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Finance
Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund
Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium enterprises, is set to rope ......
Manufacturing
Apple's Chinese supplier Lingyi taps foreign investor for India expansion
An Indian step-down subsidiary of Chinese consumer electronics component maker Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) Co Ltd is set to raise as much as ......
Finance
Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription
Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, has marked the final close of ......
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
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 ......