Gávea Investimentos, a Brazilian asset management company, has purchased a 29.8 percent stake in Chilli Beans, a local retailer of accessories such as sunglasses. Gávea will be accorded a seat on the company’s board of directors, while Chilli Beans founder Caito Maia will remain head of the… Read More
Global emerging markets private equity firm Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI Private Equity) has exited its stake in Chinfon Vietnam, a Vietnamese cement manufacturer. CVCI sold its stake, which it originally acquired in 2008, through a strategic sale to an undisclosed investor, reportedly generating a return multiple… Read More
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved US$360 million in financing for three private equity funds targeting investments in Africa, Indonesia and Russia. OPIC has earmarked up to US$150 million each for African Development Partners II, an African private equity fund managed by Development Partners International, and Elbrus… Read More
The Carlyle Group has acquired 60 percent of Brazilian furniture retailer Tok&Stok from the company’s founders, Ghislaine and Régis Dubrule, who will retain the remaining 40 percent. Funding for the transaction will come from the US$1 billion pool of capital managed by Carlyle’s South America Buyout Fund and Fundo… Read More
Asia-focused alternative investments manager PAG has reach a final close at US$2.4 billion for its debut private equity fund, PAG Asia I. The fund will focus on buyout investments throughout Asia with a focus on China. Over 90 percent of the limited partners in the fund are reportedly large… Read More
Russian online video service Ivi.ru has secured a US$40 million investment from Russia-based private equity firm Baring Vostok Capital Partners and a consortium of existing shareholders including Russian venture capital funds ru-Net and Frontier Ventures, U.S.-based investment firm Tiger Global Management and Russian media and entertainment group… Read More
Emerging markets investor Actis has invested US$68 million in CNA, an English language training provider in Brazil. The investment will be partially funded through Actis’s new global fund, Actis 4. CNA operates more than 500 schools in Brazil and sells over 400,000 textbook kits per year. Actis currently has… Read More
InfraMed, an infrastructure investment vehicle focused on the Mediterranean region, and Cyprus-based renewable energy developer EP Global Energy (EPGE) have invested in the development of a 114 MW wind project in Jordan through a joint venture special purpose vehicle. InfraMed will control 49 percent of the venture with the… Read More
Frontier markets-focused investment management firm Silk Road has announced the first close of its Myanmar-focused fund, Myanmar Human Capital Fund, with US$25 million in commitments. Investors in the fund include family offices and high net worth individuals from Mongolia, Russia and the Caspian region. The fund will invest in… Read More
CLSA Capital Partners, the alternative asset management arm of CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, has invested US$15 million in India’s Earth Water Group, a water and wastewater management company. Earth Water Group intends to use the funding to invest in technology, strengthen existing initiatives and acquire new businesses. Read More
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