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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Tiger Global led a US$5.5m seed investment in Habi, a Colombian proptech startup, with participation from Homebrew and Zigg Capital. (Press Release) Habi, the Bogotá-based technology-driven real estate company dedicated…
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Redpoint eventures led a US$1.12m seed investment in Vittude, a Brazilian healthtech developing an online therapy platform for businesses to offer their employees, with participation from Superjobs Ventures. (Forbes) As burnout…
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Redpoint eventures and Canary led a US$3.5m investment in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers. Wayra Brasil and 500 Startups invested previously. (Epoca Negócios)…
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Indicator Capital and Gávea Angels led a R$5m investment in Tevec, a Brazilian retail tech startup. (Baguete) A Tevec, focada em aplicação de inteligência artificial para a previsão de comportamento…
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Cyrela Brazil Realty will create a joint venture to invest R$1b to develop a portfolio of residential properties in the southeast region of…
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L Catterton completed a strategic investment into dental company OdontoCompany, which is a leading and growth oriented dental clinic franchisor in Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (Press…
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US based private equity firm Anacapa Partners announced a growth investment in Agasus, a Brazilian provider of rental services for hardware infrastructure. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (Press…
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BBM Logística, a distribution and logistics portfolio company of the Brazilian private equity firm Stratus Group, finalized the acquisition of trucking company Translovato. With this strategic acquisition BBM Logística has…
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Global Founders Capital led a US$30m investment in Kovi, a Brazilian provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from Quona Capital, and follow-on from monashees,…
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Global growth equity firm General Atlantic announced senior leadership team promotions: Gabriel Caillaux, Martín Escobari, and Anton Levy to Co-Presidents. (Press Release) General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm,…
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QED Investors led an undisclosed investment in Pitzi, a Brazilian mobile phone insurance provider, with participation from Thrive Capital and Valiant Partners, at a reported valuation of US$100m. QED invested…
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Apex Partners led a R$2m investment in Brazilian edtech Luma. (Folha Vitória) Com a queda da taxa de juros no Brasil de 14,25% para 5,0%, investidores de todos os bolsos…
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CDPQ’s Brazilian affiliate Ancar Ivanhoe sold a 45% stake in Natal Shopping, a shopping mall in Natal to a real estate fund controlled by XP Investimentos. Ancar Invanhoe will retain…
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Alaya Capital Partners made an undisclosed investment in Aquabyte, a US/Norwegian aquaculture monitoring startup. (Press Release) Alaya invierte en compañía de Silicon Valley. Se trata de Aquabyte, la compañía tecnológica con…
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US based private equity firm Anacapa Partners completed a growth investment in Auronix, a communications platform as a service provider based in Mexico. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed.…
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ALLVP led a US$15m Series B in MUY, a Colombian restaurant management platform founded by José Calderón (CEO) and Miguel Mc Allister, who previously founded Domicilios.com and sold it to…
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SP Ventures launched a venture debt vehicle, Brazil Venture Debt, with R$140m under management from BNDES and others. Gabriela Gonçalves is CEO of the new vehicle. (Valor Econômico) Com as taxas…
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Patria Investimentos exited Brazilian enterprise resource planning company Supplier through a strategic sale to software company Totvs. The total deal value of the transaction was R$455m. (Brazil Journal) A Totvs…
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DXA Investments completed its first investment from its Excelsior II Fund by taking a minority stake in Brazilian encryption software provider SIKUR. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (WSJ)…
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EIG Global Energy Partners purchased the unfinished 450MW Likana Concentrated Solar Power project in Chile from SolarReserve. EIG will complete construction of the project and hopes to have it operational…
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Acumen LatAm Capital Partners made an undisclosed investment in SUNCOLOMBIA, a Colombian solar energy company providing access to reliable energy in rural areas. (Press Release) Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC-…
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US based private equity firm Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) has raised US$35m and targeting US$100m . SEAF has begun evaluating companies in the Caribbean for investment and hopes for…
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Verus Group made an undisclosed investment in Alstra, a Brazilian job matching platform. (Baguete) A Alstra, startup que desenvolveu uma plataforma de contratação de profissionais, acaba de receber um aporte…
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Confrapar invested R$7.5m in Compass 3D, a consumer dental tech company based in Belo Horizonte. (Startupi) A Confrapar investiu R$7,5 milhões na Compass 3D, empresa de tecnologia e inteligência voltada a soluções…
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GeekHunter, a Brazilian HRtech platform for hiring software engineers, raised R$2m from Bossa Nova Investimentos, 42K Investimentos, Gavea Angels and Hangar 8. (Startupi) A GeekHunter, empresa de tecnologia com soluções…
