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Infrastructure
UK firm drops out of Fourth Partner race as IFC consortium moves ahead
A UK-based investment firm, which manages a $1.5 billion climate fund, has backed out of a proposed multi-million-dollar deal to ......
Finance
KKR-backed Five-Star Business Finance set to raise fresh capital
Small business and mortgage loan provider Five-Star Business Finance, which is backed by marquee investors, including KKR, Abu Dhabi Investment ......
General
Deals Digest: Weekly volume drops but total value jumps on large PE transaction
A large transaction in the healthcare sector and a couple of mid-sized transactions boosted the total value of private equity ......
Finance
Adenia expands LP base beyond legacy regions for oversubscribed fifth fund
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, geographically diversified its investor base for ......
Finance
Dutch impact investor Bix Capital taps returning LP for Africa, Southeast Asia fund
Bix Capital, a Dutch impact investment firm that offers debt financing to small and medium enterprises mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: Can KKR-backed Hero Future catch up with green energy giants?
Back in 2012, when it was founded, Hero Future Energies (HFE) was one of a handful of renewable energy companies ......
Manufacturing
Hong Kong clothing firm Epic Group taps overseas investor for India expansion
Hong Kong-based apparel manufacturer Epic Group Holdings Ltd, which is planning to set up its first garment factory in India, ......
Finance
Early-stage VC Endiya Partners taps domestic LP for third fund
Early-stage venture capital firm Endiya Partners, which counts startups such as Darwinbox, Cult.fit, Kissht and Ekincare among its portfolio companies, ......
Finance
Former IFC exec teams up with Sangam Ventures cofounder to float VC fund
Ruchira Shukla, a former senior executive at International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, ......
Infrastructure
Eversource to get a cheque from existing LP for smart metering platform
Climate-focused alternative investment firm Eversource Capital is set to receive funding from one of its existing limited partners for its ......