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Finance

05 February, 2024

African PE firm SPE Capital taps another returning LP for third fund

Africa- and Middle East-focused private equity firm SPE Capital, which invests in mid-sized companies, is set to secure a commitment from ......

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Consumer

19 January, 2024

Peanut supplier Agrocrops set to snag fresh capital from international investor

Seed-to-shell peanut company Agrocrops Singapore Pte Ltd is close to securing fresh capital from an international investor to finance its ......

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General

16 January, 2024

Mauritian investor Adenia gets returning LP for latest Africa-focussed vehicle

Mauritius-based private equity firm Adenia Partners, a backer of nearly 30 companies across the African continent including names like Orange, ......

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TMT

26 December, 2023

How to read the warning signs of governance risks in a startup

Three years ago, Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), an angel investing platform that now runs a VC fund, intended to back ......

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Finance

19 December, 2023

ADV, NewQuest-backed Ugro snags capital from Dutch investor

Non-banking lender Ugro Capital, which counts private equity firms ADV Partners an TPG NewQuest among its investors, has raised fresh debt capital ......

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Finance

05 December, 2023

GEF Capital's new fund crosses halfway mark as another returning LP comes on board

Climate and sustainability-focused private equity firm GEF Capital Partners has received a commitment from an international institution for its latest alternative ......

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Finance

29 November, 2023

Swiss impact investor responsAbility rolls out climate fund for Asia

Switzerland-based impact investor responsAbility Investments AG has partnered with two European development finance bodies to launch an Asia-focused climate fund to back firms ......

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Finance

23 November, 2023

FMO-backed NeoGrowth speeds up revenue, profit growth after turning the corner

Fintech lender NeoGrowth, which came out of the red in the year through March to mark a turnaround from the damage caused by ......

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Finance

20 November, 2023

Leapfrog, Stakeboat-backed microlender Dvara roping in new offshore investor

Chennai-based microlender Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Pvt Ltd (Dvara KGFS), which is backed by impact investor Leapfrog and mid-market ......

Infrastructure

24 October, 2023

India, Africa-focused Husk Power raises $103 mn in debt, equity funding

Husk Power Systems, an India- and Africa-focused renewable energy company that supplies electricity to rural areas through minigrids, said Tuesday ......