Investment manager BPM Capital has closed BPM Mezzanine Fund with EUR70 million (approximately US$82 million) in capital commitments. Investors include development finance institutions European Investment Fund and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, seed investment company Ambient Sound Investments, pension fund LHV Pension Funds and asset manager Swedbank. The fund… Read More
Pan-African private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has agreed to sell a 12.2 percent stake in Kenya-based banking group Equity Group Holdings to development finance institution Norfund and NorFinance, a joint venture investment company between Norfund and Norwegian private investors. The stake represents half of Helios’s interest in Equity Group,… Read More
Southeast Asia-focused growth investor Sovereign’s Capital has led a US$2 million Series A financing round for Indonesia-based gift card retailer Gift Card Indonesia (GCI). Other investors in the round included venture firms Lippo Digital Ventures, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures and RMK Ventures. GCI intends to use the capital to enter… Read More
Private equity investors Resource Partners and Ardian have acquired Poland-based cookie manufacturer Chojecki. The firms plan to merge Chojecki with Poland-based confectionery company Delicpol, which they acquired in 2012. The acquisition of Chojecki is part of their strategy to expand both the product range and client base for Delicpol. Financial… Read More
Global growth private equity firm TA Associates has invested a reported US$50 million in India-based software company RateGain. RateGain provides revenue management and distribution channel management software and real-time pricing data and analytics to help businesses streamline operations and sales, primarily serving the hotel industry. With the new capital, the… Read More
Japan-based telecommunications company SoftBank Group has led a US$600 million Series D financing round for China-based Travice, the operator and developer of mobile taxi booking app Kuaidi Dache, with participation from existing shareholders investment firm Tiger Global and e-commerce company Alibaba Group. The company intends to use the capital to… Read More
Private equity firm Yunfeng Capital has agreed to participate in an RMB10 billion (US$1.6 billion) financing round for China-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings. Baiyunshan’s controlling shareholder, state-owned Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (GPHL), agreed to contribute RMB3.5 billion (approximately US$571 million), while Yunfeng will invest RMB500 million (approximately US$82… Read More
Elbrus Capital, a private equity firm focused on Russia and CIS, has invested in Russia-based Cian Group, the operator of a real estate classified ads website. The deal included an acquisition of existing shares and a subscription of new shares. Cian Group plans to use the proceeds to finance regional… Read More
ChrysCapital, an investment firm that focuses on growth sectors in India, has partially exited its stake in India-listed private sector bank ING Vysya Bank. The firm sold a 3.7 percent stake in ING Vysya Bank for INR6.7 billion (approximately US$108 million) through open market transactions. ChrysCapital originally invested in the… Read More
Pan-African private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has exceeded the US$1 billion target set for its third Africa-focused fund, Helios Investors III, and will be closing the fund shortly with US$1.1 billion in capital commitments, reaching the fund’s hard cap. Investors in the fund include sovereign wealth funds, corporate and… Read More
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