(Alt Assets) Evercore Mexico Capital Partners (EMCP) has closed its third fund on $201m, making if the largest vehicle ever raised by the private equity firm. Read more
Gerbera Capital and Mexico Ventures Close Series B for ID90T
Tags: Gerbera Capital, Mexico, Venture Capital
(Press Release) Gerbera Capital and Mexico Ventures, with participation from existing investors Baroda Ventures and Thayer Ventures led the closing of a Series B financing round in ID90T, a company that provides airlines a SaaS platform to automate airline employee travel programs across the globe. Read more
500 Mexico City to Invest in 18 New Startups
Tags: Mexico, startups, Venture Capital
(Pulso Social) Of the 250 companies that were evaluated, 500 Mexico City, a subsidiary of 500 Startups from Dave McClure – has decided to bet on 18 companies. Although most are Mexican, for the first time they will invest two foreign companies from Colombia. Read more
Mexican Hotel Readies IPO
Tags: Equity Capital Markets, Exits, Hotels City, IPO, Mexico
(Latin Finance) Hoteles City is preparing to become the latest PE-backed Mexican company to IPO. The operator of hotel chains including City Suites and City Express is planning a sale of primary and secondary shares in the US and international markets, according to a prospectus. Read more
Executive Briefing: Ranking LatAm Markets: the 2013 Scorecard
Tags: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Ranking, Regulation, Scorecard
Last month LAVCA released the 2013 Scorecard on the PE/VC Environment in Latin America, and the results appear scripted to reflect recent headlines from business and mainstream media: Mexico, Colombia and Peru are the investor favorites. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Jose Miguel Knoell, ACON Investments
Tags: ACON Investments, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Regionalism
LAVCA spoke with Jose Miguel Knoell, Managing Partner at ACON Investments, on the trend towards regionalism in Latin American businesses, and the opportunity that presents for international PE firms.
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Entrepreneur Profile: An Interview with Ben Knelman, Juntos Finanzas
Tags: Angel Investing, Colombia, Entrepreneurship, Mexico
LAVCA took the opportunity to check in with social entrepreneurs Juntos Finanzas and their Co-Founder Ben Knelman to learn about their expansion in Latin America and how they grew from a university class project to a company with global aspirations.
Renovalia Reserve Investment Platform Expands with the Addition of Two Onshore Wind Power Plants in Mexico
Tags: First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Fund, Infrastructure, Mexico, Private Equity, Renewable Energy, Wind Power
(PRNewswire) GREENWICH, Conn., MADRID, and LONDON — The First Reserve Energy Infrastructure Fund (FREIF I) of First Reserve, the largest global private equity firm exclusively focused on energy, and Renovalia Energy, one of the largest renewable energy developers and Independent Power Producers, today announced the expansion of their Renovalia Reserve joint venture with the addition of two wind power plants in Southern Mexico. The investments diversify the Renovalia Reserve portfolio beyond Europe into North America and nearly double the power capacity of the wind farm assets worldwide. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more
Vertex Real Estate Fondo I y Gerbera Capital formalizaron un programa de inversión inmobiliaria
Tags: fondo inmobiliario, Gerbera Capital, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Real Estate
(Nota de Prensa) (Mexico D.F. a 15 de abril de 2013) El Fondo de inversión inmobiliario Vertex Real Estate Fondo I y Gerbera Capital formalizaron un programa de inversión inmobiliaria para proyectos residenciales, mixtos y de oficinas para Guadalajara en el Estado de Jalisco. Los proyectos serán desarrollados por Gerbera Capital quien cuenta con amplia experiencia desarrollando este tipo de proyectos y con una oficina en Guadalajara.
EMX Capital raises U.S. $192.3 million for Buyouts and Growth Capital in Mexico
Tags: Buyouts, EMX Capital, Growth Capital, Mexico
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(Press Release) (Mexico City, April 10, 2013) EMX Capital is pleased to announce the closing of EMX Capital Partners LP with total capital commitments of U.S.$68.2 million from local and international investors. EMX Capital Partners LP will invest alongside EMX’s Mexican side-by-side vehicle, which has funding of Ps.1,544 million pesos from Mexican pension funds (approximately U.S.$124.1 million). Therefore, the combined vehicles (“EMX Capital Partners I”) have obtained U.S. $192.3 million of capital. Read more
