EMPEA’s 8th Annual Global Limited Partners Survey collected the views of 106 LPs from 28 countries around the world to better understand their changing attitudes toward private equity investing in emerging markets. This study provides EMPEA Members and the broader industry with a greater understanding of how LPs view the… Read More
Ideiasnet, a Brazilian venture capital company that invests in technology businesses, has sold its stake in software distribution company Softcorp to local systems integrator Techresult. Softcorp is one of Microsoft’s partners for systems and solutions development in Brazil. The value of the transaction was R$15 million (approximately US$8.25 million). Read More
Conduit Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, has announced its agreement to sell its remaining interest in the Peruvian pipeline project Gasoducto Andina del Sur (Kuntur) to Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction conglomerate. The project consists of an integrated… Read More
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, in partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Dutch development bank (FMO) and The Nature Conservancy, has launched the next stage of a venture capital fund focused on community-based sustainable businesses in Latin America. The… Read More
Brilla Group, a U.S.-based private equity firm focused on luxury beachfront hotel and resort assets in South Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Colombia, has achieved a first closing on its Colombian Beachfront Hospitality Private Equity Fund. The fund has raised US$30 million in commitments to date from… Read More
Global growth equity firm General Atlantic has acquired a minority stake in Aceco TI, a company focused on the design and maintenance of data centers in Brazil and Latin America. The partnership will provide capital and strategic advice for the company as it continues to grow in the region. Read More
Mexico’s private equity fund managers are in high spirits. Although the industry is small and relatively nascent, local GPs contend that Mexico holds strong prospects for high returns—pointing to a robust pipeline of proprietary deals and low valuations compared to the significantly more competitive Brazilian market. Perhaps most importantly,… Read More
We are pleased to present the fifth issue of the Bulletin, marking a milestone for both this publication and the EMPEA Legal and Regulatory Council as we enter our second year. As investors and regulators grapple with how to balance a new appreciation for risk with the requirement to… Read More
Global Environment Fund (GEF) holds a 75% majority stake in NEOgás. Company Headquarters: Brazil Business focus: Provides compressed natural gas service to off-pipeline customers Growth: NEOgás currently delivers compressed natural gas to 56 clients Employees: 110 in Brazil and Peru impact highlights GEF facilitated a change in… Read More
Across the emerging markets, regulatory changes are gradually enabling domestic institutional investors—particularly pension funds—to commit capital to private equity. Through market profiles of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Chile, this report examines local pension fund participation in the asset class in Latin America, both to provide a guide to… Read More
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