TPG Capital reached a USD5.4b first close for TPG Rise Climate. The vehicle has a target size of USD7b and will focus on five climate sub-sectors: clean energy, enabling solutions, decarbonized transport, greening industrials and agriculture and natural solutions. Read more… Read More
Brookfield Asset Management reached a USD7b first close for its Brookfield Global Transition Fund. The vehicle has a target size of USD12.5b and will focus on the global transition to a net-zero economy. Read more… Read More
BlackRock reached a USD250m first close for its Climate Finance Partnership, a blended finance vehicle targeting climate infrastructure investments across emerging markets. Read more… Read More
Lightrock reached a USD900m final close for its Lightrock Growth Fund I. The vehicle will invest growth capital (predominantly at Series B or C) in Europe, Latin America and India. Read more… Read More
Investments in Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and the Middle East EMPEA’s 2021 report on global venture investment traces venture capital (VC) flows across Africa, Asia, CEE, Latin America and the Middle East. This year’s report includes new breakouts on cross-border co-investment to measure the scope of global collaboration… Read More
Siguler Guff has reached a USD240m final close for GEMCo, its direct investment emerging markets fund with a primary focus on China, India and Southeast Asia. The fund invests across high-growth, expansion-stage businesses and has already made a number of investments in the e-commerce, internet marketplaces, organized retail,… Read More
QED Investors and Partners for Growth led a combined USD34.3m debt and Series A round for Tribal Credit, a fintech providing payment products to startups and SMEs in emerging markets, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and follow-on from BECO Capital, Global Ventures, OTG Ventures and Endure Capital. Read More
Data Insights The 2021 Data Insights feature data and analysis on private capital activity in China, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) through year-end 2020. This year, members also have access to LAVCA’s 2021 Industry Data & Analysis on private capital activity in Latin America, as… Read More
DFC has committed USD35m to Root Capital, a US-based impact investor that provides financing to farmers and small agricultural businesses in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Read more… Read More
Temasek Holdings has entered into a strategic partnership with LeapFrog Investments. As part of the partnership, which will take the form of a multi-fund investment by Temasek to anchor LeapFrog’s future funds, Temasek has committed USD500m to LeapFrog. Read more… Read More
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