Vinci Shopping Centers Real Estate Investment Fund administered by Vinci Partners acquired a 100% stake in shopping mall Prudenshopping in São Paulo for R$199.7m. (N Plus) Em um comunicado de…

99 Minutos, a Mexican ecommerce shipping platform, acquired MuvSmart, a Chilean last-mile delivery startup, for an undisclosed amount. Engie Factory Mexico made a follow-on investment in 99 Minutos as part…

New York, March 5, 2019 – The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA) today announced the winners of the 2019 Latin American Private Equity Awards. A panel of institutional investors selected Riverwood Capital for the 2019 Private Equity Deal for their investment in Brazilian ride-sharing service 99.

Engie Factory made an undisclosed investment in 99Minutos, a last-mile logistics startup in Mexico that is backed by 500 Startups.

Didi Chuxing plans to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian rideshare startup 99 for ~US$600m. This officially puts 99 in unicorn territory. Didi and Riverwood Capital invested over US$100m in…

BCM CKD Management, an affiliate of the Black Creek Group, has listed a MXN$3.99b CKD vehicle on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) to make direct and indirect private equity investments…

Japan’s Softbank and Riverwood Capital bought a minority stake in 99 (formerly 99 Taxis), a Brazilian rideshare company, for US$100m. Investors in 99 include Didi Chuxing, Riverwood Capital, monashees+, Qualcomm…

Didi and Riverwood Capital completed an investment in Brazilian car sharing company, 99 (formerly 99 Taxis). (Valor Econômico) O fundo americano de private equity Riverwood Capital se juntou à lista de…

(Valor Econômico) Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing led an investment in Brazilian rideshare company 99 (formerly 99 Taxis) of over US$100m. The investment round also included participation from monashees+, Qualcomm…

(Baguete) Brazil’s two largest taxi apps, 99 Taxis and Easy, both of which have received investments from Rocket Internet, Monashees Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Tiger Global, are negotiating merger to withstand Uber’s…

(NYTimes) 99Taxis is raising US$100m, despite economic and political crises in Brazil.

(Startupi) 99 Táxis receives a new round of investments led by investment firm Tiger Global Management. Also participating in the round is Qualcomm Ventures and Monashees Capital, who already invested…

(IFM Investors) OHL Mexico, one of the leading groups in the infrastructure sector in Mexico, and IFM Investors, a uniquely-structured global fund manager, have signed today a transaction for the…

(Startupi) Incube, the investment fund and developer of mobile applications and technologies, acquired 99Motos, a startup for courier services, for R$3m. The company has since been relaunched as MovMov.it.

(Business Wire) 99designs, the largest online graphic design marketplace in the world, today announced it has acquired LogoChef, one of Brazil’s leading design marketplaces. 99designs has also launched a Portuguese…

Deal Case Highlight Canary | Alicerce Educação: A Bridge to Education Member Investor: Canary Company: Alicerce Educação Industry-Sector: Education Services/ EdTech   According to the OECD, Brazil’s federal government invests…

KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the existing fiber optic network of Telefonica Chile in order to establish an open access wholesale fiber optics company. As part…

H.I.G. Capital has partially exited its stake in Brazil-based outdoor advertising company Eletromidia via the company’s R$871.6m (approximately US$162m) IPO on the B3. According to regulatory filings, H.I.G. Capital’s Vesuvius…

H.I.G. Capital has acquired pet food manufacturer FVO – Brasília Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos for an undisclosed amount. (Press Release) H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm…

ThornTree Capital Partners led a R$180m Series B round in Brazilian healthcare provider Alice. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…

SoftBank and Invus Opportunities led a US$84.5m round in Brazilian edtech Descomplica, with participation from Península Participações, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and U2 guitarist The Edge, and follow-on from Valor Capital…

Women’s World Banking Capital Partners led a US$6.6m convertible debt round in Aflore, a Colombian lending platform focused on microentrepreneurs and the underbanked, with participation from Amador Holdings, Unreasonable Capital,…

Sequoia Capital has exited wind complex Pindaí via a sale to Electrobras for R$20.6m. (Money Times) A Eletrobras (ELET3; ELET5; ELET6) concluiu, nesta terça-feira (26), a aquisição de 100% das ações da Sequoia Capital, que detinha participação…

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Deal Case Highlight PC Capital | Rancho Los Molinos: An Opportunity to Flourish  Member Investor: PC Capital Company: Distribuidora Rancho Los Molinos Industry-Sector: Agribusiness / Retail seeds   The COVID-19…

Alloy Merchant Finance has completed an undisclosed debt investment into payments solutions software specialist Moneta Technologies. (Press Release) Alloy Merchant Finance, LP is pleased to announce its structured debt investment…

IDB Invest provided US$40m in debt financing to AlphaCredit, a Mexican lending platform for individuals and SMEs in Mexico and Colombia. SoftBank led a US$125m Series B in 2020.  (IDB…

DHS Private Equity Trust has acquired Mexican glass and beverage producer Grupo VITRO for US$1.2b. (Press Release) DHS, a firm transforming how equity and joint ventures are handled and created…

H.I.G. Capital invested an undisclosed amount in KM2 Solutions, business process outsourcing provider in Latin America and the Caribbean.  The growth capital will support the company’s expansion into high-growth markets…

Mexican private equity firm PC Capital and Mexican private credit fund Altum Capital invested in Medios Cattri, a Mexico-based digital advertising company. The amount of the transaction was undisclosed.  (Press…