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GPCA EVENTS

GPC Conference: Next Week

11-13 May 2026 | New York

The Global Private Capital Conference, in partnership with IFC, will take place at Convene 360 Madison, with a Welcome Reception at Bryant Park Grill. Join investors, dealmakers, entrepreneurs and development finance leaders from around the world for firsthand insights on how industry leaders are thinking about risk and opportunity.

The last chance to register is this Friday, 8 May.

FEATURED SESSION

Scaling Data Centers Globally 

Rodrigo Abreu

CEO

Omnia Data Centers

Operating Partner

Patria Investments

Obinna Isiadinso

Global Sector Lead for Data Center Investments

IFC

Kevin Smithen

Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer

DigitalBridge

Katie Wu

Director

KKR

Participating LPs:

• ADB

• ALTÉRRA
• APG Asset Management
• Asia Alternatives
• BII

• CAF

• Calvert Impact

• Cambridge Associates
• CalSTRS

• Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund

• Church Pension Fund

• Cleveland Clinic

• Daiichi Life North America Inc.

• DEG

• EBRD

• Fin Dev Canada
• Future Fund

• Gates Foundation

• IDB Invest

• IFC

• KfW

• La Caisse

• MetLife

• Proparco

• Prudential

• SIFEM
• Soros Economic Development Fund
• StepStone Group
• Summation Capital
• Temasek
• TMRS

Already registered? The Cvent mobile app is now live.

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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 | Singapore

GPCA’s next quarterly meeting in Singapore will focus on Energy’s Impact: Challenges & Opportunities for Private Capital. With today's energy challenges shaping nearly every sector, investors must understand the dynamics of today’s environment. Hear from senior leaders at KKR, Brookfield and La Caisse on what it 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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INVESTMENTS

► Ninety One, IFC and others completed a USD855m recapitalization of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a South Africa-based telecommunications company. #Africa

► Stone Venture led a USD300m Series C for Volant Aerotech, a China-based eVTOL aircraft developer, with participation from HongShan Group, Fortera Capital, Future Capital and Legend Capital. #Asia

► SF Holding led a USD200m investment in Robotera, a China-based humanoid robot manufacturer, with participation from IDG Capital, HongShan Capital Group, CICC Capital Management, SparkEdge Capital and ICBC Capital Management. #Asia

► Vantage Capital provided a USD45m mezzanine facility to MIDO, an Egypt-based industrial company. #Africa

► Siguler Guff led a USD40m investment in Trimex Foods, an India-based restaurant operator and franchisee of international brands. #Asia

► Global Infrastructure Partners agreed to combine Saavi Energia, a Mexico-based power generation company, with the power generation assets of Grupo Mexico. #LatinAmerica

► Value Chain Innovation Fund, Persistent Ventures, British International Investment and others invested USD13m in Dodai, an Ethiopia-based electric mobility company. #Africa

► I Squared Capital acquired Elea Data Centers, a Brazil-based data center platform. #LatinAmerica

► Long Journey, Variant, Version One, Dune Ventures and others invested USD7.3m in Swoop, an Eswatini-based super app. #Africa

► Enko Capital invested in Metalosul, an Angola-based solar energy company. #Africa

► General Atlantic and others acquired a 22.6% stake in Banamex, a Mexico-based banking group. #LatinAmerica

FUNDRAISING

► BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group reached a USD1.24b final close for its reforestation strategy focused on timberland investments. #LatinAmerica

► Navis Capital Partners reached a USD300m first close for its Navis Decarbonisation Fund I, focused on climate and energy transition. The fund is anchored by a USD60m commitment from the Green Climate Fund. #Asia

► Allianz Global Investors reached a USD270m first close for its APAC Infrastructure Credit Fund, focused on private credit investments in infrastructure. #Asia

► Invera Capital reached a USD188m final close for its second private equity fund. #CEE

► Enko Capital reached a USD100m first close for its Rwanda SME Growth Fund, focused on investing in small and medium-sized enterprises in Rwanda. The Rwanda Social Security Board committed USD30m to the fund. #Africa