CAF Invests US$10M in Clean Energy Fund for LatAm

published by Editor on November 4th, 2011

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(CAF) November 4, 2011 – CAF – Latin American development bank – approved a US$10 million equity investment in the CleanTech Latin America II Fund, which finances projects for generation of renewable energy and clean technology in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more

BRZ Aims to Raise at Least 650 Million Reais for Brazil Funds

published by Editor on October 31st, 2011

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(Bloomberg) October 31, 2011 – BRZ Investimentos Ltda., the Brazilian asset manager spun off from GP Investments Ltd. in 2006, plans to raise at least 650 million reais ($388M) for two funds, Chief Executive Officer Allan Hadid said. Read more

LatAm-focused Latin Idea and MPOWER Ventures among Impact Investing Funds Selected by OPIC

published by Editor on October 27th, 2011

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(OPIC) October 27, 2011 – Impact investing, a fast-growing industry that is drawing a wide range of private investors with the promise of delivering social and environmental benefits to emerging markets while at the same time generating profits, was given an historic boost today. Read more

57 Stars LLC Announces Investment in P2 Brasil Private Infrastructure Fund II

published by Editor on September 27th, 2011

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(MarketWatch) September 27, 2011 –  57 Stars LLC announced today the first investment by 57 Stars Latin America Opportunity Fund, L.P. 57 Stars’ dedicated Latin American private equity fund-of-funds made a commitment to P2 Brasil Private Infrastructure Fund II (the “Fund”), Read more

Banco do Brasil unit to raise $555M for PE fund

published by Editor on September 20th, 2011

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(Reuters) September 20, 2011 – A unit of Banco do Brasil (BBAS3.SA), the nation’s biggest lender by assets, plans to raise 1 bln reais ($555M) for a private equity fund focused on renewable energy projects, Read more

MIF Invests $5M in Chilean Renewable Energy Fund

published by Editor on September 6th, 2011

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(The MIF) September 6, 2011 – The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), of the IDB Group, will provide equity investment of up to $5 million in the Chilean Renovarum Renewable Energy Fund, a project that seeks to create a new development model for the local venture capital industry around low-carbon and climate-friendly technologies. Read more

Bow Private Equity Announces Operations in Argentina

published by Editor on September 1st, 2011

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(Bow Private Equity Investors) September 2011 – Bow private equity investors (Bow) announced the start of its operations in Argentina. Bow is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in small to medium size companies, targeting investments of up to USD$20M. Read more

ACON Seeks $600M for Fund III

published by Editor on August 31st, 2011

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(peHUB) August 31, 2011 – ACON Investments, a firm whose investors include TPG Capital founder David Bonderman, has started reaching out to potential new investors for its third fund, Read more

Union Capital Group announces the acquisition of Plane Tree Capital

published by Editor on August 29th, 2011

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(Union Capital Group) August 29, 2011 – Union Capital Group (“UCG”) entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Plane Tree Capital LLP (“Plane Tree”), a London-based investment management firm focused on the energy sector in Latin America. Read more

SIFEM Confirms Commitment to Investing in Latin America

published by Editor on August 18th, 2011

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(SIFEM) August 18, 2011 – Since 2005, SIFEM (“Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets”), a Swiss limited company based in Bern, has managed a portfolio of development-oriented private equity, mezzanine, debt and structured investments on behalf of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of Switzerland. Read more

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