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- 12 Aug 2018
Mines Secures $13M Series A to Grow Digital Credit Platform for Emerging Markets
Mines, a fintech startup re-inventing credit in emerging markets, has closed a Series A round of $13M led by The Rise Fund, a global fund managed by TPG Growth. Also participating are Velocity…
- 10 Apr 2017
McAfree Now a Standalone Company, Implications for Cybersecurity Industry
McAfee, the globally trusted security provider, has commenced operating as a new standalone company. As a standalone business, McAfee is one of the world’s largest pure-play cybersecurity firms.…
- 22 Jul 2021
Uber Buys Trucking Software Firm for $2.25bn
Uber on Thursday announced a $2.25 billion deal to beef up its freight unit with the acquisition of a firm specializing in logistics management software. Combining Texas-based Transplace with Uber…
- 3 Sept 2016
HP Enterprise in Talks to Sell Software Unit
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the…
- 23 Jan 2018
TPG Growth to Acquire African Music Company TRACE
Growth equity investment platform TPG Growth has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in TRACE, the market leader in afro-urban music and entertainment. TPG Growth is the…
- 14 May 2018
The Rise Fund Leads $47.5m Series C for Cellulant
The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by growth equity platform TPG Growth, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a stake in Cellulant, a leading digital payments…
- 11 Apr 2021
Airtel Africa Gets $100m Investment from Mastercard
Airtel Africa has announced the signing of an agreement under which Mastercard will invest 100 million dollars in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV. AMC BV is currently the holding company for several Airtel…
- 19 Mar 2021
The Rise Fund to Invest $200m in Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Business
Airtel Africa has announced the signing of an agreement under which The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of leading alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel…