Korea-focused private equity fund manager Hahn & Company has acquired a 79 percent stake in Korea-based SK Shipping for US$3.7 billion. Hahn will commit US$1 billion in equity to the deal, which includes the assumption of debt and a new capital injection of approximately US$1.4 billion. SK Shipping operates 92… Read More
China-based grocery delivery company Meicai has reportedly raised US$600 million in a new funding round led by private investment firms Tiger Global Management and Hillhouse Capital. Meicai operates an e-commerce platform that enables farmers to sell fresh produce directly to restaurants and plans to use the capital to expand operations… Read More
Central and Eastern Europe-focused private equity fund manager Mid Europa Partners has agreed to sell its 99.8 percent stake in Poland-based Polskie Koleje Linowe (PKL) to the government-backed Polish Development Fund. PKL provides cable car, funicular, ski lift and ski slope services across seven locations in Poland. Mid Europa originally… Read More
Sub-Saharan Africa-focused impact investing group Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) has invested in three companies through I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 2: Afribon, a food flavor producer operating in Cameroon and East Africa; African Management Initiative (AMI), a Kenya-based provider of workforce training programs and educational tools; and CoinAfrique, a Francophone Africa-focused online… Read More
Emerging markets-focused asset manager The Rohatyn Group (TRG) has acquired pet supplies retailers Pet Product and MIMAJA. Romania-based Pet Product operates 82 stores under the Animax brand, and Slovenia-based MIMAJA operates 16 stores under the Mr. Pet brand. The companies will form part of TRG’s pet care platform in the… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Warburg Pincus and CNCB, a unit of China CITIC Bank, have reportedly led an investment in China-based assisted reproductive technology company Jinxin Fertility. Global venture investor Sequoia Capital and China-based biotechnology company WuXi AppTec also participated in the financing round. Jinxin Fertility provides various fertility… Read More
Global alternative asset manager KKR, along with Korea-focused real estate fund manager IGIS Asset Management and the National Pension Service of Korea, has agreed to acquire a mixed-used real estate project in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea from local engineering firm Daor E&C. The project is expected to… Read More
Brazil-focused alternative asset manager Patria Investments has reached a final close for Patria Crédito Estruturado with BRL1.2 billion (approximately US$312 million) in capital commitments. Development finance institutions BNDES, IFC and IDB Invest committed BRL250 million (US$65 million), BRL188 million (US$49 million) and BRL160 million (US$42 million), respectively, to the fund. Read More
Asia-focused private equity fund manager ShawKwei & Partners has reportedly reached a final close for its fourth pan-Asia investment vehicle, Asia Value Fund 2017, with US$812 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include insurance companies, family offices and other institutional investors based primarily in North America and Europe. Read More
Africa-focused private investment firm Helios Investment Partners has invested in Morocco-based higher education group KMR Holding Pédagogique. Helios will partner with KMR to support its development in Morocco and throughout francophone Africa, as well as to establish a student housing platform in the region. KMR provides tertiary education to more… Read More
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