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L Catterton completed a strategic investment into dental company OdontoCompany, which is a leading and growth oriented dental clinic franchisor in Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (Press…
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US based private equity firm Anacapa Partners announced a growth investment in Agasus, a Brazilian provider of rental services for hardware infrastructure. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (Press…
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BBM Logística, a distribution and logistics portfolio company of the Brazilian private equity firm Stratus Group, finalized the acquisition of trucking company Translovato. With this strategic acquisition BBM Logística has…
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Global growth equity firm General Atlantic announced senior leadership team promotions: Gabriel Caillaux, Martín Escobari, and Anton Levy to Co-Presidents. (Press Release) General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm,…
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US based private equity firm Anacapa Partners completed a growth investment in Auronix, a communications platform as a service provider based in Mexico. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed.…
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Patria Investimentos exited Brazilian enterprise resource planning company Supplier through a strategic sale to software company Totvs. The total deal value of the transaction was R$455m. (Brazil Journal) A Totvs…
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DXA Investments completed its first investment from its Excelsior II Fund by taking a minority stake in Brazilian encryption software provider SIKUR. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (WSJ)…
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EIG Global Energy Partners purchased the unfinished 450MW Likana Concentrated Solar Power project in Chile from SolarReserve. EIG will complete construction of the project and hopes to have it operational…
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US based private equity firm Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) has raised US$35m and targeting US$100m . SEAF has begun evaluating companies in the Caribbean for investment and hopes for…
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Patria Investimentos completed a follow on investment in Alphaville Urbanismo by acquiring Brazilian real estate developer Gafisa’s remaining 21.2% stake for R$100m. (Valor Econômico) Treze anos depois de anunciar acordo…
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Advent International and Essex Woodlands fully exited Brazilian pharmaceutical company Biotoscana through a strategic sale to Canadian pharmaceutical company Knight Therapeutics. Advent and Essex Woodlands ‘s 51% stake was purchased…
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Brazilian fund manager Trivèlla M3 Investimentos acquired a minority stake in Brazilian SaaS technology company AMcom for R$15m. (Startupi) A AMcom, empresa de tecnologia que atua no desenvolvimento customizado e…
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The government of Colombia awarded the construction of the Bogota metro to a consortium composed by China’s Harbour Engineering Company, Xi’an Metro Company, Canada’s Bombardier Inc. (Reuters) A $4 billion…
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FTV Capital, a US-based growth equity firm, made an undisclosed follow-on investment in Brazilian payments processor EBANX at a reported valuation over US$1b. FTV Capital invested US$30m in 2018 with…
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Alta Growth Capital, Stella Maris Partners, Credit Suisse’s Mexico Credit Opportunities Fund, and others made an undisclosed investment in Lottus Education, a Mexican platform for higher education who recently acquired…
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US Fund manager Global Asset Capital acquired a minority stake in Brazilian real estate developer Árbore Engenharia. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. (LexLatin) La compañía de capital privado…
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Statkraft Energias Renovaveis SA acquired two Brazilian 660 MW wind projects from Salus, a closed-end FIP in Brazil. (Renewables Now) Statkraft Energias Renovaveis SA (B3:STKF3) announced on Tuesday that it…
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Brazilian medical diagnostics company Fleury signed an agreement to acquire Recife based medical diagnostics company Diagmax for R$80.3m. The transaction if approved by the CADE will provide an exit for…
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Brazilian PE firm Bela Vista Investimentos announced an investment into healthy food producer Roots to Go. Financial terms of the investment were undisclosed. (Press Release) Bela Vista Investimentos is pleased…
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Dutch private equity firm Aqua-Spark invested in Fisher Piscicultura, a Brazilian tilapia farm. Aqua-Spark acquires minority stakes in sustainable aquaculture SME’s around the world. Financial terms of the deal were…
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Chilean private equity firm Mineria Activa sold its stake in BioLantanidos to Hochschild Mining PLC for US$53.6m. BioLantanidos holds high grade deposits of rare earths important to the production of…
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Linzor Capital Partners, together with co-investors and partners including Spanish investment group Teras Capital, acquired 100% of Mundo Pacifico, a Chilean company that provides residential telecommunication services through high-speed fiber-to-the-home…
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Oregon Investment Council, which runs the US$76.6b Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, committed US$100m to Advent Latin America Private Equity Fund VII. According to Reuters, the new Advent Latin America…
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Kinea Investimentos bought 90% of IP Capital Partners’ stake in Dimed, the Rio Grande do Sul holding company owned by Panvel drugstores. The transaction was estimated by Brazil Journal to…
