China-based online retailer JD.com has agreed to sell a stake in its logistics arm, JD Logistics, for US$2.5 billion to a group of investors including private equity fund managers Hillhouse Capital and Sequoia Capital. China-based strategic investors China Merchants Group, Tencent Holdings and China Life Insurance also participated in the… Read More
India-focused venture capital fund manager Omnivore Partners has reached a first close for Omnivore Partners India Fund II with US$46 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include development finance institutions KfW, the Dutch Good Growth Fund and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the Rockefeller Foundation, the… Read More
Early-stage technology investor NSI Ventures, the venture arm of Southeast Asia-focused alternative investment fund manager Northstar Group, has led a Series A round for Singapore-based online insurance provider Axinan. Existing investor Linea Ventures and other undisclosed investors also participated in the round. Axinan plans to use the new capital to… Read More
Thailand-focused private equity fund manager Lakeshore Capital has invested in Thailand-based wellness-oriented personal care brand Panpuri through Lakeshore Capital I. The new funds will support marketing and research and development efforts. Panpuri operates a global network of more than 40 stores selling bath and skincare products, as well as signature… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus and Vietnam-based real estate and infrastructure developer Becamex IDC have committed more than US$200 million to a newly formed joint venture, BW Industrial Development (BWID), to develop institutional-grade industrial and logistics properties across Vietnam. The joint venture plans to invest in logistics warehouses,… Read More
China-focused private equity firm Hopu Investment Management has reached a first close for its third fund with US$2 billion in capital commitments. Investors in the fund reportedly include sovereign wealth funds China Investment Corporation and Temasek Holdings and trading house Mitsui & Co. The fund is targeting US$2.5 billion in… Read More
MENA-focused investment firms Swicorp and Wamda Capital have led an investment round for Mumzworld, an e-commerce company catering to mothers, babies and children in the Middle East and North Africa. Other investors in the round include health care and personal products company Tamer Group, as well as existing regional investors… Read More
Turkey-based MLP Care Services, the operator of the Medical Park and Liv Hospital networks, has raised TRY1.4 billion (approximately US$366 million) in an IPO on Borsa Istanbul valuing the company at TRY4 billion (approximately US$1 billion). MLP sold 73 million shares at TRY19 (approximately US$5) per share, reportedly facilitating an… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Advent International has reportedly sold its stake in Brazil-based education company Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha to Brazil-based Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional in a transaction valuing the company at BRL340 million (approximately US$104 million). Advent originally invested in the company in March 2015. Read More
Global private equity fund manager Advent International has reportedly sold its stake in Brazil-based education company Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha to Brazil-based Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional in a transaction valuing the company at BRL340 million (approximately US$104 million). Advent originally invested in the company in March 2015. Read More
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