE have completed the purchase of Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras’ remaining 10% stake in Brazilian natural gas pipeline Transportadora Associada de Gás (TAG) for BRL1b (approximately USD186m). This transaction follows CDPQ and ENGIE’s acquisition of 90% of TAG… Read More
Earlybird VC and FJ Labs have reportedly fully exited Turkish online furniture marketplace Vivense as part of a USD130m deal that has seen Actera Group acquire an undisclosed stake in the company. Read more… Read More
Fidelity Management & Research Company led a USD97m Series C for China-based oncology-focused therapeutics company Antengene, with participation from Hillhouse Capital and GIC, and follow-on from Qiming Venture Partners and Boyu Capital. Read more… Read More
Aspex Management, Coatue Management, Hillhouse Capital, and Sequoia Capital China have invested a USD500m Series C+ for China-based smart EV company Xpeng Motors. The company closed a USD400m Series C in November 2019. Read more… Read More
Hillhouse Capital, UBS, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs International, Merrill Lynch International, and Honda Motor Company have invested USD2.8b in China-based EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) via a private share placement. Read more… Read More
African investment firm Energy Access Ventures (EAV) has invested an undisclosed amount in Chad-based power and electrification company ZIZ Energie. Read more… Read More
Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs Africa (E4E Africa), a new venture capital fund that has officially launched in South Africa, has reached a ZAR135m (approximately USD8.1m) first close anchored by SA SME Fund. Read more… Read More
Canary and Norte Ventures have invested BRL5m (approximately USD930k) in Brazil-based health care-focused SaaS startup Rapicare. Read more… Read More
Kotak Special Situations Fund, managed by Kotak Investment Advisors, has invested INR5b (approximately USD66.5m) in India’s Nuvoco, the building materials manufacturer and retail arm of Nirma Group, to finance the acquisition of cement business Emami Cement. Read more… Read More
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