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Partners Group acquired a 50% stake in EnfraGen a power generation platform that operates in Colombia, Chile, and Panama. With the funds, EnfraGen will continue to expand in Colombia through…
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Tiger Global led a US$5.5m seed investment in Habi, a Colombian proptech startup, with participation from Homebrew and Zigg Capital. (Press Release) Habi, the Bogotá-based technology-driven real estate company dedicated…
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Redpoint eventures led a US$1.12m seed investment in Vittude, a Brazilian healthtech developing an online therapy platform for businesses to offer their employees, with participation from Superjobs Ventures. (Forbes) As burnout…
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Redpoint eventures and Canary led a US$3.5m investment in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers. Wayra Brasil and 500 Startups invested previously. (Epoca Negócios)…
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Indicator Capital and Gávea Angels led a R$5m investment in Tevec, a Brazilian retail tech startup. (Baguete) A Tevec, focada em aplicação de inteligência artificial para a previsão de comportamento…
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Global Founders Capital led a US$30m investment in Kovi, a Brazilian provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from Quona Capital, and follow-on from monashees,…
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QED Investors led an undisclosed investment in Pitzi, a Brazilian mobile phone insurance provider, with participation from Thrive Capital and Valiant Partners, at a reported valuation of US$100m. QED invested…
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Apex Partners led a R$2m investment in Brazilian edtech Luma. (Folha Vitória) Com a queda da taxa de juros no Brasil de 14,25% para 5,0%, investidores de todos os bolsos…
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Alaya Capital Partners made an undisclosed investment in Aquabyte, a US/Norwegian aquaculture monitoring startup. (Press Release) Alaya invierte en compañía de Silicon Valley. Se trata de Aquabyte, la compañía tecnológica con…
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ALLVP led a US$15m Series B in MUY, a Colombian restaurant management platform founded by José Calderón (CEO) and Miguel Mc Allister, who previously founded Domicilios.com and sold it to…
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SP Ventures launched a venture debt vehicle, Brazil Venture Debt, with R$140m under management from BNDES and others. Gabriela Gonçalves is CEO of the new vehicle. (Valor Econômico) Com as taxas…
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Acumen LatAm Capital Partners made an undisclosed investment in SUNCOLOMBIA, a Colombian solar energy company providing access to reliable energy in rural areas. (Press Release) Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC-…
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Verus Group made an undisclosed investment in Alstra, a Brazilian job matching platform. (Baguete) A Alstra, startup que desenvolveu uma plataforma de contratação de profissionais, acaba de receber um aporte…
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Confrapar invested R$7.5m in Compass 3D, a consumer dental tech company based in Belo Horizonte. (Startupi) A Confrapar investiu R$7,5 milhões na Compass 3D, empresa de tecnologia e inteligência voltada a soluções…
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GeekHunter, a Brazilian HRtech platform for hiring software engineers, raised R$2m from Bossa Nova Investimentos, 42K Investimentos, Gavea Angels and Hangar 8. (Startupi) A GeekHunter, empresa de tecnologia com soluções…
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Mountain Nazca, Foundation Capital and FEMSA Ventures made a US$10m seed investment in Jüsto, a Mexico-based grocery delivery startup founded by Cabify alum Ricardo Weber. Quiet Capital, Vas Ventures, 500…
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GlooPay, a Brazilian payments startup focused on the under-banked, raised R$1.2m from North Star and Axen Capital. (Startupi) O GlooPay, uma fintech que oferecerá opção de pagamento compartilhado para desbancarizados…
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Qualcomm Ventures led a R$40m investment in idwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, with participation from ONEVC and Grupo Globo, and follow-on from monashees and Canary. (Globo) A…
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Redpoint eventures and angels invested R$4.5m in Antecipa, a B2B receivables platform. (Valor Econômico) A fintech Antecipa, que desenvolveu uma plataforma de antecipação de recebíveis para pequenas e médias empresas,…
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Alaya Capital Partners made undisclosed investments in Inti Tech, a Chilean manufacturer of robots to clean solar panels without use of water; Entelai, an Argentine healthtech working on image-based diagnosis;…
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Astella led a R$15m investment in Exact Sales, a Florianopolis-based pre-sales optimization platform, with follow-on from CVentures and Vesper Ventures. Exact Sales was founded by Felipe Roman and Théo Orosco in…
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Elevar Equity led a US$3m Series A in Canasta Rosa, a Mexico-based marketplace for DIY and handmade goods, with participation from WPSS Consumer Investments and angels from Mercado Libre, P&G,…
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NFX led a US$4.4m investment in Zubale, a Mexican crowdsourcing platform for retailers to conduct point-of-sales analysis, with participation from Industry Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, XFactor fund, and angels including…
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SoftBank led a R$190m investment in Olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with follow-on from Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital. Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups invested previously. (Neofeed) A…
