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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Agruppa, a startup that optimizes the current fruit and vegetable supply chain between farms and mom-and-pop shops in Bogotá, closed investments with two international impact investors for US$330k. (Press Release)…
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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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Blackrock announced the launch of a US$280m infrastructure debt fund to focus on highway and infrastructure projects in Colombia. (BNAmericas) US asset management firm BlackRock has announced the creation of…
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Diamond Mountain Investimentos acquired a 50% stake in CTG (Companhia de Transporte de Gás). (Terra) Apostando no forte crescimento do setor de gás, a gestora Diamond Mountain Investimentos comprou através…
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Provence Capital led a R$1.2m investment in Brazil-based Live video streaming platform, Netshows. Netshows was accelerated by Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, three years ago. (Estadão) A Netshow.me,…
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Venture capital firm Primatec acquired a stake in the Brazilian technology-based startup TecSUS for R$3.8m. (LexLatin) El pasado 31 de mayo, el Fundo de Investimento em Participacoes Inova Empresa MPE (Primatec),…
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Venture capital firm Astella Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian consumer credit marketplace Bom pra Crédito. (Press Release) A Astella Investimentos, gestora de recursos independente especializada em Venture Capital, anuncia o…
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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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DGF Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian edtech startup Mosyle, which will be used to establish operations in the U.S. (Press Release) The new wave of Brazilian startups are…
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Gávea Investimentos’ GPS Predial, a cleaning, security, and building management services company acquired Graber. (Valor Econômico) O Grupo Predial de Serviços (GPS), que presta serviços de limpeza, segurança e gestão…
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Aurus Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Chilean aquaculture company Ecosea Farming. (LexLatin) El Fondo de Inversión Privada Aurus Ventures III invirtió capital en Ecosea Farming para obtener el…
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Nexxus Capital has announced its divestment from Mexican retail holding company Moda Holding. (Press Release) Nexxus Capital announces that on June 9, 2017 it reached an agreement to divest from…
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Four angel investors including Kick Ventures and Thamila Zaher (SEB Group) invested R$3.5m in Hippo Drs, a Brazilian startup that connects patients to health services. (Baguete) A Hippo Drs, startup…
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WAMEX Private Equity has announced an investment in Mexican third party food and beverage logistics firm Ecofrío. (Press Release) Mexico City based WAMEX Private Equity announces the first investment of…
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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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Axon Partners and Grupo Pegasus led a US$6.2m investment in Mercadoni, a Colombian grocery delivery app. (Press Release) Mercadoni (www.mercadoni.com.co) – the leading online groceries-only platform in Colombia – received…
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Orion Resource Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund financed Aurelian Ecuador’s Fruta del Norte mining project for approximately US$450m. (LexLatin) El proyecto minero Fruta del Norte, desarrallodo por Aurelian Ecuador…
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Advent International purchased a majority stake in Peruvian IT service firm GMD for US$84.7m from Graña y Montero. (Press Release) Graña y Montero S.A.A. (NYSE:GRAM) (BVL:GRAMONC1) ( “the Group” or…
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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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Spanish VC Seaya Ventures led a US$6.6m Series A investment in Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup for kids. Other participants included Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously…
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A group of investors co-invested seed capital in Latin American startups Keteka, Faro.travel, Monitor and PlieQ using a new model of investing known as Syndicates carried out via FounderList. (Pulso Social)…
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Blackstone announced that funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have made an equity investment in Ascenty, a data center & telecom services provider in Brazil. (Press Release) New York, June…
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Patria Investimentos and Blackstone bought a 60% stake in Brazilian healthcare group Med Imagem. (Valor Econômico) Os fundos de private equity Patria e Blackstone compraram 60% da Med Imagem, grupo…
