4 March 2026
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GPCA EVENTS

GPC Conference: New Speakers Announced

11-13 May 2026 | New York

Join the GPC Conference, in partnership with IFC, for fresh, firsthand insights from around the world on how investors are thinking about risk and opportunity globally.

Featured Speakers

Eric Mason

Managing Director,
Global Private Equity
Church Pension Fund

Runa Alam

CEO & Partner

DPI

Jonathan Dean
Head of Fund Management
AXA IM Alts

Jennifer Mazin

Managing Partner and Co-President, Renewable Power & Transition

Brookfield

Additional featured speakers:  

Labeeb Abboud, Chairman & CEO, Global Health Investment Corporation
Greg Jania, Global Co-Head of Private Equity, APG
Roger Vincent, Founder & CIO, Summation Capital
Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures
Yemi Lalude, Partner, TPG

Event highlights:  

Networking with and insights from GPCA Board Members, Global Tech Council, DFI Council, Energy Council and others
Partnership with IVCA to deep dive on the private capital opportunity in India
Special programming on women in global private capital
Convening of Next Gen Partners, GPCA’s global peer networking platform and leadership program
Panels and keynote discussions on Secondaries, Private Credit Strategies, Talent and Diasporas in Tech and more

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GPCA BOARD

GPCA Announces New Board Directors

GPCA is pleased to welcome the following members to its Board of Directors:

Mohamed Gouled, Vice President, Industries, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Lenna Koszarny, Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Capital

Additional appointees include:

Lucy Heintz, GPCA Energy Council Chair & Managing Director & Head of Energy Infrastructure, Actis
Michael Buchanan, Chief Macro Strategist & Head, Australia & New Zealand, Temasek

The GPCA Board also made new appointments to the Emeriti Advisory Board: Brian Lim, Asia Council Chair and Partner & Head of Asia and Emerging Markets at Pantheon Ventures, and Renuka Ramnath, Founder, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer at Multiples Alternate Asset Management.

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Industry News

INVESTMENTS

► KKR agreed to acquire a majority stake in XCL Education, a Singapore-based operator of K-12 schools across Southeast Asia, for ~USD1.3b. #Asia

► A consortium led by Quadria Capital acquired Malaysia-based pharmaceutical group Apex Healthcare, valuing the company at ~MYR1.9b (~USD470m). #Asia

► Cowin Capital and Jingming Capital led a CNY5b (~USD729.1m) Series D+ for iSpace, a China-based commercial rocket developer. #Asia

► China-based embodied intelligence firm SpiritAI raised CNY2b (~USD290.5m) from HongShan Capital Group, YF Capital, Chao Investments and others. #Asia

► Hillhouse Investments acquired China-based pharmaceutical quality control platform Nanjing Milestone Pharma for CNY350m (~USD50.7m). #Asia

► Egypt-based grocery delivery platform Breadfast raised a USD50m pre-Series C from Mubadala Investment Company, Olayan Financing Company and others. #Africa

► Benin- and Togo-founded electric mobility company Spiro raised USD50m from Afreximbank, Nithio and Africa Go Green Fund. #Africa

► Blackstone invested in India-based school operator Globetrotters Educational Innoventions. #Asia

► responsAbility Investments invested in Latin America-based agribusinesses Alamos, Proserla and Mega Greenhouses. #LatinAmerica

► Plural led a EUR30m (~USD35.4m) Series A for Estonia-based defence technology company Frankenburg Technologies, with participation from SmartCap. #CEE

► Khosla Ventures led a BRL100m (~USD19.5m) Series A for Comp, a Brazil-based HR platform, with participation from KASZEK, Endeavor Catalyst and Canary. #LatinAmerica

► IDF Capital led a USD11.25m Series A for Zambia-based digital bank Lupiya with participation from INOKS Capital and KfW DEG. #Africa

► ffVC led a EUR4.5m (~USD5m) seed round for Poland-based defense technology company FlyFocus, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund. #CEE

FUNDRAISING

► Asia Alternatives reached a USD900m first close for its seventh fund of funds and related vehicles focused on private equity investments across Asia. #Asia

► Development Partners International reached a first close for its fourth African Development Partners (ADP) fund focused on investing in growth-stage companies across Africa. #Africa

► AIGF Advisors reached a JPY12.1b (~USD130m) first close for its third fund focused on investing in small and mid-cap companies in the ASEAN region. #Asia

► Proparco committed USD42m to Development Partners International’s fourth ADP fund. #Africa

► IFC committed USD25m to Seraya Partners’ second fund, focused on investments that support decarbonization, improved connectivity and inclusive economic growth across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. #Asia