(IFC) December 13, 2012—IFC Capitalization Fund, a fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company, signed an investment in Guatemala-based Banco G&T Continental, a key player in Guatemala’s financial sector with operations in El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. Read more
IFC Capitalization Fund Invests $100M in Banco G&T Continental to Support SME’s in Central America
Tags: Central America, Deal, Funds
General Atlantic Takes Stake in Brazilian Firm
(New York Times) December 6, 2012 – The American private equity firm General Atlantic has agreed to invest $200 million for a minority stake in the Brazilian financial services firm XP Investimentos. Read more
Itaú fund Kinea invests R$100M in health imaging group Delfin
(Valor International) November 22, 2012 – Grupo Delfin, a network of six health imaging clinics in the Northeast region, has agreed to sell a stake to Kinea, the alternative fund manager of bank Itaú Unibanco. 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$100 million in enhanced infrastructure and port technology. Read more
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board To Significantly Expand RE Portfolio
Tags: Brazil, Deal, Infrastructure, Real Estate
(CPP Investment Board) November 14, 2012 – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced that it has signed an agreement to significantly expand its logistics real estate portfolio in Brazil through a joint venture partnership alongside Global Logistic Properties (GLP). Read more
Bamboo Finance Acquires Accion Investment Fund in a US$ 105 Million Landmark Transaction
Tags: Deal
(Bamboo Finance) November 14, 2012 – Bamboo Finance, a global private equity group specializing in microfinance and financing social entrepreneurship, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Accion Investments in Microfinance, SPC, a private, for-profit equity fund that has provided capital to microfinance institutions (MFIs) since 2003. Read more
Ultrapetrol Announces Investment by Southern Cross Group
Tags: Deal, Member Firm
(NASDAQ) November 13, 2012 – Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR), an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business and Ocean Business) and Sparrow Capital Investments, Ltd, a subsidiary of Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Funds III and IV (“Southern Cross”), announced that they have entered into an investment agreement. Read more
Astella Investimentos has Invested in Moblife (em português)
Tags: Brazil, Deal, Venture Capital
(Astella Investimentos) November 7, 2012 – Astella Investimentos has invested in Moblife, a multi-platform mobile B2B and B2C platform. The investment aims to scale up Moblife’s business beyond its 2,300 current clients. Read more
