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Arpwood Partners, Clermont, Siguler Guff and Somerset Indus Capital To Acquire India’s Sterling Hospitals for ~USD82.4m (INR6.5b)

Arpwood Partners, Clermont, Siguler Guff and Somerset Indus Capital agreed to acquire Sterling Hospitals, a group of India-based hospitals, for ~USD82.4m (INR6.5b). Read More

BlackPeak Capital Reaches ~USD132.1m Final Close for SEE Growth Equity Fund

BlackPeak Capital reached a USD132.1m (EUR126m) final close for its Luxembourg-based Southeast Europe Growth Equity Fund. The vehicle will focus on growth equity SMEs in Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia and is backed by the EIF, EBRD, IFC, Erste Asset Management and others. Read More

Metric Capital Partners and IMM Investment Corp Lead USD180.5m Round for UAE’s Pure Harvest

Metric Capital Partners and IMM Investment Corp led a USD180.5m round for UAE-based agribusiness Pure Harvest Smart Farms for its Asia expansion, along with participation from Olayan Group and follow-on from existing investors. Read More

Ascential To Acquire Singapore-Based, VC-Backed Intrepid for up to USD250m

Ascential agreed to acquire Intrepid, a Singapore-based e-commerce execution services platform serving brands in Southeast Asia, for an initial cash consideration of USD57m, plus deferred consideration payable over four years, contingent on meeting certain financial targets. The total consideration, including the initial consideration, is estimated between USD100m and USD197m and is capped at USD250m. Intrepid is backed by VC fund… Read More

NIIF To Acquire 22.5% Stake in UAE’s Hindustan Ports for ~USD300m

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund agreed to acquire a 22.5% stake in Hindustan Ports, a subsidiary of UAE-based port operating company DP World, for~USD300m (~INR22.5b) through its vehicle NIIF Master Fund, which targets investments in ports, terminals, transportation and logistics businesses in India. Read More

Tencent and Alchimia Lead USD6m Series A for Kenya’s Kukua

Tencent and Alchimia led a USD6m Series A for Kenya-based Kukua, a children’s educational entertainment company, with participation from Auxxo and follow-on from EchoVC Partners and Firstminute Capital. Read More

Ascend Vietnam Ventures Reaches USD50m Final Close for Early-stage Fund

Ascend Vietnam Ventures reached a USD50m final close for its debut fund AVV Alpha. The vehicle will invest in Vietnam-based early-stage startups with a focus on financial inclusion, education and future of work. Read More

SBI Investment and Trifecta Capital Lead USD70m Series B for India’s Arzooo

SBI Investment and Trifecta Capital led a USD70m Series B for Arzooo, an India-based e-commerce platform and supply chain network, with participation from Tony Xu (Doordash) and follow-on from Celesta Capital and 3 Lines VC. Read More

British International Investment, LeapFrog Investments, Asian Development Bank and Premji Invest invest USD112m in India’s Shubham Housing Development Finance Company 

British International Investment, LeapFrog Investments, Asian Development Bank and Premji Invest invested USD112m in India-based home mortgage lender Shubham Housing Development Finance. Read More

Trustar Capital Leads USD15m Series B for China’s Shugao

Trustar Capital (CITIC Capital Partners) led a USD15m Series B for China-based food processor Shugao with follow-on by Oriental Jiafu Asset Management and Redpoint Ventures China. Read More

Carlyle Group invests ~USD15.8m in Czech Republic’s Memsource

Carlyle Group invested ~USD15.8m (EUR15m) in its own Memsource, a Czech Republic-based enterprise translation services company, which it purchased in July 2020. Read More

Patamar Capital and PT Astra Digital Internasional Lead USD15m Series A for Indonesia’s Mapan

Patamar Capital and PT Astra Digital Internasional led a USD15m Series A for Mapan, an Indonesia-based group purchasing platform for low-income customers, with participation from BRI Ventures, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures, Blibli, Prasetia Dwidharma, Flourish Ventures and 500 Global. Read More