(Bloomberg) Actis LLP, a London-based private equity company and Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. will develop $1.4 billion of wind and solar projects in Chile to help curb electricity shortages threatening the mining industry. Read more
Actis Joins Mainstream on $1.4 Billion of Clean Energy in Chile
Tags: Actis LLP, Chile, Mainstream Renewable Power, Private Equity
Latin America’s TOTVS Ventures leads $22m deal for GoodData
Tags: Brazil, GoodData, TOTVS, Venture Capital
Alt Assets TOTVS Ventures, the investment arm of Latin American enterprise software company TOTVS, has led a $22m Series D investment into San Francisco’s cloud-based big data analytics platform GoodData. Read more
ACON Investments Exits Investment in InverCap
(Press Release) ACON Latin America Opportunities Fund (“ALAOF”), a private equity investment fund managed by an affiliate of ACON Investments, L.L.C., (“ACON”), announced today that it has exited from its investment in InverCap Holdings (“InverCap” or the “Company”). InverCap’s main subsidiary, Afore InverCap, is the largest independent pension fund manager in Mexico. Read more
Gerbera Capital and Mexico Ventures Close Series B for ID90T
Tags: Gerbera Capital, Mexico, Venture Capital
(Press Release) Gerbera Capital and Mexico Ventures, with participation from existing investors Baroda Ventures and Thayer Ventures led the closing of a Series B financing round in ID90T, a company that provides airlines a SaaS platform to automate airline employee travel programs across the globe. Read more
Gávea Invests R$ 1.5b in Vehicle Rental Company, Unidas (em português)
Tags: Brazil, Gavea, Kina, Private Equity, Retail, Unidas, Vinci
Natue, Backed by Project A Ventures, Announces New Investment Deal
Tags: Brazil, e-commerce, Natue
(Pulso Social) Natue, a Brazilian e-commerce platform for natural products and food items, has announced a new investment round. The startup has closed a deal with Alstin and Lakestar for US$8 million (R$16 million). Read more
Blackstone, Patria Closer to Buying Brazil Gafisa Unit
Tags: Alphaville Urbanismo SA, Blackstone Group, Brazil, Private Equity
(Dow Jones) Talks between Brazilian home builder Gafisa SA and Blackstone Group, as well as the New York firm’s Brazilian partner, Patria Investimentos, over the sale of subsidiary Alphaville Urbanismo SA are advancing and a deal could be announced soon, said a person familiar with the negotiations. Read more
Brookfield Closes Second Brazilian Timber Fund on $270m
Tags: Brazil, Brookfield Asset Management, Private Equity, Timber Fund
(Research Receptor) Brookfield Asset Management’s second Brazilian timber fund has held a final close of $270m, which was far ahead of its initial target of $200m. 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
Nulu raises U.S. $ 1.75M to Consolidate in Latin America
Tags: Education, Latin America, Nulu, startups
(Pulso Social) The startup Nulu, an online English and Spanish online education platform, closed a round of initial investment of $ 1.75 million. Read more
