Rio Bravo Partners with Orteng to Invest in Small Hydro power

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(Valor Economico) June 9, 2011 – Rio Bravo formed a partnership with Orteng to invest up to R$1 bln (approx. US$629M) in the construction of 11 small-scale hydro power plants over the next five years. Read more

Actis Acquires Majority Stake in Guatemala’s Largest Electricity Network

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(Actis) May 20, 2011 – Actis has reached an agreement with GAS NATURAL FENOSA, a leading multinational in the gas and electricity sector, to acquire a group of companies dedicated to the transportation and supply of electricity to 1.4m customers in Guatemala in a transaction worth US$345m plus assumed debt. Read more

Alta Growth Capital Invests in Bunker’s Group

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(Alta Growth Capital) May 9, 2011 – Alta Growth Capital, a leading provider of growth equity to Mexican middle market companies, announced a minority equity investment in Bunker’s Group, the leading marine oil distributor in Mexico. Read more

AEI Finalizes Sale of Colombian-based Promigas

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(Portafolio) February 10, 2011 – Ashmore Energy International (AEI) finalized the sale of its 52.13 percent stake in Colombian gas distributor Promigas. Read more

Ashmore sells Brazil’s Elektro for $2.4B

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(Reuters) January 19, 2011 – Spanish power utility Iberdrola agreed to pay 1.78 billion euros (US$2.4 billion) for Brazilian energy distributor Elektro Read more

Brazil-based Portfolio Company of Tarpon and Warburg Pincus Acquires Wind Projects

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(Valor Economico) January 18, 2011 – Omega Energia, a Brazilian renewable energy company controlled by investment firms Tarpon and Warburg Pincus, acquired small hydroelectric projects totaling 270 MW from Ecopart group and also a portfolio of wind projects, totaling of 3,000 MW. Read more

Eton Park and Capital Guardian purchase 3.3% equity of Argentine YPF

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(Bloomberg) December 23, 2010 – Repsol YPF SA, Spain’s biggest oil company, agreed to sell a 3.3 percent stake in its Argentine unit YPF for $500 million as part of a plan to curb its investment in that Latin American country. Read more

Conduit Capital to Build $127 Million Power Plant in Jamaica

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(Conduit Capital) December 17, 2010 – Conduit Capital Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm focused on energy infrastructure investment and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, today announced that it will build a $127 million power plant in West Kingston, Jamaica. Read more

Citi Venture Capital International Invests $400M in TGI

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(Bloomberg) December 17, 2010 –  Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA, Colombia’s second-biggest electricity transporter, jumped the most in three months, climbing to a record, after saying Citigroup Inc. will buy a stake in its gas distribution company. Read more

Drummond Said to Mull Sale to Private-Equity Firms

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(Bloomberg) December 9, 2010 – Drummond Co. is considering selling a minority stake in its Colombian coal mining operations as an alternative to selling the whole unit to a mining company Read more