March 12, 2010 – In a meeting last week, authorities from the Shanghai-Pudong Government announced that they had granted SinoLatin Capital ( http://www.sinolatincapital.com ) the approval to raise and to manage RMB-denominated private equity funds. Read more
An Interview with Alvaro Goncalves, Stratus Investimentos
Tags: Brazil, General Partners, GPs, Private Equity
LAVCA spoke with Alvaro Goncalves, Managing Partner of Stratus Investimentos. Founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1999, Stratus manages a $285 million mid-market private equity fund, which includes a mezzanine infrastructure fund in joint venture with Darby Overseas. Stratus is currently raising capital for the buyout platform and real estate.
LAVCA: How do you differentiate yourself strategically from other funds active in Brazil?
Erik Peterson, from Aureos Capital, speaks about Central America
Tags: General Partners, GPs, Profiles
LAVCA spoke with Erik Peterson, Regional Managing Partner of Aureos Capital’s $184 million pan-regional Aureos Latin American Fund (ALAF). In addition to ALAF, which held a final closing earlier this year, Aureos also operates the $21 million EMERGE Fund, which focuses specifically on Central America and the Dominican Republic, and is currently in divestment stage of its $36 million Aureos Central America Fund. Aureos Capital manages over $1.2 billion globally.
An Interview with Tim Purcell, Linzor Capital Partners
Tags: General Partners, GPs, Profiles
LAVCA spoke with Tim Purcell, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Linzor Capital Partners LP. Based in Santiago, Chile, Linzor manages a $200 million private equity fund that is focused on mid-cap buyouts with a stated interest in industrial, service and retail sectors throughout Latin America. The fund has made 4 investments since its inception in 2006.
Executive Briefing: Strong Turnout at LAVCA Summit Sends Signal for LatAm Managers
Tags: Events, GPs, LAVCA, LPs, outlooks
Over 200 participants crowded into the ballroom at the University Club on September 21-22 for LAVCA’s 2009 Summit and Investor Roundtable – and a surprisingly large number of those in attendance were institutional investors sizing up the Latin America PE market with an eye to 2010 and beyond. U.S. and Canadian investors were represented by a cross section of endowments, foundations and public and private pension funds, while the appearance of the first Japanese LPs to attend a LAVCA gathering captured attention.
An Interview with Alejandro Quentin, Pampa Capital
Tags: General Partners, GPs, Member firms, Profiles
LAVCA spoke with Alejandro Quentin, Founder & CEO of Latin America-based private equity firm Pampa Capital. Founded in 2005, Pampa Capital invests in companies in the agribusiness value chain through its fund Pampa Agribusiness Fund LP. With $365 million in assets under management, Pampa focuses on companies primarily in Argentina and Brazil, and selectively in Chile, Peru and Uruguay.
Private Equity Firm 2bCapital Launches in Brazil
Tags: Brazil, Fundraising, GPs, Portugal
Banco Bradesco and Banco Espírito Santo (BES), headquartered in Portugal, have formed a partnership to create 2bCapital, a new private equity fund manager that will operate in Brazil. 2bCapital will be controlled on an equal basis by the subsidiaries BRAM- Bradesco Asset Management and Espírito Santo Capital (ES Capital).
PINE Investimentos to Raise $250M PE Fund with Global Emerging Markets Group
Tags: Brazil, Fundraising, GPs
Banco PINE announced that its subsidiary Pine Investimentos has entered into an agreement with Global Emerging Markets (GEM) to create a US$250 million private equity fund. The PINE/GEM Brazil fund will focus on investments in mid-size Brazilian companies. This pioneering initiative among mid-size banks expands the PINE Group’s product range, providing its clients with an increasingly comprehensive service.
