published by Editor on November 22nd, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Deal, Health
(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
published by Editor on July 19th, 2012
Tags: Deal, Health, Member Firm, Mexico
(Aureos Capital) July 19, 2012 – The Aureos Latin America Fund (ALAF) today announced an investment of US$10M in Mexico’s leading clinical research organization (CRO), Investigación Farmacológica y Biofarmacéutica (IFaB). ALAF is a fund established by Aureos Capital Limited, a leading small and mid-cap private equity fund manager investing in global growth markets. Read more
published by Editor on July 17th, 2012
Tags: Deal, Health, Private Equity
(Bionexo) July 17, 2012 – Bionexo, the biggest electronic business community for the health care industry in Latin America and Europe, integrating hundreds of hospitals and the whole production chain through its web platform, has announced a growth capital investment from Insight Venture Partners. Read more
published by Editor on April 9th, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Deal, Health, Tech
(Intel Capital) April 9, 2012 – Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment and M&A organization, and Catalyst, an investment fund created by Endeavor to support companies in its portfolio, have announced an investment in the Minha Vida (“My Life”) health and wellness portal. Read more
published by Editor on March 3rd, 2012
Tags: Chile, Exits, Health, Private Equity
(Diario Financiero) March 3, 2012 — Linzor Capital Partners, led by Tim Purcell and Charles Ingham, has sold a 6% participation, estimated at US$40M, in Cruz Blanca. Celfin Capital acted as financial advisor in the sale. Linzor remains the second largest shareholder in Cruz Blanca after Grupo Said. Read more
published by Editor on January 19th, 2012
Tags: Deal, Health, Mexico
(Beamonte Investments) January 19, 2012 – Beamonte Investments, the leading Investment firm of Boston, announced that it has acquired the Mexican based company that offers an inclusive set of pharmaceutical services, CITEC ING. The acquisition has been completed, while the transaction value was not disclosed. Read more
published by Editor on December 19th, 2011
Tags: Brazil, Health, IT/Software, Venture Capital
(Intel Capital) December 19, 2011 – Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment and M&A organization, has made its first Latin American healthcare IT investment in Pixeon, a medical imaging software company. Headquartered in Florianópolis, Brazil, Pixeon specializes in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) Read more
published by Editor on November 17th, 2011
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Health, Mexico, Venture Capital
Jaime Cater, CEO of Mexico-based Health Digital Systems (HDS) recently spoke with LAVCA about how changes and inefficiencies in the health care system opened up opportunities for entrepreneurs. Read more
published by Editor on August 19th, 2011
Tags: Argentina, Deal, Health, Member Firm
(Advent International) August 19, 2011 – Advent International, the global private equity firm, announced that it has agreed to make a strategic investment in Laboratorio LKM S.A. (LKM), a leading specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer in Argentina. Read more
published by Editor on June 23rd, 2011
Tags: Chile, Exits, Health, Private Equity, Public Offerings
(Dow Jones) June 23, 2011 – Chilean health-care company Cruz Blanca Salud debuted on the Santiago Stock Exchange, listing 222.1 million shares at 500 pesos ($1.05) a piece to raise $233.8 million for its growth plans. Read more