Advent to Invest US$463 Million in Walmart Brasil (Latin America)

Source(s): Valor International | Author(s): Adriana Mattos

Global private equity fund manager Advent International, which agreed to acquire an 80 percent stake in Walmart Brasil in June 2018, has agreed to invest BRL1.9 billion (approximately US$463 million) in the company’s existing operations across three installments. Advent, which completed the first capital increase of BRL750 million (approximately US$183 million) in August 2018, plans to invest another BRL750 million in August 2019 and deploy the remaining amount by 2021.