Grupo Carrefour Brasil has agreed to acquire Grupo BIG Brasil, a Brazil-based food retailer backed by Advent International, for BRL7b (~USD1.3b).  The transaction is subject to approval. In 2020 Grupo…

Advent International has sold its stake in Mexico-based funeral services provider Grupo Gayosso to Servicios Funerarios GG for USD49m. Advent originally invested in Gayosso in October 2007. (Global Legal Chronicle)…

D1 Capital led a USD425m Series D for Brazilian proptech Loft,at a reported USD2.2b valuation. (TechCrunch) – Buying and selling residential real estate is a complex business, no matter where…

US-based hedge fund Viking Global Investors led a US$150m round in Conductor, a Brazil-based payments processor and card issuance provider for fintechs, with participation from Advent affiliate Sunley House Capital,…

Viking Global Investors led a US$150m round for Conductor, a Brazilian payment processing platform and banking as a service company, with additional participation from Sunley House Capital Management, an affiliate…

Advent-backed Grupo BIG, a Brazilian supermarket chain, filed for an initial public offering. Advent acquired 80% of  Walmart Inc’s operations in Brasil in 2018 renaming it a year later to…

Advent International has raised a US$2b final close for Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VII (LAPEF VII). The vehicle will target investments in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru across…

Advent International has agreed to sell its stake in Brazil-based digital investment platform Easynvest to Brazilian fintech Nubank. As part of the agreement, Advent and other shareholders of Easynvest have…

Advent International has agreed to sell its 88% stake in Brazil-based home improvement retailer Lojas Quero-Quero via the company’s IPO for up to R$1.9b. Advent originally invested R$300m in the…

Advent International-backed Brazil-based educational group YDUQS acquired Brazil-based post-secondary educational group Grupo Athenas for R$120m.  (Brazil Journal) A YDUQS acaba de comprar o Grupo Athenas, reforçando sua presença no Norte…