Catherine Badour

Airtel Africa raises $1.25 billion from SoftBank, five other investors: Reuters

Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, said on Wednesday it raised $1.25 billion from six global investors including SoftBank Group Corp, Warburg Pincus LLC and Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd.

Web performance software company Cloudflare readies IPO, say sources: Reuters

Cloudflare Inc, a U.S. startup whose software makes websites load faster and with greater security, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) that could value it at more than $3.5 billion, sources told Reuters.

China's Innovent prices HK IPO near top end, raises $421 million, say sources: Reuters

Innovent Biologics Inc has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) near the top of its marketing range to raise $421 million, sources told Reuters, indicating renewed enthusiasm in a sector blighted by falling stocks.

Autodesk, Flex veterans raise $179 million for manufacturing startup: Reuters

A group of former executives from Autodesk Inc and Flex Ltd has raised $179 million in venture capital for a manufacturing startup that aims to use a combination of robots and new software to remove much of the manual labor from manufacturing electronic devices, Reuters reported.

Israeli computer vision company EyeSight raises $15 million: Reuters

Israeli computer vision firm EyeSight said on Tuesday it raised $15 million in a funding round led by Hong Kong-based Jebsen Capital, Arie Capital and Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, bringing its total raised to date to $50 million.

Macquarie-led consortium launches IPO of property services company PEXA: Reuters

An Australian consortium has kicked off the initial public offering of online property settlements company Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) , seeking to raise up to A$862 million ($610 million), float managers said on Tuesday.

With record dry powder, private equity poised for Asia M&A boom: Reuters

Dealmaking by private equity firms in Asia has surged this year, data showed, underscoring their rising presence in the region’s otherwise stolid, tycoon-dominated M&A scene, backed by an unmatched warchest, Reuters reported.

Israel's Team8 launches $85 million cybersecurity and data fund: Reuters

Team8, which creates cybersecurity firms, launched on Tuesday a second fund of $85 million to build about eight cybersecurity and data companies over the next five years, Reuters reported.

Arconic weighs $11 billion offer from Apollo: Reuters

Aluminum products maker Arconic Inc’s (ARNC.N) board of directors is mulling an $11 billion acquisition offer it received last Friday from buyout firm Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N), Reuters reported.

CPPIB looks to buy stake worth 3 billion pounds in Gatwick Airport: Sky News

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is looking to buy part of a stake in Gatwick airport that could be worth more than 3 billion pounds ($3.92 billion), Sky News reported on Friday.