LAVCA distributes the latest PE/VC activity in Latin America via its proprietary publications, the LAVCA Private Capital Update and the LatAm Venture Bulletin.
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Gray Matter’s coLABS, an early-stage gender-focused portfolio, made an undisclosed investment in Colombian outsourcing startup LikeU. (Conveners.org) Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS, an early-stage and gender-focused portfolio, announced that it has…
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The Jalisco government, along with local DFIs, investment funds and corporate investors, are preparing to launch Mexico’s first social impact bond which will focus on empowering women to become economically…
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ACON has made a US$20.9m follow-on investment in Mexican oil & gas company Citla Energy. (BMV) El día de hoy el Fideicomiso Irrevocable identificado como “Fideicomiso ACON” con el No.…
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The MIF/FOMIN and Impact Hub Global partnered to invest up to US$1.5m in up to 180 entrepreneurs from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. (El Economista) Un acuerdo de cooperación entre…
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Credit Suisse aims to raise up to MXN6.2b through real estate fiduciary certificates that incorporate characteristics of a CKD vehicle. The firm will provide mortgages to Mexican commercial real estate…
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Bossa Nova Investmentos has led an undisclosed investment in Brazilian accelerator program ACE. Startups that complete the program will have the option to receive between R$300k to R$500k in funding.…
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With its eyes set on Latin America, 500 startups plans to invest US$1.3m with the next round of its acceleration program through which it aims to accelerate 15 to 20…
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Distrito Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Monetus, a Brazilian digital investment intelligence platform. (Distrito Ventures) Distrito Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Monetus, a brazilian digital asset management focused…
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Fip Inseed Fima, the environmental innovation fund (Fundo de Inovação do Meio Ambiente) created by BNDES and managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$6m investment in Brazil-based solar heating company…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering making an equity investment up to US$2.25m in Brazilian Fintech company Koin to fund the company’s expansion plans. (Economia & Negócios) A International…
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Mexican private equity firm Wamex Private Equity acquired a stake in school developer GLBL for MXN1.43b. (LexLatin) La administradora de fondos de capital privado Wamex Private Equity adquirió una participación…
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Ameris Capital acquired a stake in Los Sauces, a 179-unit residential project to be developed by Inmobiliaria Actual in Lima Peru. (LexLatin) Ameris Capital adquirió una participación de resultados del…
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CCPIB) is reinforcing its team in Brazil with plans to continue investing in the region. (Valor Econômico) Responsável pela gestão de investimentos bilionários do fundo…
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Warburg Pincus has exited Brazilian renewable energy company Omega Geração through an IPO. (Valor Econômico) A Omega Geração conseguiu viabilizar sua oferta pública inicial de ações para estrear na bolsa…
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DILA Capital and Mountain Nazca led a MXN$16m investment in shared transportation startup Urbvan. (SUMTV) Urbvan, empresa de transporte colectivo privado, cerró una ronda de inversión por 16 millones de…
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Argentina-based venture capital fund Alaya Capital Partners announced its plans to invest in early stage companies in the technology sector with the goal of scaling them in the Latin American…
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Chile’s Activa Alternative Assets has sold Chilean processing and software services company PayGroup to Evertec, a Puerto Rico-based transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. (LexLatin) Evertec Group,…
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TPG has made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian agtech startup Solinftec through TPG ART, the firm’s Alternative and Renewable Technologies growth equity platform. (AgFUNDER News) Global private equity group TPG has…
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Alaya Capital Partners invested US$1m across Chilean startups MyHotel, Chattigo, and Welii. (Economía y Negocios) A seis meses de haber iniciado operaciones en Chile, el fondo de capital de riesgo…
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Advent International has partially exited Uruguay-based pharmaceutical company Biotoscana through an initial public offering of Brazilian Depositary Shares (BDRs) on Brazil’s B3 stock exchange. (Valor Econômico) A oferta pública inicial…
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Monterrey, Mexico-based bank BanRegio is investing in four funds looking at fintech deals: VARIV Capital, Jaguar Ventures, 500 Startups, and Endeavor Catalyst. (El Economista) BanRegio invertirá en cuatro fondos de…
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Ideas & Capital led a US$1.5m pre-Series A investment in Dvdendo, a finance management platform, with participation from various angels. (Press Release) Ciudad de México, a 30 de junio de…
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Six Argentinian private banks with the involvement of NXTP Labs have launched Arfintech, a fund investing in startups in the financial services sector, including blockchain technology. The banks have committed…
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Brazilian private equity real estate firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos has sold office buildingTorre Sucupira, which is located in the complex Parque de Cidade in São Paulo, to China’s Fosun for…
