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…

Sigma Safi sold a US$250m bond through co-issuers Parque Eólico Marcona and Parque Eólico Tres Hermanas. Sigma used part of proceeds to fund the acquisition of the remaining 51% stake…

Mexican private equity firm Discovery Americas has signed an agreement to invest in Mas Air, an airline specialized in the shipment of air freight in Latin America and the US.…

LAVCA recently sat down with Loggi co-founder and CEO Fabien Mendez to understand how a company that started out doing document delivery in São Paulo has scale to handle food delivery for some of the biggest brands and competitors in Brazil

Tecnisa, a Brazilian residential property manager, announced a joint venture with H.I.G. Capital to return to real estate market after two years of inactivity in the sector. This represents H.I.G’s first residential real estate deal in Brazil.

H.I.G. Capital announced that its portfolio company, Grupo Meridional, acquired Hospital Metropolitano in Brazil for an undisclosed amount.

LAVCA interviewed WISE, Women in STEM Entrepreneurship (a collaboration of the IDB LAB and IAE Business School), to learn about the program’s goals to train over 1,500 STEM entrepreneurs in Latin America over the next few years.

The first half of 2018 was a record-breaking semester for startup investment in Latin America. Investment dollars grew for every major market in the region with Brazilian and Mexican startups capturing the most investment.

monashees closed its seventh VC fund, a US$150m vehicle, with participation from international endowments, foundations, family offices, funds, and entrepreneurs. Monashees has raised US$430m to date with 55 active portfolio companies, including Loggi, Rappi, Yellow, Grin, Neon, Mandaê and others.

Alta Growth Capital made an undisclosed investment to acquire an equity interest in Docuformas, an independent leasing company in Mexico. As part of the transaction, Docuformas will receive a primary investment capitalization to continue its rapid growth in the financial sector. 

Darby Overseas Investments announced the final close of its Darby Latin American Private Debt Fund III (“DLAPDF III”), following the fund being oversubscribed, hitting its hard cap of US$300m. DLAPDF III is a regional Latin American private debt strategy that invests in middle market companies.

Visa made its first investment in Brazil in Conductor, a payments processing platform backed by Riverwood Capital.

Viver Incorporadora announced a corporate restructuring in which it will shift its focus from real estate development to real estate asset management services through the ServRE business unit.  Jive Asset Gestão de Recursos becomes its main shareholder, a position previously occupied by the Paladin Prime Residential Investors fund since 2009. 

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Votorantim Energia expanded their joint venture with the R$1.7b acquisition of Brazilian hydropower company CESP. 

The Axxon Group, a private equity fund manager based in Rio de Janeiro, has acquired a majority stake in Westwing,a home decorating e-commerce company.  This transaction represents an exit for Rocket Internet.

Sign up for the Latin American Private Capital Update, a bi-weekly email featuring industry news, research, events, and updates on investors from private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and…

Sign up for the Latin American Private Capital Update, a bi-weekly email featuring industry news, research, events, and updates on investors from private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and…

The Gontijo family office led a R$5m investment in Alfred, a Brazilian startup building e-commerce locker facilities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Alfred also formed exchanged equity shares with Pakpobox, a Chinese locker pioneer partnered with Alibaba, through a strategic partnership.

Dux Capital made an undisclosed investment in transcription startup Atexto.