Andrea Minardi is a professor at Insper Institute of Education and Research and a member of the Executive Committee of the Business Association of Latin America Studies (BALAS). Andrea has adapted this piece from a study on currency impact in Brazilian private equity and venture capital deal performance published in… Read More
Mexico-focused private equity firm Nexxus Capital has agreed to acquire a 29 percent stake in AGS NASOFT, a Mexico-based information technology services company. The transaction will be structured through Nexxus Capital Private Equity VI. Nexxus Capital intends to help NASOFT consolidate its platform in Latin America, the United States and… Read More
Key findings from the 2015 LP Survey: Over the next two years, 33% of LPs* plan to increase the percentage of their total PE allocation targeted at emerging markets (versus 41% in the 2014 survey), and 47% of LPs* anticipate increasing the dollar value of new commitments to EM… Read More
Brazil-focused growth equity investment group DGF Investimentos has invested BRL30 million (approximately US$10 million) for a minority stake in Brazil-based business-to-business e-commerce company Mercado Eletrônico. Mercado Eletrônico intends to use the new funds to attract new medium-sized businesses to its platform. Read More
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has agreed to invest a reported BRL1.75 billion (approximately US$592 million) for an 8.3 percent stake in Brazil-based hospital operator Rede D’Or São Luiz. The investment will be structured through Carlyle Partners VI and Carlyle’s South American buyout funds, including Fundo Brasil de… Read More
Aqua Capital, a South America-focused private equity fund manager specializing in agribusiness, has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Brazil-based fertilizer producer Dimicron. The company will be merged with Aqua Capital’s existing portfolio company Aminoagro, a micronutrient fertilizer manufacturer which it acquired in 2013, and both the Aminoagro and… Read More
Grupo Acosta Verde, a Mexico-based developer, owner and manager of shopping centers, has received funding from global real estate investors Equity International and Altan Capital, global asset manager BlackRock and other undisclosed investors. The company has developed 35 retail properties since 1992 and currently manages 26 shopping centers, 11 of… Read More
Médica Santa Carmen, a Mexico-based operator of a network of healthcare clinics, has raised US$7 million in a round of funding from Mexico-focused healthcare venture capital firm Antoni & Lelo de Larrea Venture Partners (ALLVP), as well as the Fondo de Impacto Social of Nacional Monte de Piedad, a Mexico-based… Read More
SCL Energia Activa, a Latin America-focused investor in energy- and power-related assets, has reached a final close for its Americas Energy Fund II with capital commitments of US$247 million. Investors in the fund included family offices, funds of funds, pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds. Latin America-based investors committed… Read More
Aqua Capital, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-sized agribusiness, food and logistics companies in South America, has acquired a majority stake in Grand Cru, a Brazil-based wine retailer. Grand Cru intends to use the new funding to increase its number of stores within Brazil and expand its e-commerce… Read More
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