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IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in LentesPlus, with participation from Stella Maris Partners and InQlab. (Press Release) Lentesplus.com, the leading e-commerce platform for contact lenses in Latin America, receives funding…
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ACON has made a US$20.9m follow-on investment in Mexican oil & gas company Citla Energy. (BMV) El día de hoy el Fideicomiso Irrevocable identificado como “Fideicomiso ACON” con el No.…
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Mexican private equity firm Wamex Private Equity acquired a stake in school developer GLBL for MXN1.43b. (LexLatin) La administradora de fondos de capital privado Wamex Private Equity adquirió una participación…
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CCPIB) is reinforcing its team in Brazil with plans to continue investing in the region. (Valor Econômico) Responsável pela gestão de investimentos bilionários do fundo…
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Warburg Pincus has exited Brazilian renewable energy company Omega Geração through an IPO. (Valor Econômico) A Omega Geração conseguiu viabilizar sua oferta pública inicial de ações para estrear na bolsa…
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Chile’s Activa Alternative Assets has sold Chilean processing and software services company PayGroup to Evertec, a Puerto Rico-based transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. (LexLatin) Evertec Group,…
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Advent International has partially exited Uruguay-based pharmaceutical company Biotoscana through an initial public offering of Brazilian Depositary Shares (BDRs) on Brazil’s B3 stock exchange. (Valor Econômico) A oferta pública inicial…
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Chile’s Ameris Capital has raised US$7m for its second impact investment fund to invest in social projects in Chile. (LexLatin) Ameris Capital, compañía chilena de servicios financieros y administración de…
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Actis private equity has closed the purchase of six wind farms in Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia, Brazil, from Gestamp Renewable Energy. (Economia & Negócios) A empresa de private…
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Advent International acquired Brazilian auto parts company Menil for an undisclosed amount via its portfolio company Fortbras. (Economia & Negócios) O fundo americano Advent anunciou ontem a compra da empresa…
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Vinci Partners sold a 5% stake in Burger King Brasil to an undisclosed American family office for over R$100m. (Valor Econômico) A gestora de recursos Vinci Partners fechou a venda…
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Renewable energy project developer Thermion Energy will invest US$2b in 10 wind and solar power plants over the next 5 years. In June, the firm raised MXN7,306m for a CKD…
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Advent International has agreed to purchase Mexican pharmaceutical company Grupo Farmacéutico SOMAR from Endo International for approximately US$124m. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2017,…
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Mexico-based Supply Capital launched its debut private equity fund targeting quasi-equity financing for SMEs which are service providers for federal and state governments. The fund will start with an initial…
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Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investimentos has invested US$100m to open up an Odata data center in Colombia. (Baguete) A Odata, empresa de data center da Pátria Investimentos, acaba de…
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Portland Private Equity will acquire a 22% stake in Caribbean-based Xerox distributor Productive Business Solutions Limited (PBS). The total shares are valued at US$15m and represents the seventh investment for…
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Riverstone Holdings and Miguel Galuccio, the former head of Argentina’s state oil company YPF, plan to raise US$500m on the Mexican Stock Exchange through a new vehicle designed to buy…
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Fibra Infrastructura Mexico will seek to raise up to MXN$50b for a new Fibra E vehicle to be listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). (El Economista) Fibra Infraestructura México…
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Portland Private Equity’s Portland Carribean Fund invested US$8m in Diverze Assets, an adventure company owned by the Melville family with a presence in Jamaica and Belize, to fund the company’s…
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Chilean private equity firm SCL Energía Activa acquired two solar power plants in Coquimbo, Chile. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Global Legal Chronicle) Prieto y Cia and…
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Victoria Capital Partners acquired a controlling stake in Oncólogos del Occidente, Colombia’s largest privately-held provider of comprehensive cancer treatment. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (Press Release) BOGOTA – June…
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Darby Private Equity launched a joint venture with Brazilian energy company Servtec to target investment opportunities in Brazil’s renewable energy sector. (Exame) São Paulo – O fundo norte-americano de private…
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Blackstone’s Fisterra Energy announced the financial closing for the Tierra Mojada combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Guadalajara, Mexico. The power plant will sell exclusively into the new wholesale…
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Northgate Capital México completed an investment of MXN$250m in Natgas Querétaro, a company that promotes the use of natural gas for cars. (Press Release) Ciudad de México, 22 de junio…
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Proterra Investment Partners held a US$100m first close for its debut Brazil-focused private equity fund, which will seek to purchase farmland in the country. The fund is targeting US$500m in…
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U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds has made its debut deal in Brazil by acquiring distressed asset investor Apoema Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. (LexLatin) Lone Star Funds,…
