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Finance
Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals
XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa, is ......
Finance
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund
Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded startups in the West Bank, Gaza, and ......
Finance
Mubadala leads $120-mn funding in education-focused NBFC Avanse
Avanse Financial Services Ltd, an education-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC), Tuesday said it has raised Rs 1,000 crore (around $120 ......
Finance
Solcon Capital's CEO on IFC partnership, India-Africa deal split and more
Late last month, International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, formed a co-investment platform ......
Finance
Investec-backed Ninety One gets key LP for $500-mn Africa private credit fund
Global asset manager Ninety One Plc, which was formed after demerger of Investec Asset Management from Investec in 2020, is ......
Infrastructure
BluSmart backer responsAbility gets another LP for $500-mn Asia climate fund
Switzerland-based impact investor responsAbility Investments AG is set to bring on board another limited partner for its Asia-focused climate fund that seeks ......
Finance
Darwinbox backer Endiya Partners taps returning LP for third VC fund
Early-stage venture capital firm Endiya Partners, which formally launched its third fund last month, is set to secure a commitment ......
TMT
Decoding IFC-Solcon's game plan for deep-tech investments in India, South Africa
A co-investment platform recently set up by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a South African private investment firm plans to ......
TMT
IFC teams up with PE firm Solcon Capital for deeptech bets in India, South Africa
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and African tech-focused private equity firm Solcon Capital (earlier Convergence Partners Investments) are coming together to set ......
Finance
TPG NewQuest leads $100 mn Series E funding in Shadowfax
TPG NewQuest, the secondaries-focused arm of private equity firm TPG, has led a $100-million (about Rs 830 crore) round of ......