GPCA Asia Members Meeting Recap; Amethis Acquires Majority Stake in Egypt’s KTG

12 February 2025
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Inaugural 2025 GPCA Asia Members Meeting
Spotlights INA and Diversity

6 February 2025 | Singapore

GPCA's first Asia Members Meeting of 2025 featured a presentation and fireside chat with Dr. Ridha D. M. Wirakusumah, CEO of the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA). Dr. Ridha shared updates on INA's progress in driving investment across key sectors such as Transport & Infrastructure, Digital Innovation, Food & Agriculture, Green Energy and Healthcare, highlighting INA's role in shaping Indonesia's economic future by attracting private capital into high-impact areas.

The event also marked the launch of GPCA's inaugural Southeast Asia Women Investors Directory, developed in partnership with Investing in Women. A panel discussion featuring Susli Lie from Monk's Hill Ventures, Jannie Tsuei from TVM Capital and Hannah Birdsey from Investing in Women explored how fund managers and institutional investors can leverage this new resource. The meeting concluded with a reception celebrating the directory's launch, bringing together women investors from across the region.

Southeast Asia Women Investors Directory

Debuts at GPCA Event

6 February 2025 | Singapore

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GPCA's recent networking reception in Singapore brought together industry leaders and investment professionals and featured the debut of the Southeast Asia Women Investors Directory. Developed in collaboration with Investing in Women, an Australian Government initiative, the directory showcases 365 women investment professionals actively deploying private capital across various sectors in Southeast Asia. The event also included an insightful panel discussion on the region's investment landscape, underscoring GPCA's commitment to advancing diversity in the private capital sector.

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GPCC: New Programming and Speakers Announced

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. This year's agenda spotlights key themes, including the Climate Opportunity and Tech & Innovation, among others.

Just-Announced Featured Speakers

Pedro Arnt

CEO
dLocal

Hoi Ying So

Global Co-Head, Disruptive Technologies & Venture Capital

IFC

Labeeb Abboud

Chairman and CEO
Global Health Investment Corporation

Harish Belur

Partner
Riverwood Capital

Sunil Mishra

Partner, Primary Investments
Adams Street Partners

Jose Sosa del Valle

Partner

Lexington Partners

Session highlights include:

► A New Playbook for Energy Investing with Brookfield and Actis

► The Global Outlook for Tech Investments featuring members of GPCA’s Global Tech Council

► Special programming for Women in Global Private Capital

Don’t miss networking with and insights from GPCA Board Members and DFI Council, among others.

Secure your spot now!

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INVESTMENTS

► Amethis acquired a majority stake in KTG, an Egypt-based vertically integrated textile manufacturer. #Africa

► Infinite Partners and Public Investment Corporation acquired a strategic interest in South Africa-based fiber network operators Net Nine Nine, Evotel and LinkLayer. #Africa

► Apis Partners and KRAFTON led a USD53m investment in India-based payments aggregator Cashfree Payments. #Asia

► Egypt-based financial services platform Khazna raised a USD16m pre-Series B from Quona, Speedinvest, Aljazira Capital and others. #Africa

► Prosus Ventures led a USD10m seed round for qeen.ai, a UAE-based developer of an AI support platform for e-commerce businesses. #MiddleEast

FUNDRAISING

► BOCEL Private Equity reached a USD80m first close for its second fund focused on mid-sized companies with a presence in Mexico and the US. #LatinAmerica

► Lever VC raised USD50m for its second fund focused on the agrifood sector. #Global

EXITS

► India-based eyecare provider Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care raised USD347m through an IPO on the NSE and BSE, facilitating partial exits for TPG and Temasek. #Asia

► Diagnostyka, a Poland-based provider of medical diagnostic services backed by MidEuropa, raised EUR400m (~USD413m) through an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. #CEE

► ACON Investments exited Vitalis, a Colombia-based manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical products, via a strategic sale to Laboratorios Sanfer, a Mexico-based pharmaceutical company. #LatinAmerica

► Southern Cross Group agreed to exit ATRIA, a Latin America-based port services and river transportation group, via a sale to Rocktree Logistics Group, a global infrastructure service provider. #LatinAmerica