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Gray Matter’s coLABS, an early-stage gender-focused portfolio, made an undisclosed investment in Colombian outsourcing startup LikeU. (Conveners.org) Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS, an early-stage and gender-focused portfolio, announced that it has…
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The Jalisco government, along with local DFIs, investment funds and corporate investors, are preparing to launch Mexico’s first social impact bond which will focus on empowering women to become economically…
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The MIF/FOMIN and Impact Hub Global partnered to invest up to US$1.5m in up to 180 entrepreneurs from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. (El Economista) Un acuerdo de cooperación entre…
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Bossa Nova Investmentos has led an undisclosed investment in Brazilian accelerator program ACE. Startups that complete the program will have the option to receive between R$300k to R$500k in funding.…
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With its eyes set on Latin America, 500 startups plans to invest US$1.3m with the next round of its acceleration program through which it aims to accelerate 15 to 20…
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Distrito Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Monetus, a Brazilian digital investment intelligence platform. (Distrito Ventures) Distrito Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Monetus, a brazilian digital asset management focused…
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Fip Inseed Fima, the environmental innovation fund (Fundo de Inovação do Meio Ambiente) created by BNDES and managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$6m investment in Brazil-based solar heating company…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering making an equity investment up to US$2.25m in Brazilian Fintech company Koin to fund the company’s expansion plans. (Economia & Negócios) A International…
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DILA Capital and Mountain Nazca led a MXN$16m investment in shared transportation startup Urbvan. (SUMTV) Urbvan, empresa de transporte colectivo privado, cerró una ronda de inversión por 16 millones de…
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Argentina-based venture capital fund Alaya Capital Partners announced its plans to invest in early stage companies in the technology sector with the goal of scaling them in the Latin American…
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TPG has made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian agtech startup Solinftec through TPG ART, the firm’s Alternative and Renewable Technologies growth equity platform. (AgFUNDER News) Global private equity group TPG has…
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Alaya Capital Partners invested US$1m across Chilean startups MyHotel, Chattigo, and Welii. (Economía y Negocios) A seis meses de haber iniciado operaciones en Chile, el fondo de capital de riesgo…
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Monterrey, Mexico-based bank BanRegio is investing in four funds looking at fintech deals: VARIV Capital, Jaguar Ventures, 500 Startups, and Endeavor Catalyst. (El Economista) BanRegio invertirá en cuatro fondos de…
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Ideas & Capital led a US$1.5m pre-Series A investment in Dvdendo, a finance management platform, with participation from various angels. (Press Release) Ciudad de México, a 30 de junio de…
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Six Argentinian private banks with the involvement of NXTP Labs have launched Arfintech, a fund investing in startups in the financial services sector, including blockchain technology. The banks have committed…
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IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in LentesPlus, with participation from Stella Maris Partners and InQlab. (Press Release) Lentesplus.com, the leading e-commerce platform for contact lenses in Latin America, receives funding…
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Primatec acquired Rockhead Estudios, a Brazilian gaming company, for an undisclosed amount. (LexLatin) Fundo de Investimento em Participações Inova Empresa MPE Primatec, fondo de capital para emprendedores, adquirió el capital…
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IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in Afluenta, a peer to peer lending network in Argentina, Mexico and Peru, according to the attached release. The IFC and Elevar Equity led a…
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Puerto Rico accelerator Parallel18 invested US$75k each (US$225k total) in Puerto Rico’s Brands Of, Brazil’s Timokids, and Argentina’s Be Better Hotels to expand operations in Puerto Rico. Paralell18 also announces…
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Bossa Nova Investimentos and Berrini Ventures are partnering to help develop and invest in health startups in Brazil. (Press Release) Berrini Ventures, a pioneering healthcare accelerator in Brazil, and Bossa…
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Dalus Capital invested MXN$72.4m in Cultura Colectiva, a digital media company creating content for Spanish-speaking millennials. This is the first investment out of Dalus’ second fund. (El Economista) El fondo…
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Axon Partners made an undisclosed investment in Neumarket, a tire e-commerce platform operating in Mexico and Colombia. (Press Release) Axon Partners Group, through the Amerigo Ventures Pacífico Fund, invested in…
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Bossa Nova announced a partnership with Brazilian retail specialist Gouvêa de Souza to launch a fund aimed toward local retail startups. (Press Release) A strategic and innovative partnership promises to shake…
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Redpoint eventures and Global Founders Capital made an undisclosed investment in Escale, a Brazilian digital marketing agency and call center operator. (Press Release) Today, Escale, the inbound digital marketing agency…
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Monashees and Mindset Ventures led a US$8.5m investment in WorkCapital, a Brazilian fintech developer. FJ Labs also participated in the round. (Fator Brazil) A WorkCapital, fintech criadora do primeiro aplicativo…