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Two months after initial fundraising, KaszeK Ventures closed its third fund at a cap of US$200m, which will focus on growing the Latin American tech ecosystem. Read LAVCA’s Member Profile…
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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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Blackrock announced the launch of a US$280m infrastructure debt fund to focus on highway and infrastructure projects in Colombia. (BNAmericas) US asset management firm BlackRock has announced the creation of…
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Diamond Mountain Investimentos acquired a 50% stake in CTG (Companhia de Transporte de Gás). (Terra) Apostando no forte crescimento do setor de gás, a gestora Diamond Mountain Investimentos comprou através…
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Gávea Investimentos’ GPS Predial, a cleaning, security, and building management services company acquired Graber. (Valor Econômico) O Grupo Predial de Serviços (GPS), que presta serviços de limpeza, segurança e gestão…
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Aurus Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Chilean aquaculture company Ecosea Farming. (LexLatin) El Fondo de Inversión Privada Aurus Ventures III invirtió capital en Ecosea Farming para obtener el…
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Nexxus Capital has announced its divestment from Mexican retail holding company Moda Holding. (Press Release) Nexxus Capital announces that on June 9, 2017 it reached an agreement to divest from…
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WAMEX Private Equity has announced an investment in Mexican third party food and beverage logistics firm Ecofrío. (Press Release) Mexico City based WAMEX Private Equity announces the first investment of…
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Orion Resource Partners and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund financed Aurelian Ecuador’s Fruta del Norte mining project for approximately US$450m. (LexLatin) El proyecto minero Fruta del Norte, desarrallodo por Aurelian Ecuador…
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Advent International purchased a majority stake in Peruvian IT service firm GMD for US$84.7m from Graña y Montero. (Press Release) Graña y Montero S.A.A. (NYSE:GRAM) (BVL:GRAMONC1) ( “the Group” or…
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Blackstone announced that funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have made an equity investment in Ascenty, a data center & telecom services provider in Brazil. (Press Release) New York, June…
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Patria Investimentos and Blackstone bought a 60% stake in Brazilian healthcare group Med Imagem. (Valor Econômico) Os fundos de private equity Patria e Blackstone compraram 60% da Med Imagem, grupo…
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Performa Invetmentos has invested R$29.9m in UNICOBA Energia, a LED lighting company in Brazil. (LexLatin) Performa Investimentos inyectó R$29.9b in UNICOBA Energia, en un acuerdo suscrito el 23 de mayo…
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Aqua Capital held a final close for its second private equity fund at its US$370m hard-cap. The fund will invest across the agribusiness supply chain in Brazil and other South…
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Osorio Capital and Southern Cross Group acquired Colombian microfinance firm Crezcamos for an undisclosed amount. (LexLatin) La empresa administradora de fondos Osorio Capital S.A.S., con sede en Bucaramanga, adquirió la…
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Antofagasta Minerals sold a 40% stake in solar plant Javiera to Actis’ Atlas Renewable Energy for an undisclosed amount. (LexLatin) Antofagasta Minerals S.A. y su asociada Origin Energy Geothermal Chile…
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By fall 2017, Grupo Vector will list a CKD on the Mexican Stock Exchange to raise additional capital for its debut mezzanine debt fund, which held a first close in…
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General Atlantic has agreed to make a strategic investment in Mexican multi-brand retailer Grupo Axo for an undisclosed amount. (Press Release) MEXICO CITY, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Grupo Axo,…
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Northgate Capital México will invest in Natgas Querétaro, a company that promotes the use of natural gas for cars. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Investing.com) Infosel, mayo.…
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Brazilian English language teaching network Cel Lep, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired coding school MadCode. (Valor Econômico) A rede de escolas de idiomas Cel Lep, do fundo…
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Danish Agribusiness Fund (DAF) made a US$12m investment in Coexca, a Chilean pork producer. Coexca plans to use the funding to double its current pork production capacity and establish a…
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Australis Partners Fund has entered into an agreement with Grupo Disal to acquire 67% of Inversiones Ambientales and Inversiones Emergencias. (Press Release) Australis Partners Fund L.P. (“Australis Partners”) has entered…
