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📣 JUST ANNOUNCED: IFC - International Finance Corporation is investing up to €15 million in the new private equity fund Value4Capital Poland Plus Fund II (V4C II) to support lower mid-market companies in Central and Eastern Europe with vital access to financing and know-how to boost their growth and competitiveness. Learn more about the fund here: https://lnkd.in/ghsCzE_K "Our second independent fund will follow the successful strategy of our first fund, focusing on founder/owner transition situations and looking to capture the fundamental growth of our domestic markets. With IFC's support, we have been able to mobilize even more private capital in this fundraising and increase our fund size along with the growth of our target market," said William R. Watson, Managing Partner of Value4Capital. #IFCfunds IFC Europe #PE #PrivateEquity #Funds #CentralEurope #EasternEurope #Poland #Romania

Here's a ranking of the largest commitments to Africa-focused private capital funds approved by development finance institutions during the first quarter - https://lnkd.in/ezErtRrC #africa #dfi #fundcommitments #privatecapital #privateequity #venturecapital #infrastructureinvestment #news #data IFC - International Finance Corporation British International Investment Swedfund International European Investment Bank (EIB) Apis Partners Seedstars Africa Ventures African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) Ninety One A.P. Moller Capital

Baltic businesses are set to benefit from a €100 million financing boost as the European Investment Fund (EIF) backs Merito Partners' new fund with a €15 million commitment, aiming to support the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the region. https://lnkd.in/dr-jtBmk #FOCUSONBusiness #BalticEconomy #SMEGrowth #EIF #MeritoPartners #InnovationFunding #financingboost

By adopting progressive investor relations practices, African listed companies will be well placed to contribute meaningfully to the +USD100bn a year fixed capital needed to fund Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8) : "decent work and economic growth". #investorrelations

By adopting progressive investor relations practices, African listed companies will be well placed to contribute meaningfully to the +USD100bn a year fixed capital needed to fund Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8) : "decent work and economic growth". #investorrelations

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Vidrio Financial and Alternatives Watch are not letting go of 2024 just yet as we're issuing a new thought leadership report on the #GulfCooperationCouncil. Download it today and learn how #allocators are approaching this region and find out more on how #Vidriofinancial is assisting in those operations. Additional insight from Brevan Howard, Florin Court Capital, Sagard, Magellan Capital, and more. This report explores: - Investment activity in the region over the past year by allocator and month - Which asset classes the largest regional allocators are active in currently - First person accounts of how and why doing business in the region has evolved and where it is headed Alternatives find a new home: A practitioners guide to the GCC https://hubs.ly/Q02-K7Ch0

IDB Invest has signed an agreement with Colabora Capital Partners (CCP) to create a new investment management platform focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. Visit the website to read more⁠: https://bit.ly/3VC9qEq Photo: Contributed ⁠ Follow us:⁠ Facebook: https://lnkd.in/exA4PPRr⁠ YouTube: OurToday⁠ X: Our_Today_News⁠ Instagram: @our.today⁠ #OTBusiness #World

Expert session with Jill Curr and Egla Ntumba of Msft Ventures✨ The topic was ‘’Getting ready for debt by debt investors’’ Thank you for taking the time to share your learnings and experience with us. The Angola Investment Readiness Program is brought to you by WEAV Capital in partnership with IFC - International Finance Corporation and inapem #angolainvestmentreadinessprogram #investmentreadiness

Franco-Saudi relations have been bolstered by the signing of a US$10 billion MoU between #France's state-owned investor Bpifrance and #Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The deal marks a convergence of interests between the two parties: Riyadh's desire for inbound capital to boost its #Vision2030 objectives and Paris' promotion of bilateral relations to advance French business interests abroad, particularly startups looking for growth markets. Global SWF examines PIF's slew of multi-billion dollar MoUs to encourage inbound capital as well as Bpifrance's growing relations with #GCC SWFs as it promotes French interests abroad: https://lnkd.in/eZeZAUmZ