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Former IFC exec teams up with Sangam Ventures cofounder to float VC fund

Finance

09 April, 2024

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 ......

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Eversource to get a cheque from existing LP for smart metering platform

Infrastructure

09 April, 2024

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 ......

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Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund

Finance

05 April, 2024

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 ......

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Apple's Chinese supplier Lingyi taps foreign investor for India expansion

Manufacturing

04 April, 2024

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 ......

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Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription

Finance

03 April, 2024

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 marked the ......

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Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals

Finance

01 April, 2024

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......

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Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund

Finance

29 March, 2024

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......

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Solcon Capital's CEO on IFC partnership, India-Africa deal split and more

Finance

22 March, 2024

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, ......

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Investec-backed Ninety One gets key LP for $500-mn Africa private credit fund

Finance

19 March, 2024

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......

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BluSmart backer responsAbility gets another LP for $500-mn Asia climate fund

Infrastructure

18 March, 2024

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 ......