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Aureos Africa completes $253m first closeHaving passed the halfway mark on fundraising for its new Pan-African fund, its largest ever focused on the region, the mid-market investor is hoping to have invested between $80m and $100m by the end of the year.
- GroFin pan-Africa fund holds $125m first close
The $160m fund is targeting small to middle market enterprises to plug the financing gap between microfinance and commercial banks.
- Report: Goldman and Legend in Chinese media deal
A Chinese operator of LCD screens on trains has reportedly received $58m of final round funding ahead of a planned listing on the Nasdaq.
- ECP nearing first close on $1bn Africa fund
The private equity firm will likely hold a first close on more than $523m, topping its entire previous fund. Launched in the second quarter of this year, the fund will be one of the largest dedicated pan-Africa funds raised to date if it meets its target.
- CDC commits $105m to Chinese funds
The UK Government’s emerging markets fund of funds has made commitments to four Chinese funds. It expects these funds to go on to raise a total of $1.7bn from other sources for investment in the region.
- CDC tightens focus on poorest nations, commits $185m to India
Richard Laing, chief executive of the UK government’s fund of funds investor in emerging markets, says the mission to reduce poverty is central to CDC’s investment thesis. Latest commitments to Indian managers underline the strategy.
- Travant holds first close on $107m
The West and Central African buyout firm founded by Nigerian executives, was largely backed by local investors as well as CDC, the UK government fund of funds.
- Medu closes R850m fund
The South African mid-market outfit has closed its second fund, after returning the majority of its first fund to investors from just one exit.
- Aureos Capital invests in Thailand
London-based emerging market investment specialist Aureos has taken a minority stake in a Thai engineering firm.
- HIG Europe hires CDC’s Boyadjian
Olivier Boyadjian, former head of investments for French buyout firm CDC Capital, will now lead HIG Europe’s Paris office.