published by Editor on May 15th, 2012
Tags: Brazil, IT/Software
(Stratus Group) May 15, 2012 – Stratus Group, the leading Brazilian mid-market private equity investor, today announced the listing of its portfolio company, Senior Solution, on the BOVESPA MAIS segment of the BOVESPA exchange. The news marks the first private equity-backed company to list on the AIM or NASDAQ equivalent of Brazil’s exchange. Read more
published by Editor on May 8th, 2012
Tags: Biotech, Peru
(peHUB) May 8, 2012 – Pure Biofuels del Perú, SAC (the “Company” or “Pure Biofuels”) management is pleased to announce the acquisition and recapitalization of Pure Biofuels in partnership with an investment fund affiliated with Pegasus Capital Advisors L.P. (“Pegasus”). Read more
published by Editor on April 24th, 2012
Tags: Brazil
(Inflexion) April 24, 2012 – Inflexion Private Equity, the mid market private equity investor, today announces that it has expanded its international footprint with the recruitment of teams in Brazil, China and India to support portfolio development. Read more
published by Editor on March 29th, 2012
Tags: Brazil
(The Carlyle Group) March 29, 2012 – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced that its South America investment team has established The Carlyle Brazil Institute, a non-profit organization partnering with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to improve the education system in Brazil. Read more
published by Editor on March 24th, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Venture Capital
(TechCrunch) March 24, 2012 – Earlier this month, Redpoint Ventures and BV Capital’s eVentures announced the formation of a new, joint firm in Brazil — called, somewhat predictably, Redpoint eVentures. Managing director Yann de Vries and founding partner Anderson Thees were in the Bay Area this week, so I had a quick talk with them about their plans. Read more
published by Editor on March 20th, 2012
Tags: Argentina, Biodiesel, Venture Capital
(peHUB) March 20, 2012 – Keclon, an Argentina-based emerging innovator in generating proprietary enzymes that improve the quality, efficiency and cost of biodiesel fuel production, announced today the completion of a Seed round of financing. Read more
published by Editor on March 9th, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Human Resources
(ABVCAP) March 9, 2012 – The Brazilian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) announced that Clovis Meurer, Managing Partner and CEO of CRP – Companhia de Partcipações, has been elected president of the association for the period of 2012 – 2014. Fernando Borges, Director at Carlyle in Brazil and Luiz Eugenio Figueiredo, Managing Partner at Rio Bravo, will serve as Vice Presidents. Read more
published by Editor on March 5th, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Tech, Venture Capital
(peHUB) March 5, 2012 – Redpoint and eVentures, two leading Silicon Valley venture capital firms, announced today they are joining forces to build a premier Venture Capital Firm in Brazil. Read more
published by Editor on February 23rd, 2012
Tags: Brazil, Venture Capital
(The Next Web) February 23, 2012 – Flybridge Capital Partners has hired Sao Paulo-based American entrepreneur Daniel Hatkoff as an advisor, the early stage VC firm announced. Read more
published by Editor on February 20th, 2012
Tags: Funds, Private Equity
(Abraaj Capital) February 20, 2012 – Abraaj Capital, a leading private equity manager investing in the rapidly growing economies of the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Turkey announced the acquisition of Aureos Capital (“Aureos”), a global private equity fund management group investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more
