Barn Investments Makes Undisclosed Investment in Brazil’s Smilink
Barn Investments has made an undisclosed investment in Smilink, a Brazilian orthodontics startup. Read more… Read More
Sequoia India, Y Combinator, Venture Highway, Global Founders Capital Invest USD4.7m in Teen-Focused Payments Startup Fampay
Sequoia India, Y Combinator, Venture Highway, and Global Founders Capital have invested USD4.7m in seed funding for India-based teen-focused payments platform Fampay Solutions. Read more… Read More
Mediterra Capital Exits Turkey’s Mobiliz via Sale to Fleet Services
Turkey-focused private equity fund manager Mediterra Capital Partners has exited its stake in Turkish IT company Mobiliz via a sale of its shares to Balkan GPS tracking and fleet management operator Fleet Services. Read more… Read More
Arzan VC Reaches USD20m First Close for Second Fund
Kuwait-based Arzan Venture Capital has announced a USD20m first close for its second fund targeting Middle Eastern and North African startups. Investors include Saudi Public Investment Fund’s Jada, an additional sovereign wealth fund, international wealth managers, and Arzan Financial Group. The fund has already invested in 13 startups… Read More
Q Capital Partners Acquires 44.68% Stake in South Korea’s Seoul Pharma for USD37m
South Korea-based PE fund Q Capital Partners has acquired a 44.68% stake in pharmaceutical company Seoul Pharma for KRW45b (approximately USD37m). Read more… Read More
Sequoia, Legend Holdings, and Didi Invest USD161m in Property Insurer HIC
Sequoia Capital China, China’s Legend Holdings, and ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing have invested USD161m in property insurer Hyundai Insurance Company (HIC), the Chinese subsidiary of Korean insurance firm Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance. Read more… Read More
Jaguar Partners Acquires China’s Logistics Property Company Brilliant
Real estate-focused emerging markets investment firm Jaguar Growth Partners has acquired China-based logistics property company Brilliant Enterprise Management Consulting. Read more… Read More
Sparkmind.vc, Finnfund, and Others Lead USD3.86m Series A for Kenyan HRtech Fuzu
A group of investors including Sparkmind.vc, Finnfund, Cornerstone Enterprises, Aucfan Incubate, Seedstars International, Kepple Africa Ventures, and Barona invested USD3.86m in a Series A for Kenyan HRtech Fuzu. Read more… Read More
Blue Haven Leads USD3.6m Series A for Nigerian Healthtech Field Intelligence
Impact investor Blue Haven Initiative led a USD3.6m Series A for Nigerian healthtech Field Intelligence with participation from Newtown Partners (via the Imperial Venture Fund), Accion Venture Lab, and others. Read more … Read More
ARC Partners and Ithaca Capital Acquire W Hotel Bogotá for USD40m
ARC Partners and Ithaca Capital have jointly acquired the W Hotel Bogotá for USD40m. This is the second joint venture for the two firms, who previously acquired the JW Marriot in Panama. Read more… Read More
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