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2026 GPCA Deal Book and Awards

GPCA is pleased to invite member firms to submit deals for consideration for the 2026 GPCA Deal Awards and GPCA Deal Book. Both initiatives highlight fund managers who have achieved extraordinary investment outcomes in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The GPCA Deal Awards recognize investments across five categories:

2026 Environmental Sustainability Award (an exit is not mandatory)
2026 Social Impact Award (an exit is not mandatory)
2026 Better Tech Award (an exit is not mandatory)
2026 Deal Innovation Award (requires a partial or full exit)
2026 Deal of the Year Award (requires a partial or full exit)

Member firms can submit one deal for consideration for the Deal Awards, Deal Book or both.

Firms that were featured in the 2025 Deal Book are ineligible to participate in the 2026 Deal Book but are welcome to submit for the Deal Awards.

To request a submission form, contact Tatia Dzaptashvili (tdzaptashvili@gpcapital.org). All forms must be completed and received by 3 July 2026.

Winners will be chosen by an independent panel of LP judges and announced at a special ceremony as part of GPCA's London programming later this year.

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GPCA EVENTS

Asia Members Meeting & Reception

10 June 2026, 4 - 7 pm SGT | Singapore

GPCA’s next quarterly meeting in Singapore will focus on Energy’s Impact: Challenges & Opportunities for Private Capital. Today's energy challenges are affecting nearly every sector. Hear from senior leaders at KKR, Brookfield and La Caisse on what the energy crisis means for private capital.

Featured Speakers

Neil Arora
Partner, Infrastructure

KKR

Stefano Ghezzi
Managing Director, Energy

Brookfield

Rana Karadsheh
Managing Director, Infrastructure, Asia Pacific

La Caisse

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DEAL CASE

Gulf Capital | ART Fertility Clinics

In January 2020, Gulf Capital acquired a controlling stake in ART Fertility Clinics (formerly IVI Middle East), a UAE-based provider of assisted reproductive technologies and IVF services. At the time of investment, the company operated three clinics and had one of the highest clinical success rates in the region.

With Gulf Capital’s support, ART expanded across the UAE and India, launched a state-of-the-art genetics laboratory in Abu Dhabi and established plans to enter Saudi Arabia. In 2024, the company completed approximately 5,200 IVF cycles and reported an approximate cumulative pregnancy rate of 70% and a live birth rate of 50%. Between 2020 and 2025, ART’s Middle East revenues are forecast to grow from approximately USD30m to USD70m, while EBITDA is expected to increase from approximately USD10m to USD30m.

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INVESTMENTS

► British International Investment and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners committed up to USD300m to North Star, an India-based renewable energy platform focused on solar, wind, hybrid and storage projects. #Asia

► Prosus led a USD240m investment in Rapido, an India-based ride-hailing platform, with participation from WestBridge Capital, Accel and others. #Asia

► Actera Group invested USD125m in Kinetics LNG, an Isle of Man-based LNG infrastructure company focused on emerging markets. #CEE

► Temasek and InnoVen Capital China led a USD200m Series B2 for ZERON, a China-based new-energy heavy-duty truck company, alongside Yankuang Capital, Sanhua Holding Group and others. #Asia

► Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund acquired a portfolio of solar power plants in Uruguay. #LatinAmerica

► Advent International invested USD150m in Iscon Balaji Foods, an India-based potato processing company, as part of a USD215m round, with participation from 360 ONE. #Asia

► Sanlam Alternative Investments acquired a 10% stake (USD10m) in Africa GreenCo Group, a Lusaka-based renewable energy trader and offtake platform. #Africa

► China Life Investment led a RMB1b (~USD148m) Series C+ for Volant Aerotech, a China-based eVTOL aircraft developer, with participation from NIO Capital, CoStone Capital and China Internet Investment Fund. #Asia

► Climate Investor Three invested in Green eFuels Producers, a South Africa-based green methanol producer. #Africa

► Genesis Private Equity Fund V acquired a stake in POS Media Europe, a Prague-based retail media and in-store advertising company. #CEE

► General Catalyst led a USD63m investment in Scapia, an India-based travel fintech company, with participation from Peak XV Partners and Z47. #Asia

► Andreessen Horowitz and others invested in a USD8.5m seed round for Sparq, a UAE-based AI-native game engine and creator platform. #MiddleEast

► Prime Venture Partners and Leo Capital led a USD13m investment in StrainX BioWorks, an India-based biomanufacturing company, with participation from Good Startup, Sparrow Capital, Sun Icon Ventures, Dholakia Ventures and WindT (IIT Delhi) Angels. #Asia

► LeapFrog Investments invested in Pharmacity, a Vietnam-based retail pharmacy chain. #Asia

FUNDRAISING

► Vinci Compass reached a BRL312.5m (~USD55m) close for Vinci MAV IV, focused on agribusiness private credit investments in Brazil. #LatinAmerica

► Physis Capital reached an INR4b (~USD42m) final close for its maiden fund, focused on technologies that are solving structural problems across India. #Asia

► AHL Venture Partners reached a USD30.5m first close for AHL Africa Credit Fund I, a private credit fund that will provide debt financing to scalable African businesses. #Africa

► FinDev Canada committed USD15m to XIC Latin America Fund I, focused on renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure investments across Latin America and the Caribbean. #LatinAmerica

EXITS

► SJ Semiconductor, a China-based semiconductor manufacturing company backed by Hua Capital, CICC Capital Management, INCE Capital and Shenzhen Capital Group, debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market following its RMB5b (~USD737m) IPO. #Asia

► Viewtrix Technology, a China-based manufacturer of display driver chips backed by HongShan Capital Group, Qiming Venture Partners and Vertex Ventures China, debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following its HKD1.1b (~USD140m) IPO. #Asia