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GPCC: LP Panel and Participants

7-9 April 2025 | New York City

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On 7-9 April 2025, GPCA, in partnership with IFC, will present the annual Global Private Capital Conference at Convene 360 Madison in New York City, bringing together top investors from around the world.

 

This year’s agenda includes the panel Institutional Investor Perspectives: How Are LPs Committing Capital in 2025?, featuring experts from Future Fund, Cambridge Associates, YMCA Retirement Fund, Afore XXI-Banorte, TIFF Investment Management and Lexington Partners.

Featured LP Speakers

Greg Jania

Greg Jania

Global Co-Head of Private Equity

APG Asset Management

Andrea Auerbach

Andrea Auerbach

Global Head of Private Investments and Partner

Cambridge Associates

Andrea Kaufman

Andrea Kaufman

Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Investing

PGIM Private Alternatives 

Erik Strobel

Erik Strobel

Investment Director

YMCA Retirement Fund

LPs from over 30 institutions, including Gates Foundation SIF, IFC, ORIX LIFE Insurance, Temasek, Rockefeller Capital Management and StepStone Group, will be in attendance, making this a premier networking opportunity for private capital investors.

 

View all attending firms here.

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Asia Members Meeting & Reception

24 April 2025 l Singapore

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GPCA will host its next Asia Members Meeting and reception on 24 April 2025 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Our discussion will delve into the pivotal business risks and opportunities emerging in 2025 within the realms of artificial intelligence and climate, and explore the dynamic intersections between AI, climate and sustainability and the evolving landscape of policy and regulatory trends.

The AI Investment Revolution:

Technology, Growth and Climate Impact

Stefano Ghezzi

Stefano Ghezzi

Senior Vice President,
Renewable Power & Transition Group
Brookfield

Simon Kahn Close-Up

Simon Kahn

Vice President,
Marketing for Asia Pacific
Google

Steve Okun Close Up

Steve Okun

Southeast Asia Senior Advisor

GPCA

Please note that this event is for GPCA Members only.

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Investing in Africa’s Future: The Growing Infrastructure Opportunity

#GPCAResearch

Private capital investment in African infrastructure opportunities reached USD1.3b in 2024 and has exceeded USD1b annually since 2020, as shown in the Infrastructure for Africa’s Next Generation: The Role of Private Capital report. Capital invested in infrastructure deals has accounted for 42% of all private capital deal value since 2023.

Private Capital Investment in Africa Infrastructure, 2017-2024

GPCA Members can log in to download the Excel file for more data. 

 

For questions and feedback or to request custom data cuts from the research team, please contact research@gpcapital.org.

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NW-V2Industry-News

INVESTMENTS

► Warburg Pincus agreed to acquire a 6.6% stake in New Frontier Health, a China-based network of healthcare facilities, for USD124m. #Asia

 

► Global Edge invested USD100m in ONE AMAZON, a Colombia-based environmental intelligence network that monitors the Amazon Rainforest. #LatinAmerica

 

► Innova Capital acquired the corporate insurance distribution and services business of Poland-based ISON Group (formerly Punkta Group). #CEE

 

► TelevisaUnivision invested USD66m in Argentina-based neobank Ualá. #LatinAmerica

 

► ChrysCapital agreed to invest USD75m in Rikun, an India-based provider of manufacturing services for electronics and household appliances. #Asia

 

► YvY led a ~USD51.7m Series D for Solinftec, a Brazil- and US-based farm analytics and operations management platform. #LatinAmerica

 

► QED Investors led a USD33m Series B for NymCard, a UAE-based embedded finance platform, with participation from FJ Labs, Dubai Future District Fund, Shorooq Partners and others. #MiddleEast

 

► AINDA Energía & Infraestructura agreed to acquire a majority stake in Portafolio Durango, a Mexico-based solar project. #LatinAmerica

 

► TA Associates invested in QIMA, a Hong Kong-based provider of quality control and compliance solutions for businesses. #Asia

 

► UAE-based debt resolution platform ClearGrid raised a USD10m dual round, with a USD3.5m pre-seed round led by Raed Ventures and Beco Capital, as well as a USD6.5m seed round led by Nuwa Capital and Raed Ventures. #MiddleEast

 

► Speedinvest led a USD5m seed round for Leta, a Kenya-based logistics software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, with participation from Google and Equator. #Africa

 

FUNDRAISING

► NAZCA and Bridge, Mexico-based VC firms, merged to create a new firm with USD300m in assets. #LatinAmerica

 

► Swedfund has committed EUR15m (~USD16.4m) to AfricInvest’s Small Cap Fund focused on investing in SMEs across Africa. #Africa

 

► ZQ Capital reached a USD180m+ first close for its flagship fund focused on SMEs in the consumer, education, healthcare and TMT sectors across Asia. #Asia

 

EXITS

► Brookfield agreed to sell its portfolio of 1.6GW of solar and wind assets in India to Malaysia-based green energy company Gentari. #Asia

NW-V2Events-&-Trainings

GPC Conference 2025

7-9 April 2025

New York

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Asia Members Meeting & Reception

24 April 2025

Singapore

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Industry Events

AVCA Conference & VC Summit

28 April - 2 May 2025

Lagos

AVCJ Private Equity Forum Singapore 2025

13-14 May 2025

Singapore

GPCA Members can use code GPCASG for a 15% discount.

FT Brazil Summit

14 May 2025

Convene One Liberty, New York

SuperReturn International

2-6 June 2025

Berlin

Use code FKR3584GPCA for a 10% discount.

SuperReturn Emerging Markets

16-18 June 2025

Amsterdam

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