April 6, 2010 – Aureos Capital’s Emerge Central America Growth Fund (EMERGE) has acquired a 48% stake in Adalta, a Costa Rica based company that specializes in the production of house and car cleaning products and insecticides. Read more
CASEIF Corporation II Successfully Completes First Exit: CECONSA
Tags: Central America, Exits, Housing, Member firms, Mezzanine
February 24, 2010: In February 2010, CASEIF Corporation II successfully completed its first exit in CECONSA Nicaragua (CECONSA), two years and three months after the closing of the deal. CECONSA is a housing developer that developed “Ciudad Real” a 315 house project in Nicaragua. The investment was structured in a mezzanine loan, and the rationale for the investment was the acceleration of the house production in response to a strong demand.
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Costa Rica to Establish Regulation Beneficial for PE/VC
Tags: Central America, LAVCA, Member firms, Regulation
As recently reported in La Nación, Costa Rica is working to establish a specific regulatory legal framework for the creation of private equity and venture capital funds in the country. When successful, this type of regulation has the potential to have a major impact on the development of a domestic PE/VC industry, as has been the case in Brazil with both the FIE and FIP fund structures.
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EMP Latin America Announces Final Closing of Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund (CAMIF) at US$150 million
Tags: Central America, Fundraising, Infrastructure
December 15, 2009 – EMP Latin America (EMPLA) today announced that the final closing of its Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund (CAMIF) took place on November 23 at US$150 million.
Aureos Latin America Fund Invests in Leading Provider of Remote Infrastructure Management Services in Central America
Tags: Central America, Deals, Infrastructure, IT/Software, Member firms
Aureos Latin America Fund (“ALAF”) is investing up to US$10 million in ITS InfoComunicacion (“ITS”), a leading provider of Remote Infrastructure Management services with headquarters in Costa Rica.
Aureos Raises US$184 Million at Final Close of its Latin America Fund
Tags: Central America, Colombia, Fundraising, GPs, Member firms, Mexico, Peru
Aureos Capital, the private equity fund management company specializing in investing in small to mid-sized businesses in emerging markets, has raised US$184 million at the final close of the Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF1).
Fondo CASEIF II, Invierte en Empresa de Energía Renovable en Nicaragua
Tags: Central America, Cleantech, Deals, Nicaragua
15 de junio de 2009.- El Fondo CASEIF II ha completado una inversión en Tecnosolución S.A. (TECNOSOL) para continuar con el plan de crecimiento de la empresa en Nicaragua y para iniciar el plan de expansión regional en Centro América.
