Atlas Renewable Energy, a portfolio company of Actis, launched the Guajiro Solar Plant, its first project in Mexico. The plant will have the capacity to generate 300 GWh annually. Atlas…

Jaguar Ventures is seeking to raise US$25m for its second early-stage Latin America fund, according to an SEC filing. (PE Hub) Jaguar Ventures is seeking to raise $25 million for…

 Foundation Capital made a US$6m investment in Colombian edtech Platzi. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Mountain Nazca Chile, Y Combinator, 500 Startups and others. (Contxto) Platzi, a Colombian startup specializing…

Mexican digital identity platform Tu Identidad raised an undisclosed round from Finnnovista, Darkhorse.mx and others. (Yahoo Finance) Tu Identidad , a digital identity platform that is transforming the Know Your Customer…

DUX Capital made a US$350k investment in Trato, a Mexican blockchain-based contract management platform. (Press Release) El pasado 13 de mayo, Dux Capital concluyó con la cuarta inversión de su…

Actis listed a US$150m CerPI on the Mexican BMV. The CerPI was fully subscribed by Mexican Pension Fund managers (AFOREs) prior to its listing. Actis will utilize the proceeds to…

Mexico City based impact startup Sistema.bio raised US$12m from DILA Capital, Shell Foundation, Engie RDE Fund, EcoEnterprise Fund, EDFIMC (ElectriFI), Endeavor Catalyst, CoCapital, Triodos, Alpha Mundi, Lendahand and others. (Yahoo…

BlackRock purchased a 68MW solar power project in Aguascalientes, Mexico from Canadian Solar Inc. The project was purchased by Blackrock’s Infrastructure Fund II and financial terms were not disclosed. (PE…

FinDev Canada will invest US$12.5m in EcoEnterprises Partners III, a women-led impact fund investing in Latin American SMBs working to protect fragile environments, create jobs and empower women in rural…

Colony Latam Partners formerly Abraaj’s Latin America subsidiary, plans to invest $5b in Latin America over the next 3-4 years. $1b will be invested in private equity, $500m each in…