Private equity firm Olympus Capital Asia has invested US$45 million in Hong Kong-based Li Tong Group (LTG), a reverse supply chain services provider and electronic waste processor. The transaction was structured through Asia Environmental Partners. With Olympus Capital Asia’s backing, LTG intends to expand in emerging markets such as India… Read More
Global alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire Raiffeisen Banka, the Slovenian arm of Austria-based corporate investment bank Raiffeisen Bank International. This acquisition is reportedly part of Apollo’s plans to create a larger bank in Slovenia through acquisitions of private and state-owned banks. Financial details… Read More
Global investment firm Tiger Global and global venture capital firm Accel Partners have participated in a US$25 million Series B financing round for Zinka Logistics Solutions, which operates India-based business-to-business logistics service provider BlackBuck. India-based e-commerce company Flipkart and Russian investor Yuri Milner also contributed to the round. Zinka plans… Read More
Cross-border private equity firm Cathay Capital Private Equity has led a Series D financing round for Meet You, a China-based social networking platform for women. Cathay Capital, which structured its investment through its Sino-French Innovation Fund, was also joined by venture capital firm Matrix Partners. Meet You is operated by Xiamen… Read More
Global private investment firm TPG has acquired a 28 percent stake in Colombo Stock Exchange-listed private healthcare business Asiri Hospital Holding from pan-emerging markets private equity firm Actis. The transaction, which was structured through TPG Growth III, was valued at LKR7.6 billion (approximately US$52 million). Actis originally invested in Asiri… Read More
India-focused venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners has reached a final close on its fourth fund, Nexus Ventures IV, with more than US$450 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include endowments, foundations and financial institutions from North America, Europe and Asia. The fund will focus on seed and… Read More
Asia-Pacific-focused private equity investor Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA) has agreed to sell its 38.7 percent stake in China-based natural gas distributor Sino Gas International to existing shareholder Hong Kong-listed gas service operator Zhongyu Gas for US$78.7 million. The transaction, which will be structured through Morgan Stanley Private Equity… Read More
South Africa-focused private equity fund manager Ethos Private Equity has sold its entire 7.7 percent stake in Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed financial services group Transaction Capital via a book build managed by Rand Merchant Bank for ZAR490 million (approximately US$34 million). The transaction was structured through Ethos Private Equity Fund V. Read More
Investment and economic advisory firm CrossBoundary has reached a first close on CrossBoundary Energy Fund I with US$8 million in capital commitments. The fund, which plans to invest in Africa-based businesses in the commercial and industrial solar sector, also announced its first investment in a Kenya-based 858 kWp solar installation… Read More
Latin America-focused private equity firm Linzor Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the Mexico-based equipment lending and leasing business of multinational conglomerate General Electric. The transaction includes over US$1.1 billion in assets. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close in the first… Read More
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