Indian venture capital firm Nexus Venture Partners has invested US$2.5 million in Indian online real estate search platform Housing.co.in as part of a pre-Series A round of financing. In addition to developing new technologies, Housing.co.in intends to use the funding to set up a data science lab to leverage… Read More
Africa, Asia and Latin America-focused private equity firm Actis has invested US$290 million for a 60 percent stake in Aela Energía, a Chilean wind and solar energy provider. Mainstream Renewable Power, a global wind and solar energy developer, invested alongside Actis and will own the remaining 40 percent stake… Read More
Brazilian private equity firm Vinci Partners and Argentine agribusiness group Los Grobo have sold their 60 percent stake in Brazilian grain company Los Grobo Ceagro do Brasil to Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi previously acquired a 20 percent stake in Ceagro in January 2012, resulting in a total ownership stake… Read More
The findings of this Survey are based on data collected from 112 LPs from over 30 countries. Representing public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, banks, asset managers, endowments, foundations, family offices, development finance institutions, multilateral organizations and funds of funds, these institutional investors collectively represent disclosed… Read More
Download the full study here. A joint study of private equity exits in Latin America by EMPEA and Ernst & Young Our second annual study, looking at how PE investors create value in Latin American businesses, extends our research into PE’s transformational role in Latin America’s continued… Read More
Global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management has closed its Brookfield Brazil Timber Fund II with US$270 million in capital commitments, surpassing its initial target of US$200 million. The fund will focus on equity and equity-related investments in Brazilian timberlands and timber-related assets. Brookfield is currently invested in 2.6… Read More
Frontier markets investment firm Leopard Capital has invested in dloHaiti, a water kiosk venture operating in Haiti. dloHaiti seeks to sell five-gallon containers of water, which have been purified and filtered using solar power, to underserved communities. Leopard’s investment is intended to help finance dloHaiti’s business and product development,… Read More
Brazilian private equity firm Gávea Investimentos has invested in Camisaria Colombo, a Brazilian menswear retailer. As part of the transaction, Gávea converted debentures acquired in 2011 into equity. While financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, Gávea reportedly invested BRL150 million (approximately US$75 million) in the company. Read More
Peru-based private equity firm Nexus Group has announced the closing of its second private equity fund, NG Capital Partners II, with US$600 million in committed capital. The fund will primarily invest in Peru, but may also invest in other Andean countries. The firm raised capital from international pension plans,… Read More
Panama-headquartered English-language learning service Open English has raised US$65 million in its Series D venture capital financing round led by technology-focused private equity and venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures. Redpoint Ventures and Insight Venture Partners also participated in the transaction. The funding is intended to finance Open English’s… Read More
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