Navis Capital Partners announces the final close of two Navis Asia Funds

Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2021: Navis Capital Partners (“Navis”) is pleased to announce the final close of two Navis Asia Funds.

Navis Asia Fund VIII, L.P.

Navis Asia Fund VIII, L.P. (including certain parallel and related vehicles, “Navis VIII”) is a successor fund to Navis Asia Fund VII, L.P., the investment period of which finished in July 2021. The fund will continue to focus on pre-dominantly controlling investments in growing companies across Southeast Asia, as well as in Australia / New Zealand and in Hong Kong / China.

Navis VIII has closed at a total of USD 900 million and has already completed several strategic investments in healthcare, private education and food-related consumer goods across the Asia Pacific region.

Navis Asia Green Loop Fund, L.P.

Navis Asia Green Loop Fund, L.P. (the “NGL Fund”) is the continuation fund for 5 Navis Asia Fund VI, L.P. portfolio companies. A unique characteristic these companies share is that they have all built a core climate and sustainability theme into their respective business models, and will benefit from rising regional and global interest in businesses that can create value within these themes whilst contributing to a reduction in the carbon footprint of their activities. These investments include electronic waste recycling with a particular focus on the development of a global network of lithium-ion battery recycling facilities, in plastic-free and locally-sourced food retail and the low carbon footprint production of protein and industrial goods.

The NGL Fund closed at a total of USD 450 million.

About Navis Capital Partners Limited

Founded in 1998, Navis manages over USD 5 billion in private equity capital and focuses on investments primarily in and around Asia. Navis contributes both capital and management expertise to a limited number of well-positioned companies with the objective of directing strategic, operational and financial improvements. Navis has one of the largest private equity professional teams in Asia, comprising 59 individuals, supported by 30 administrative staff in six offices across the region. Navis has a long and proven track record in pan-Asian private equity, with over 80 control transactions across the Asian region completed since its establishment.

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