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The Colombia Private Equity Association (ColCapital) has named Mauricio Salgar chairman of the board to represent Advent International. (La República) Bogotá_-La Asociación Colombiana de Fondos de Capital Privado (ColCapital) nombró…
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Gerbera Capital Venture Equity Fund II completed an undisclosed investment in Green gold Farms, a high quality produce company based in Guadalajara. The company is responsible for production, logistics, commercialization,…
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Nexxus Capital announced the completion of its investment in Mexican nutritional supplement commercialization company Immunotec. (Press Release) Nexxus Capital announces that, on May 18th, 2017, it has completed its investment…
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Echoenergia, a wind platform formed by Actis, has acquired two operating wind farms in Brazil from Casa dos Ventos for an undisclosed amount. (Press Release) London, São Paulo, Tuesday 16…
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Private equity firm 2bCapital bought a minority stake in Brazilian information and communication technology equipment importer and distributor WDC Networks for an undisclosed amount. (Baguete) A WDC Networks, empresa brasileira…
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Agruppa, a startup that optimizes the current fruit and vegetable supply chain between farms and mom-and-pop shops in Bogotá, closed investments with two international impact investors for US$330k. (Press Release)…
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Provence Capital led a R$1.2m investment in Brazil-based Live video streaming platform, Netshows. Netshows was accelerated by Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, three years ago. (Estadão) A Netshow.me,…
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Venture capital firm Primatec acquired a stake in the Brazilian technology-based startup TecSUS for R$3.8m. (LexLatin) El pasado 31 de mayo, el Fundo de Investimento em Participacoes Inova Empresa MPE (Primatec),…
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Venture capital firm Astella Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian consumer credit marketplace Bom pra Crédito. (Press Release) A Astella Investimentos, gestora de recursos independente especializada em Venture Capital, anuncia o…
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DGF Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian edtech startup Mosyle, which will be used to establish operations in the U.S. (Press Release) The new wave of Brazilian startups are…
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Four angel investors including Kick Ventures and Thamila Zaher (SEB Group) invested R$3.5m in Hippo Drs, a Brazilian startup that connects patients to health services. (Baguete) A Hippo Drs, startup…
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Axon Partners and Grupo Pegasus led a US$6.2m investment in Mercadoni, a Colombian grocery delivery app. (Press Release) Mercadoni (www.mercadoni.com.co) – the leading online groceries-only platform in Colombia – received…
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Spanish VC Seaya Ventures led a US$6.6m Series A investment in Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup for kids. Other participants included Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously…
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A group of investors co-invested seed capital in Latin American startups Keteka, Faro.travel, Monitor and PlieQ using a new model of investing known as Syndicates carried out via FounderList. (Pulso Social)…
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Two months after initial fundraising, KaszeK Ventures closed its third fund at a cap of US$200m, which will focus on growing the Latin American tech ecosystem. Read LAVCA’s Member Profile…
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Criatec 2, a venture capital fund managed by Bozano Investimentos and Triaxis Capital, has invested R$2.5m in Konduto, a Brazilian anti-fraud company. (STARTUPi) A Konduto, empresa que desenvolveu um sistema…
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KaszeK Ventures’ Guichê Virtual, a Brazilian startup which specializes in online bus ticket sales, will acquire G&M Soluções for an undisclosed amount. (Estadão) A startup Guichê Virtual, com foco em…
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Real estate portal PropertySimple, which started out as PropiedadFacil in Chile, raised US$3m from investors including Magma Partners. (Nathan Lustig) I’m excited to finally be able to announce that our…
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MIF invests US$5m in NXTP Labs’ Impact Investing Fund for Latin American Tech-Driven Social Enterprises. (Press Release) The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved…
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Adobe Capital announced its exit from NatGas Queretaro, a Mexican company that promotes the use of natural gas to power cars, to an undisclosed buyer. (Press Release) Adobe Capital announces its…
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Grupo RFP invested US$500k in Joinnus, a Peru-based mobile and web full-service event platform accelerated by Wayra, the accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, and UTEC Ventures. Watch an Entrepreneur Session…