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Canary and Valor Capital led a R$20m investment in Alicerce, a Brazilian network of education centers to supplement students in the public school system living in city peripheries. Angels including…
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ALLVP and InQlab invested ~US$2.5m in Slang, a Boston-based edtech focused on career development. ALLVP partnered with Slang earlier in 2019 to launch a free English course on entrepreneurship for…
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Cyrela Brazil Realty will create a joint venture to invest R$1b to develop a portfolio of residential properties in the southeast region of…
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CDPQ’s Brazilian affiliate Ancar Ivanhoe sold a 45% stake in Natal Shopping, a shopping mall in Natal to a real estate fund controlled by XP Investimentos. Ancar Invanhoe will retain…
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BR Properties agrees to purchase 50% stake of Faria Lima 4440 building in São Paulo for R$310.7m. BR also announced the purchase of Parque da Cidade Condominium project for R$766m.…
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BR Properties acquired two multiuse condominium properties still under development from Hemisferio Sul Investimentos. The transaction transferred a 100% stake in Corporate Tower B2 – Paineira and a 30% stake…
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US Fund manager Global Asset Capital acquired a minority stake in Brazilian real estate developer Árbore Engenharia. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. (LexLatin) La compañía de capital privado…
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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…
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Patria Investimentos has announced the acquisition of commercial buildings Vila Olimpia Corporate Building through FII, Its Real Estate Investment Fund. (Investimentos e Notícias) A Modal Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores…
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Blackstone sold BRE Point, two Brazilian logistics and industrial properties located in the state of São Paulo, to CSHG Logística, a Brazilian fund managed by Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Corretora de…
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Mexican industrial real estate firm Advance Real Estate has received US$314m from MetLife for the acquisition and recapitalization of a Mexican industrial portfolio. The newly acquired portfolio comprises 57 Class…
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Brazil Hospitality Group (BHG) signed an agreement to acquire a 76% stake in Novotel São Paulo Berrin. The Hotel opened in August 2018 and offers 209 rooms. Financial terms of…
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Tishman Speyer announced that mining company Vale will anchor the firm’s recently-completed Concórdia Corporate office property in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Vale has signed a lease for approximately 175,000 square feet…
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Jamaican real estate and private equity firm First Rock Capital executed a US$3m deal in the Cayman Islands for a luxury residential development in the West Bay area. (Jamaica Observer)…
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BR Malls acquired an additional 25.5% stake in Shopping Iguatemi Caxias do Sul, a shopping mall in Rio Grande do Sul. BR Malls now has a 71% stake in the…
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BR Malls, Brazil’s largest mall operator, has signed an agreement to sell seven of its malls to a real estate fund controlled by BTG Pactual for US$184m. (Yahoo Finance) BR…
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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)’s real estate team stated that it will continue to seek out opportunities in Latin America. Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds continue expanding real estate portfolios…
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Real Estate investor Paladin Realty Partners is preparing to list a CERPI for MXN$4b on the BMV. The proceeds will be invested in housing projects, offices, hospitals, and shopping centers…
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Colombian private equity real estate firm Yellowstone Capital Partners has reached a hard cap of US$300m for Yellowstone Real Estate Opportunity Fund II, securing commitments from pension funds, insurance companies,…
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Gran Ciudad closed a Real Estate Fund of US$313m with commitments from Ivanhoé Cambridge the real estate investment arm of Canadian Pension Fund CDPQ and from Citibanamex Afore, the second…
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Brazilian real estate investment firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos (HSI) purchased the entire portfolio of the Icon Realty I Real Estate Investment Fund administered by BTG Pactual. HSI paid R$620m for…
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US Real Estate firm Cerberus Capital Management has entered the Brazilian market through a partnership with local real estate manager Brasil Brokers. Brasil Brokers issued R$120m of debentures of which…
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Sura Asset Management has announced the successful launch of its second real estate investment fund utilizing Peru’s FIRBI structure. With $1b in commitments it is the largest FIRBI in Peruvian…
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Real Estate Investment Trust Company CyrusOne helped Brazilian data center company ODATA open its first data center in Bogotá. CyrusOne holds a 10% minority stake in ODATA while Pátria’s infrastructure…
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Odebrecht sold its headquarters in São Paulo to SDI Gestão and Barzel Properties. The financial terms of the deal were undisclosed, but through the sale Odebrecht will settle a R$500m…
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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…
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The real estate fund of Kinea Investimentos completed the 100% acquisition of Atrium Faria Lima a 14-floor office building in São Paulo for R$285m. (LexLatin) Kinea Renda Imobiliária Fundo de…