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Darby Overseas Investments raises $300mThe Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm has reached the hard-cap for its third Latin America-focused private debt vehicle.
ShawKwei hires former JPMorgan Asia headThe Hong Kong-based firm has hired former H&Q Asia Pacific MD Peter Ko as managing director and ex-CEO of JPMorgan Asia David Hudson as senior advisor.
- ARX backs Hungarian bottle maker
The deal comes as ARX prepares to come to market with a successor fund.
- Darby PE in Korea exit
The firm’s mezzanine fund has divested its holding in Leadcorp through a domestic IPO.
- BlackRock hires PE veteran for North Asia
Jeong Hoon Lee, who has long private equity experience, has joined the firm as the third senior appointment to its alternatives team since March last year.
- Darby hires head of Latin America
The firm has hired Roberto Velarde, former CIO of Grupo Inder in Chile, to manage its Latin America investment practice and develop additional private equity vehicles focused on the region.
- Darby exits 12-year investment in Costa Rica
The Franklin Templeton-subsidiary made its investment in Grupo Financiero Improsathrough its 2001 ProBanco I Fund, a $27m vehicle.
- CapDyn hires new Brazil head
After losing the head of its Rio office to Hamilton Lane in September, Capital Dynamics has hired former Stratus Group managing director Marcelo Moraes to lead a new office in São Paulo.
- Darby to raise RMB fund
Franklin Templeton Darby Private Equity is the latest firm to establish a partnership with Shanghai to establish an RMB-denominated fund.
- Russia appoints PE heavyweights to $10bn fund board
On the heels of hiring its investment staff, the $10bn Russian government-backed vehicle has named several private equity heavyweights to its board in preparation for its first investment.