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Credit Suisse aims to raise up to MXN6.2b through real estate fiduciary certificates that incorporate characteristics of a CKD vehicle. The firm will provide mortgages to Mexican commercial real estate…
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Ameris Capital acquired a stake in Los Sauces, a 179-unit residential project to be developed by Inmobiliaria Actual in Lima Peru. (LexLatin) Ameris Capital adquirió una participación de resultados del…
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Brazilian private equity real estate firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos has sold office buildingTorre Sucupira, which is located in the complex Parque de Cidade in São Paulo, to China’s Fosun for…
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Equity International made a US$29m follow-on investment in Grupo Acosta Verde, a developer, owner, and manager of shopping centers in Mexico. (Press Release) CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Equity International (“EI”), Sam Zell’s investment…
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Logistics-focused global real estate investor Prologis will acquire its partner’s stake in its Brazil portfolio for US$362m. Upon close of the transaction, Prologis will own 100% of Prologis CCP and…
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Global real estate investment, development and management firm Hines affirmed that now is an opportune time to invest in the Brazilian real estate sector and to re-evaluate opportunities in the…
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Gava Capital has raised MXN$2.1b through the issuance of its first CKD on the Mexican Stock Exchange. It will use the resources to invest in middle-income residential housing as well…
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Latin America-focused private equity real estate firm Paladin Realty Partners brought on two new hires to help expand its management team. Evan Pickering was hired as Vice President of Investor…
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RB Capital and Macquarie Capital announced an agreement to form an industrial real estate platform to acquire and develop real estate in Brazil. (Press Release) NEW YORK–Brazil’s RB Capital, a…
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OPIC will provide up to US$50m in financing for the Avenida Colombia Real Estate Fund II LP, a private equity fund that invests in real estate projects for Colombia’s low…
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Despite recent political developments, real estate investors continue to invest in office, industrial, and residential projects in Brazil. (Valor Econômico) A aquisição de ativos imobiliários voltou a chamar a atenção…
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American private real estate firm Hines will invest R$100m to enter the Brazilian outlets market. (Logweb) A gestora americana Hines investirá R$100 milhões para entrar no mercado brasileiro de outlets.…
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TC Latin America Partners acquired 80% of residential real estate project Villa In El Polo, which is in Lima, Peru. (LexLatin) TC Latin America Partners, fondo de gestión de activos,…
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Jaguar Growth Partners has acquired a 5% minority steak in Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, an industrial real estate owner and operator in Mexico. (Press Release) NEW YORK, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/…
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Jaguar is currently in the process of completing the final deal of its real estate fund, Jaguar Real Estate Partners I (JREP I). (Property Funds World) Latin American real estate…
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Alginmex Real Estate Capital launched a MXN$2b CKD to finance rental housing projects. (obrasweb.mx) Alignmex coloca CKD’s para financiar proyectos de vivienda en renta. La firma afiliada de la administradora…
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Miami-based private equity firm Alsis Funds will seek to raise up to MXN$4b for its debut CKD vehicle, which will make asset-backed mezzanine investments in Mexican SMEs in various sectors,…
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Mexican real estate developer and fund manager Grupo IGS has raised up to MXN$2.7b for its second CKD vehicle. Approximately 60% of the funds will be allocated to the industrial…
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Private real estate fund manager TC Latin America Partners and Peruvian developer Grupo Caral are investing in Valente, a 119-unit apartment complex located in San Miguel, Peru. (Perú Construye) Valente…
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PGIM Real Estate has completed a capital raise of MXN$4.4b for PruMex IV CKD, a closed-end real estate fund investing across various property sectors in Mexico. (Press Release) MEXICO CITY,…
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LatAm Logistic Properties, a privately-held logistics property company announced the appointment of of Annette Fernandez as Chief Financial Officer. Jaguar Growth Partners joined as an investor and partner of LLP…
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Private equity firm Walton Street Equity completed the purchase of a hotel complex located in Nayarit, Mexico. (Sentido Común) Walton Street Equity, un fondo de inversión privado especializado en bienes…
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Privately-held investment management firm Jaguar Growth Partners has purchased a 9.4% stake in Mexican hotel chain, Hoteles City Express. (Press Release) Jaguar Growth Partners (Jaguar), a privately-held investment management firm…
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Metro Buildings, a joint venture among the CIM Group, Compass Group and Urban, will develop two apart hotels in Santiago. (Diario Financiero) Compass Group, a través de su fondo inmobiliario,…
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Global Logistics Properties has acquired logistics assets from BR Properties held in REC São Bernardo Securitizadora de Creditos Inmobiliarios. (LexLatin) Read more at LexLatin. Global Logistics Properties Acquires Assets from…