Private capital investors deployed USD16b in Latin America in 2020, a new record. Venture investment topped USD4b for the second year in a row, demonstrating sustained momentum for the region’s ongoing digital transformation.
GPCA Research on Latin America is produced in partnership with LAVCA. Since 2008, LAVCA Research has tracked private capital activity in Latin America through direct contact with over 500 fund managers active in the region, using the same data methodology as GPCA.
Members can access GPC Analytics for a ten-year archive of Latin American private capital transactions and data cuts.
Research Team
Miguel Algarin, Research Director
Emanuel Hernandez, Research Analyst
Latin America Research
Mid-Year 2021 Global Private Capital Industry Data & Analysis
September 16, 2021GPC 1H 2021 data on fundraising, investment and exit activity across Asia, Latin America, Africa, CEE and the Middle East Key data takeaways: All major markets posted year-over-year gains… Read More
Latin America 2021 Industry Data and Analysis
March 31, 2021The LAVCA 2021 Industry Data & Analysis includes data and insights on fundraising, investment and exit activity from the full year in 2020. Member access includes: LAVCA Analysis: A summary of… Read More
Latin America Data Insights (Mid-Year 2020)
September 10, 2020EMPEA Members can log in to receive exclusive access to the full detailed report (PDF) and underlying data (Excel). Despite the difficulties introduced by COVID-19, year-over-year fundraising increased 30% Fundraising for Latin… Read More
Latin America News
Goodwater Capital Leads USD35m Series A for Chile’s Houm
Goodwater Capital led a USD35m Series A for Houm, a Chile-based home purchase and rental marketplace with operations in Chile, Mexico and Colombia, with participation from Fifth Wall, Fen Ventures,… Read More
GGV and GIC Lead USD125m Series C for Mexico’s Stori
GGV and GIC led a USD125m Series C for Stori, a Mexico-based credit card issuer, with participation from General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital and Tresalia Capital, and follow-on from Lightspeed, Vision… Read More
IG4 Capital Acquires 50% of Chile’s Adelco for USD57m
IG4 Capital acquired 50% of Chile-based logistics operator Adelco for USD57m. Read More
General Atlantic Leads USD125m Round for Brazil’s isaac
General Atlantic led a USD125m round for isaac, a Brazil-based financial management platform for schools, with participation from SoftBank and KASZEK. Read More
Patria Investimentos Leads ~USD15m Series A for Brazil’s StartSe
Patria Investimentos led a ~USD15m Series A for StartSe, a Brazil-based open innovation platform with operations in Brazil, China, Israel, Portugal and the US. Read More
Mubadala Acquires Brazil’s Metrô Rio and Metrô Barra
Mubadala acquired Rio de Janeiro subway operators Metrô Rio and Metrô Barra in a deal valued at BRL1.8b (~USD335m). Read More
Castlelake Completes Sale & Leaseback of Aircraft to Colombia’s Avianca
Castlelake completed the sale and leaseback of six A330-200 freight aircraft to Colombian airline Avianca with a 10-year lease term. Read More
Rage Capital and BTG Pactual Lead ~USD60m Series C for Brazil’sFazenda Futuro
Rage Capital and BTG Pactual led a ~USD60m Series C for Brazil-based footech Fazenda Futuro, with participation from XP and follow-on from monashees, Go4It Capital, MFO Turim and Enfini Ventures… Read More
Sequoia Leads USD39m Series B for Chile’s Fintual
Sequoia led a USD39m Series B for Fintual, a Chilean robo-advisor and asset management platform. Read More
DNA Capital Leads ~USD20m Round Extension for Brazil’s Memed
DNA Capital, Temasek and Fit Participações led a ~USD20m round extension for Memed, a Brazil-based provider of digital drug prescriptions. Read More
H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Peru’s Grupo Ransa
H.I.G. Capital acquired a majority stake in Grupo Ransa, a third-party logistics company based in Peru, for an undisclosed amount. Read More
EMX 2021 Acquires EMX Capital’s Portfolio
EMX 2021, a secondary fund recently created by EMX Capital, acquired the entire portfolio of companies from EMX Capital’s current funds. Read More