The purpose of this article is to initiate communication between multilateral and bilateral development finance institutions (‘’DFIs”) and private equity fund managers (“FMs”) that seek to attract DFI funding for investments in countries within the mandate of DFIs. This is with the intention of equipping FMs with an upfront understanding… Read More
responsAbility Investments reached first closes for its latest funds focused on food production and distribution companies. Growth equity vehicle Sustainable Food Asia II and mezzanine fund Sustainable Food Latam reached USD173m and USD101m first closes, respectively. Read more… Read More
General Catalyst led a USD10m round for Genial Care, a Brazil-based provider of autism care services for children, with participation from Atlantico, Canary and angel investors. Read more… Read More
BTG Pactual led a USD30m round for BioElements, a Chile-based biodegradable plastic packaging manufacturer. Read more… Read More
GoTrendier, a Mexico-based second-hand clothing e-commerce marketplace, raised a ~USD15m Series B led by IDB Invest, Creas Impacto and IDC Ventures with follow-on from IGNIA Partners and others. Read more here and here… Read More
Kayyak Ventures led a USD10m Series A for HealthAtom, a Chile-based health clinic management platform, with participation from Amador Holdings, FJ Labs, Soma Capital and Taram. Read more… Read More
monashees and CapSur Capital led a USD8m round for The Coffee, a Brazil-based coffee chain. Read more… Read More
L Catterton led a USD70m investment round for Razor Group, a global aggregator of e-commerce consumer goods businesses. Following the investment, Razor acquired VALOREO, a Mexico-based e-commerce brand aggregator backed by L Catterton, KASZEK and Presight Capital. Read more… Read More
Princeville Capital led a USD70m Series D extension round for Chile-based foodtech NotCo, with participation from KASZEK, Tiger Global, Bezos Expeditions, L Catterton and angel Marcos Galperin (MercadoLibre) at the same USD1.5b valuation from its USD235m Series D in July 2021. Read More… Read More
Canary led a USD4m seed round for Lastro, a Brazil-based payment collection and contract management platform for rental properties, with participation from QED Investors and 1Sharpe Ventures. Read More… Read More
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