Last month LAVCA released the 2013 Scorecard on the PE/VC Environment in Latin America, and the results appear scripted to reflect recent headlines from business and mainstream media: Mexico, Colombia and Peru are the investor favorites. Read more
Executive Briefing: Ranking LatAm Markets: the 2013 Scorecard
Tags: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Ranking, Regulation, Scorecard
Member Profile: An Interview with Jose Miguel Knoell, ACON Investments
Tags: ACON Investments, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Regionalism
LAVCA spoke with Jose Miguel Knoell, Managing Partner at ACON Investments, on the trend towards regionalism in Latin American businesses, and the opportunity that presents for international PE firms.
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Entrepreneur Profile: An Interview with Ben Knelman, Juntos Finanzas
Tags: Angel Investing, Colombia, Entrepreneurship, Mexico
LAVCA took the opportunity to check in with social entrepreneurs Juntos Finanzas and their Co-Founder Ben Knelman to learn about their expansion in Latin America and how they grew from a university class project to a company with global aspirations.
Amerigo Ventures Colombia is launched with $65 million in capital and two startup investments (en español)
Tags: Amerigo Ventures Colombia, Colombia, startups, Tech, Venture Capital
(Pulso Social) Amerigo Colombia Ventures has closed its first investments, and plans to close 19 deals over the next three years. The fund has a capital of $65 million and an expert team based in Bogota. Amerigo Ventures Colombia is the first venture capital fund that specializes in investing in digital economy companies in early stages of development or that are in the process of regional expansion in Latin America. Read more
Rocket Internet’s Linio nabs $32m to grow in Colombia.
Tags: Colombia, e-commerce, Linio, Rocket Internet, Venture Capital
(The Next Web) (2 April 2013) A little over a month after Linio announced a whopping $26.5m funding round from Summit Partners, Rocket Internet‘s Latin American Amazon clone has unveiled yet another chunky investment.
This time round, Linio has nabbed €25m ($32m USD) from the Santo Domingo Group, half of which will come from Valorem, which is an Anonymous Society registered on Colombia’s Stock Exchange, managed under the philosophy of an “Investment Fund based in the creation of sustainable value for all of its stakeholders.” Read more
Grupo Sura sells 7.51% of Protección (en español)
Tags: Colombia, Cornerstone, Grupo Sura, Proteccion
(El Colombiano) El Grupo Inversiones Suramericana informó que llegó a un acuerdo con Cornerstone L.P por el cual le venderá 1.909.216 acciones de Protección, lo que representa el 7,51 por ciento del capital suscrito de la sociedad administradora de fondos de pensiones y cesantías. Read more
Executive Briefing: PE Players Take the Field in Colombia
The LAVCA team decamped to Bogota and Medellin earlier this month for our annual Colombia Forum, and I had a great opportunity to take the pulse of the market in meetings with fund managers, investors, regulators and other industry players. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Diego Córdoba, Teka Capital
Tags: Colombia, Member Firm
LAVCA spoke with Diego Cordoba, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Teka Capital, about his firm’s vision to internationalize Colombian companies by serving the demand of Latin America’s growing middle-class. Read more
Southern Cross gains control of Colombia’s Barranquilla port operator SPRB (en español)
Tags: Colombia, Deal, Member Firm
(El Heraldo.co) November 16, 2012 – Southern Cross Group has acquired more than 50% of the Sociedad Portuaria de Barranquilla, with an eye toward growing the Colombian port’s capacity to handle increased trade. Southern Cross estimates it will invest close to US$100 million in enhanced infrastructure and port technology. Read more
Burger King Worldwide Continues Its Aggressive Global Expansion Plans with a New Franchise Agreement in Colombia
Tags: Colombia, Member Firm
(BUSINESS WIRE) October 23, 2012 – Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) announced an exclusive restaurant development agreement with Fondo Escala Capital, a private equity fund managed by Promotora, to further develop the BURGER KING® brand in Colombia by more than 100 new points of sale within the next five years. Read more
