Global Private Capital Association

Next month, at the GPCA Investors Meeting, join us for a keynote discussion on "Institutional Investor Outlook for Private Markets" featuring Delaney Brown of Bregal Investments, Christopher Hunter of Cambridge Associates, David Smart of The Health Foundation, Cyndi Mosquera of MetLife Asset Management, Matthew Ridley of Windmill Hill Asset Management and Koen van Mierlo of Bluemetric | Wealth Engineering. Register here: https://hubs.la/Q02WbWyg0 The event is taking place on 19 November at Hotel Café Royal, London. A GPCA Members Reception, co-hosted by Debevoise & Plimpton, will be held the evening prior, on 18 November. For questions, please contact Megan Smith at msmith@gpcapital.org. #global #VC #PE #invest #privatecapital #London

Top developments in the world of private capital this week: ‣ TPG's The Rise Fund led a USD150m Series F for Eruditus, an India-based education platform for executive-level courses, at a reported USD3b valuation, with follow-on from SoftBank Investment Advisers, Leeds Illuminate, Accel and others. #Asia ‣ General Atlantic led a USD50m round for Jüsto, a Mexico-based online grocer. #LatinAmerica ‣ Adams Street Partners reached a USD1.2b final close for its fourth Venture Innovation Fund focused on innovative and disruptive companies across a diverse portfolio of secondaries, venture fund investments and direct investments. #Global ‣ Żabka Polska, a Poland-based chain of convenience stores, raised PLN6.45b (~USD1.62b) through an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. CVC will remain the biggest shareholder with a ~40% stake. #CEE For additional insights and updates in the industry, explore this week's #NewsWatch: https://hubs.la/Q02VTq6L0 #venturecapital #globalmarkets #investments #finance #tech #privatecapital #financenews #startups #privateequity

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GPCA's CEO, Cate Ambrose, will be at the 8th Edition of FII Institute Infinite Horizons: Investing Today, Shaping Tomorrow. 🗓️ When: 29-31 October 2024 📍 Where: KAICC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Cate will be joining the panel 'What is the Future of Impact Investing?' with speakers Dr. Lourdes Rodríguez, of David Rockefeller Fund, Sophia Swire of GEDI VC and Rodrigo Tavares of Granito Group, moderated by Mariana Atencio of Golike Media. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02VwNdj0 #FII8 #VC #PE #invest #impact #privatecapital #MiddleEast

GPCA Member Control Risks recently released its "Investing in Infrastructure Report," offering valuable insights on this complex landscape and providing practical advice on how to mitigate risk and increase the value of infrastructure investments. Key topics include navigating land rights issues globally, trends and risks in digital infrastructure as an asset class, mitigating political exposure risks in consortia and how geopolitics has and will shape infrastructure investment. Download the report here: https://hubs.la/Q02V89-50 #VC #PE #invest #global

Top developments in the world of private capital this week: ‣ Warburg Pincus LLC invested USD125m in Contabilizei, a Brazil-based accounting firm focused on small businesses and self-employed professionals. #LatinAmerica ‣ Metier invested in Blinkwater Meule, a South Africa-based vertically integrated maize meal producer and retailer. #Africa ‣ Actis agreed to fully acquire Vindhyachal Expressway, an India-based toll road, for INR7.75b (~USD92.3m). #Asia ‣ The EuroMena Funds fully exited a pharmaceutical firm in North Africa and Retail Holding, a Morocco-based retail group, via a sale to Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion and IFC. #Africa For additional insights and updates in the industry, explore this week's #NewsWatch: https://hubs.la/Q02TZLlW0 #venturecapital #globalmarkets #investments #finance #tech #privatecapital #financenews #startups #privateequity

In March 2021, Navegar invested in MDI Novare, a Philippines-based IT company specializing in custom application development, infrastructure, data analytics and IT security solutions for businesses and the public sector. Navegar was interested in partnering with Myla C. Villanueva, who founded and successfully built MDI at a time when female entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia was exceedingly rare.  With Navegar's support, MDI has experienced robust growth: from 2019 to early 2024, revenue rose 17% and EBITDA grew 13%. The employee count increased from 650 in 2021 to over 850 by May 2024. Villanueva focuses on empowering women in a male-dominated industry, implementing initiatives like breastfeeding rooms and a "Parenting Club" for employee support. MDI also promotes inclusivity through awareness sessions on sexual orientation and gender identity, alongside resource groups for women and LGBTQIA+ employees. GPCA partnered with Investing in Women to promote women-led businesses in Southeast Asia. View all case studies here: https://hubs.la/Q02TF7zZ0 #VC #PE #womenled #genderdiversity #Asia

Join GPCA's Managing Director of Research, Jeff Schlapinski, at Globalturk Capital's 6th Annual Executive Briefing on Private Capital in Türkiye and Environs. GPCA is proud to be the strategic partner for this event. Jeff will be moderating the panel "Eurasia – Türkiye Cross-border Investment and Exit Opportunities" joined by Yasemin Bedir of Mastercard, Krzysztof Kulig of Innova Capital, Baris Sivri of CEECAT Capital, Alex von Sponeck of Kirkoswald and Denys Sychkov of Horizon Capital. Register here: https://hubs.la/Q02Tx8n_0 #PE #VC #privatecapital #global #invest #CEE

Join GPCA for our Q4 Asia Members Meeting & Holiday Reception in Singapore on 5 December. This interactive discussion will feature a fireside chat with Bilahari Kausikan, Former Permanent Secretary at the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, moderated by GPCA Senior Advisor Steven Okun.  Please register early as seats are limited. Register here: https://hubs.la/Q02Tf-X-0 For questions, please contact Felicia Chia at fchia@gpcapital.org. Please note that this event is for GPCA Members only. #Asia #VC #PE #privatcapital #investors #USElections #geopolitics

In January 2022, Seedstars Africa Ventures invested in Beacon Power Services (BPS), a Nigeria-based developer of proprietary grid management software and data solutions for Africa’s power industry. BPS seeks to improve the reliability and quality of the continent’s energy supply through the creation of smart grids and by leveraging extensive data collected on the ground. With Seedstars’ support, the population that BPS reaches through its clients has grown from eight million in January 2022 to over 60 million as of September 2023. The company expanded from working with one utility in Lagos to opening two more in Ghana. Seedstars has also pushed BPS to recruit more women across all levels of the company, recognizing that they are underrepresented in the energy industry. Over 30% of the staff is female, and BPS is striving to integrate more women on both the accounting and technology sides of the business. Access all deal books here: https://hubs.la/Q02SMbmS0 #Africa #VC #PE #privatecapital #global #invest