The Japanese firm will invest $700m into the Philippines conglomerate as the two entities eye growth in infrastructure, energy, real estate, digital technologies, mobility and logistics.
Philippines’ Aboitiz Equity Ventures has agreed for BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners to take a 40% stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital; the Philippines government is ramping up infrastructure investment.
Tonik is the first digital-only bank in the Philippines with a banking licence from the BSP. Ukraine's Diligent Capital Partners, which is leading the pre-Series C funding round, has backed founder Greg Krasnov before.
The Philippines is one of the fastest growing markets for renewable energy investment and the $115m of proceeds will be used towards hydro, wind and solar projects in the country.
The $10.45 billion raise from the Bureau of the Treasury will be directed towards sectors including agriculture, infrastructure, education and healthcare.