(Financial Times) It was bound to happen, it seems. BBVA said earlier this week that it is to sell its Colombian pension fund management business, AFP Horizonte, for about $530m.…
December 2012
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Advent Enters Mexican Pension Sector with Purchase of InverCap Holdings
December 20, 2012(Wall Street Journal)–Private equity firm Advent International has found an entry-point into Mexico’s fast-consolidating pension fund sector via the purchase of a significant stake in InverCap Holdings. Luis Solorzano, who…
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December 17, 2012 – Palladium Equity Partners has signed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio company Wise Foods, Inc. to Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AC). The terms…
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IFC Invests in Virgin Mobile Colombia
December 18, 2012December 18, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing up to $14 million in Virgin Mobile Colombia to accelerate the company’s entry into the country’s telecommunications market,…
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LAVCA hosts event with SVB and NVCA: The Venture Capital Opportunity in Latin America
December 17, 2012The Venture Capital Opportunity in Latin America Over the last year venture capital investors have stepped up their activity in Latin America and moved beyond Brazil to other key markets…
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Aurus acquires office building assets from Union Investment (en español)
December 17, 2012(Economia y Negocios) December 14, 2012 – Aurus acquires office building assets worth US$125mil from Union Investment (Economia y Negocios) December 14, 2012 – El mayor negocio inmobiliario del año y uno de…
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PE and VC in Latin American Consumer Sector: Event at COA
December 16, 2012The expansion of Latin America’s middle class is driving a wide range of investment opportunities for private equity and venture capital firms. Over the last five years, there has been…
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IFC Capitalization Fund Invests $100M in Banco G&T Continental to Support SME’s in Central America
December 13, 2012(IFC) December 13, 2012—IFC Capitalization Fund, a fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company, signed an investment in Guatemala-based Banco G&T Continental, a key player in Guatemala’s financial sector with…
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General Atlantic Takes Stake in Brazilian Firm
December 6, 2012(New York Times) December 6, 2012 – The American private equity firm General Atlantic has agreed to invest $200 million for a minority stake in the Brazilian financial services firm…
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Darby Backs Logistics and Cargo Operator in Ecuador
December 3, 2012(PEHub) December 3, 2012 – Darby Private Equity, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that Darby Latin American Mezzanine Fund II, L.P. (“DLAMF II”) completed an investment…