Central and Eastern Europe-focused private equity fund manager Abris Capital Partners has completed its second exit of Poland-based delivery company Siodemka via a sale to DPD Polska, a Poland-based provider of parcel services. Abris originally invested in Siodemka three years ago. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More
China-focused private equity firms CMC Capital Partners and FountainVest Partners have agreed to invest US$80 million for a 20 percent equity stake in IMAX China, a subsidiary of U.S.-based entertainment technology company IMAX. CMC and FountainVest’s investment will be made in two equal installments, with the second installment expected… Read More
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mercator, a United Arab Emirates-based provider of software and technology-enabled outsourcing solutions to the global aviation industry, from air services provider Dnata, which will retain a minority stake. Warburg Pincus’s investment will be used to… Read More
A consortium led by UFG Private Equity, the buyout and growth capital arm of Russia-based alternative investment group UFG Asset Management, and banking and financial institution Gazprombank have acquired a 100 percent stake in Russia-based drug manufacturer Segmenta Pharmaceuticals. The investor group, which also includes pharmaceuticals industry veteran Andrei… Read More
AfricInvest Group, a private equity firm focused on North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the third and final close of its AfricInvest Financial Sector (AFS) fund with EUR61 million (approximately US$83 million) in capital commitments. New investors in the final close included German development bank KfW, Belgian Investment Company… Read More
BVCF, a China-based life sciences-focused private equity firm formerly known as BioVeda China, has held a final close for its third fund, BVCF III, with US$200 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include development finance institutions, funds of funds, foundations, family offices and life sciences-focused corporations. BVCF… Read More
Vital Capital Fund, an impact investing fund primarily focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced an investment of up to US$20 million in CTG, a Peru-based provider of technology solutions for wastewater reclamation and treatment. Vital Capital aims to duplicate the water irrigation infrastructure used in Peru and bring it… Read More
Vital Capital Fund, an impact investing fund primarily focused on Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested up to US$9 million in the Uganda-based Tomosis Dairy Farms project in cooperation with local entrepreneur Odrek Rwabwogo of Tomosi’s Farm, a producer of dairy products. The investment objectives include improving yields for local farmers… Read More
Estonia-based peer-to-peer lending platform Isepankur has raised EUR1.3 million in a funding round led by Global Founders Capital, a Germany-based venture capital firm owned by Fabian Siegel and Oliver and Marc Samwer, the founders of global e-commerce investment company Rocket Internet. Isepankur has also announced it will adopt Bondora… Read More
Bima, a provider of mobile-delivered insurance in emerging markets, has raised US$22 million from existing shareholders Swedish investment firm Kinnevik, emerging markets financial services investor LeapFrog Investments and international telecommunications and media company Millicom. The follow-on funding will be used to support the company’s expansion into new markets in… Read More
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