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BlackRock Reaches USD673m Final Close for EM Climate Infrastructure Fund
BlackRock reached a USD673m final close for Climate Finance Partnership, a blended finance vehicle targeting climate infrastructure investments across emerging markets. Read More
Creadev Leads USD50m Series C for Kenya’s Twiga Foods
Creadev led a USD50m Series C for Twiga Foods, a Kenya-based B2B e-commerce food distribution platform, with participation from OP Finnfund Global and Endeavor Catalyst Fund, and follow-on from TLcom Capital, IFC Ventures, DOB Equity and Juven. Read More
B Capital, Falcon Edge, Others Invest USD50m Series B for India’s Fi
B Capital Group, Falcon Edge Capital and others invested a USD50m Series B for India-based neobank Fi at a reported USD315m valuation. Read More
H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Peru’s Grupo Ransa
H.I.G. Capital acquired a majority stake in Grupo Ransa, a third-party logistics company based in Peru, for an undisclosed amount. Read More
Affinity Equity Partners Invests USD150m in Indonesia’s Vidio
Affinity Equity Partners invested USD150m in Vidio, an Indonesia-based over-the-top (OTT) video platform, at a reported USD900m valuation. Read More
CITIC Investments Leads USD1.2b Series A for China’s T3
CITIC Investments led a USD1.2b Series A for China-based ride-hailing platform T3, with participation from Redview Capital and Virtue Capital. Read More
Kedaara Capital Leads USD75m Series E for India’s Purplle
Kedaara Capital led a USD75m Series E for Purplle, an India-based e-commerce platform for beauty products, with follow-on from Sequoia Capital and Blume Ventures. Read More
Primavera and SoftBank China Venture Capital Invest USD326m Round for Taiwan’s ProLogium Technology
Primavera Capital, SoftBank China Venture Capital and others invested a USD326m round for Taiwan-based battery maker ProLogium Technology. Read More
BPEA Reaches USD8.5b Second Close for Fund VIII
BPEA reached a USD8.5b second close for its eighth pan-regional fund focused primarily on mid- and large-cap buyouts across Asia as well as on backing global companies that can benefit from Asian exposure. Read More
General Atlantic Leads Series C for Philippines’ Kumu
General Atlantic led an undisclosed Series C for Kumu, a Philippines-based social entertainment platform, with follow-on from Openspace Ventures and SIG. Read More
NYSCRF Commits USD210m to Asia Alternatives Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund committed USD210m to New York Balanced Pool Asia Investors IV, a fund managed by Asia Alternatives. Read More
Coatue and Altimeter Lead USD250m Round for Russia’s ClickHouse
Coatue and Altimeter Capital led a USD250m round for ClickHouse, an online analytics startup spun out of Russia-based internet company Yandex, at a reported USD2b valuation, with participation from Index Ventures, Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Redpoint. Read More