Middle East- and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Fajr Capital has completed its exit of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam via a sale of its 29.7% stake to government-owned Brunei Investment Agency. Read more»… Read More
Brazilian venture capital firm Canary and Telefónica’s Wayra exited Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, in a sale to Silicon Valley-based cloud communication platform Twilio. The financial terms for the transaction were undisclosed. Read more»… Read More
Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz led a USD38m investment in Getir, an Istanbul-based delivery startup. Moritz committed USD25m via Crankstart, his personal investment vehicle. The additional USD13m was from undisclosed investors in Brazil and Turkey. Read more»… Read More
Global VC firm Sequoia Capital led a USD45m Series B for Czech product management software company productboard, along with Bessemer Venture Partners and previous investors. Read more»… Read More
Swiss impact investment fund manager responsAbility Investments has announced the first close of its climate debt fund at USD151m. The fund, focused on expanding energy access in emerging markets with a strong focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia, has received commitments from AHL Venture Partners, Ashden Trust,… Read More
Brazilian VCs ABseed and Order invested BRL10m (USD2.5m) in Leads2b, a Brazilian client prospecting SaaS platform. Read more»… Read More
San Francisco-based Pachama, a marketplace for carbon offset projects, received USD4.1m in seed investment from Global Founders Capital, Social Capital, Lowercase Capital, Saltwater Capital, and angel investors including Paul Graham (YC), and others. Pachama’s founder is Argentinian entrepreneur Diego… Read More
Singapore-based alternative asset manager EFA Group has reached a first close for its Asia-Pacific direct-lending fund. The fund, targeting USD300m, provides term loans secured against real assets to established companies in Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The amount raised so far is undisclosed. Read more»… Read More
Global energy and resources-focused private equity fund manager Denham Capital has agreed to invest USD250m in Ceiba Energy, a Latin America-focused owner and developer of power generation projects with assets in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Panama, and Peru. Read more»… Read More
China-focused venture capital fund of funds Unicorn Capital Partners has reached a first close for Unicorn Partners Fund III with USD353.5m in commitments from 64 investors, according to a US SEC filing. Read more»… Read More
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