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Japan’s Softbank and Riverwood Capital bought a minority stake in 99 (formerly 99 Taxis), a Brazilian car sharing company, for US$100m. Investors in 99 include Didi Chuxing, Riverwood Capital, monashees+,…
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Bossa Nova Investmentos has made an undisclosed investment in Pluga, a Brazilian web services integration platform. (Baguete) A Bossa Nova Investimentos, liderada pelos empresários Pierre Schurmann e João Kepler, acaba…
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Oikocredit invested €2.7m in Vehículos Liquidos Financieros (VELIFIN), a private wholesale lender in Mexico. (Press Release) Social investor and worldwide cooperative, Oikocredit invested €2.7 million in Vehículos Liquidos Financieros (VELIFIN),…
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The Colombia Private Equity Association (ColCapital) has named Mauricio Salgar chairman of the board to represent Advent International. (La República) Bogotá_-La Asociación Colombiana de Fondos de Capital Privado (ColCapital) nombró…
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Omidyar and MDIF will invest R$4m in Colab.re, a Brazilian civic engagement app that allows users to notify local governments of issues in real time and so they can provide…
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Omidyar Network and the Lemann Foundation announced a collaboration to invest in the development of technological solutions and innovative tools to facilitate the implementation of the National Learning Standards. Lemann…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested US$3m in Argentina-based fintech platform, Moni. The investment will be used to accelerate Moni’s growth and expand its product line. (Finsmes) Moni, a…
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Swedish investor Vostok Emerging Finance led a R$20m (US$6.27) investment round in Brazilian fintech platform Nibo. Other investors include Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital. (Press Release) RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL…
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Magma Partners made an undisclosed seed investment in Awesome Jobs, a startup job portal focusing on Latin America. (Venture Beat – Nathan Lustig/Magma Partners) I’ve lived in Santiago, Chile for…
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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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Alsis Funds, a private equity firm based in Miami, has applied to launch its first Certificado de Capital de Desarrollo (CKD) for up to MXN$4b to make mezzanine investments in…
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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…
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Brazilian private equity real estate firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos (HSI) will invest for the first time in middle and high-income residential projects in São Paulo. (Valor Econômico) A Hemisfério Sul…
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Alternative investment firm QMS Capital announced it will begin to focus on the technology and real estate sectors of Brazil. (Valor Econômico) À frente das operações de renda variável do…
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The Ford Foundation will commit US$1b of its endowment to money managers who invest in affordable housing and financial services for people in developing countries over the next 10 years. …
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Mexican alternative investment firm Artha Capital will issue a new CKD vehicle for MXN$6b through which it plans to invest in hotel and mixed-use projects in the coming years. (El…
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After a brief pause following the U.S. election, private real estate funds investing in Mexico are re-mobilizing. Managers expect higher returns across retail, industrial, hotel, and office assets. (El Economista)…
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CPG Real Estate and Enjoy Group acquired Marriott Los Sueños and Marriott Belén from Costa Rican multibusiness group Cuestamoras. (La Nación) El fondo de inversiones CPG Real Estate, con sede…
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Two additions to Paladin Realty’s São Paulo office reflect the firm’s positive outlook about emerging real estate opportunities in Brazil. (Press Release) São Paulo, Brazil, March 28, 2017 – Paladin…
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Between 2018 and 2019, HASTA Capital, a Mexican real estate investment firm, plans to list on Mexico’s Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BVM) a CKD vehicle aimed exclusively at rental housing.…
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H.I.G. private equity announced the appointment of Daniel Nader as Principal in the H.I.G. Latin America team, as part of a strategy to expand its investment activity into real estate…
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Blackstone announced that funds managed by its real estate business have agreed to acquire the Windsor Atlantica Hotel on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Press Release) Upscale hotel…