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LAVCA | The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

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Family-Controlled Business: A Model for Long-Term Investing

Rodolfo Spielmann, Managing Director and Head of Latin America at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and LAVCA Board Member, shared insights about partnerships with family-controlled businesses as a model…

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Featured Articles

  • Member Profile: Alexander Chalmers, Managing Director, Avenida Capital

    LAVCA caught up with Alexander Chalmers, Managing Director of private equity real estate firm Avenida Capital, to learn more about Colombia as an important real estate market and the appetite…

  • LP Profile: Roberta Brzezinski, Managing Principal, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

    LAVCA spoke with Roberta Brzezinski, Managing Principal for CDPQ, to learn more about their growing allocations to Latin America and how they organize activities in terms of direct investing, co-investing,…

  • Entrepreneur Profile: Pedro Neira, CEO & Founder, Dating LATAM

    LAVCA heard from Pedro Neira, CEO & Founder of Peru-based startup Dating LATAM about his experience as an entrepreneur and how his track record has helped to raise local and…

  • Member Profile: Ricardo Rodriguez, Founder and Partner, Southern Cross Group

    LAVCA spoke with Ricardo Rodriguez, Co-Founder of long-standing pan-regional fund manager Southern Cross Group, to learn more about their sector agnostic approach and how the shifting macroeconomic environment in the…

  • Marc de Saint Phalle, Managing Director, Director of Private Equity, Bessemer Trust

    LAVCA caught up with Marc de Saint Phalle, Managing Director and Director of Private Equity at multifamily office Bessemer Trust, ahead of his participation on the Institutional Investor Perspectives panel…

  • Entrepreneur Profile Agruppa LAVCA Venture Investors

    Entrepreneur Profile: 2014 WeXchange Winner – Carolina Medina Gutiérrez, Co-Founder & CEO, Agruppa (formerly SokoText)

    LAVCA heard from Carolina Medina Gutiérrez, Co-Founder and CEO of Agruppa (formerly SokoText), to learn more about how the company uses mobile phones to reduce fresh produce prices for vendors…

  • Executive Briefing: LatAm PE/VC – Are Regulators Getting it Right?

    Last week LAVCA published the 2015/2016 Scorecard on the PE/VC Environment in Latin America, which ranks countries on indicators including taxation of PE/VC, restrictions on local institutional investors, minority shareholder…

  • Member Profile: Frederico Greve, DGF Investimentos

    LAVCA spoke with Brazilian fund manager DGF Investimentos executives, Frederico Greve, Sidney Chameh, and Patrick Arippol to learn more about the evolution of the Brazilian market, the existing opportunity for…

  • Entrepreneur Profile: Andres Sucre, Co-Founder, Reserbus

    Andres Sucre, Co-Founder of Mexican online bus booking engine, Reserbus, spoke with LAVCA about the opportunities and challenges for creating and growing a business in Mexico, including raising capital and…

  • Featured Announcement: LAVCA and Wharton Partner to Create First Latin American Private Equity Professional Development Program

    LAVCA is delighted to announce that we have partnered with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to create the first ever Latin America Private Equity Professional Development Program,…

  • Executive Briefing: On the Front Lines of LatAm Venture Investing

    Venture deal flow has been dynamic across LatAm in recent months, and the LAVCA team and I are on the road participating in events for early stage investors, including LAVCA…

  • Executive Briefing: LatAm Deal Making in 2015-Amateurs Need Not Apply

    With record fundraising for LatAm PE last year, the question now is, how will managers put money to work in 2015? Plummeting oil prices and slowing growth have created new…

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  • Draper Cygnus Invests USD1m in Argentine Decentralized Collaboration Platform EGG (en español)

    September 12, 2021
  • CapSur Acquires 30% Stake in Neoway

    September 7, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests MXN150m in Mexico’s Alivia

    September 6, 2021
  • Patria to Merge with Moneda Asset Management

    September 3, 2021
  • Macquarie and Grupo Argos to Create USD1.15b Road Infrastructure Fund

    September 2, 2021
  • Dracma Launches USD60m Real Estate Fund

    September 2, 2021
  • IDB Invest, Citi and DFC Invest USD30m in Mexico’s CAME

    September 2, 2021
  • Mexican Lending Platform Atrato Secures USD15m Credit Line From Architect Capital (en español)

    September 2, 2021
  • Raiz Investimentos Leads USD20m Round for Brazilian Insurtech Pier (em português)

    September 2, 2021
  • CRV Leads USD57m Series B for Expense Management Platform Jeeves

    September 2, 2021
  • KASZEK and monashees Lead ~USD9m Seed Round for Brazilian Lending Platform TruePay (em português)

    September 1, 2021
  • Brazilian Payment Platform ZigPay Raised ~USD8m from Angels (em português)

    September 1, 2021
  • Anthemis and 500 Startups Lead USD20m Series A for Mexican Proptech Flat.mx

    September 1, 2021
  • GIC and Carlyle Partially Exit Brazil’s Rede D’Or for BRL2.6b (em português)

    August 31, 2021
  • General Catalyst Leads USD20m Series A for Argentine Healthtech Osana Salud

    August 31, 2021
  • Financial Advisor Platform Origin Raises USD57m Series B from 01A, General Catalyst and Lachy Groom

    August 30, 2021
  • FiBrasil Acquires Fiberty 1 from Blackstone

    August 30, 2021
  • Trivest Partners Invests in Argentine Fintech Veritran

    August 30, 2021
  • Fram Capital to Acquire Jorge Lacerda Thermoelectric Complex for up to BRL325m

    August 30, 2021
  • BRZ Investimentos-Backed Vittia Fertilizantes Raises BRL436m in IPO (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • ACON to Invest in Mexico’s Actinver (en español)

    August 30, 2021
  • Iporanga Ventures Leads ~USD720k Pre-Seed Round for Brazilian No-Code App Developer Abstra (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • DOMO Invests ~USD1m in Brazilian Digital Home Insurance Platform Flix (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • The Yield Lab Leads USD750k Seed Round for Satellite Image Analytics Platform Space AG (en español)

    August 30, 2021
  • ALLVP and Vine Ventures Lead USD6m Round for Mexican Proptech Kocomo

    August 30, 2021
  • Riverwood Capital Leads USD150m Round for Brazilian Pet Platform Petlove&Co.

    August 30, 2021
  • UVC Invests ~USD1.16m In Brazilian Route Optimization Platform RoutEasy (em português)

    August 27, 2021
  • Big Bets Leads USD1.7m Seed Round for Brazilian Design Optimization Platform DataMilk (em português)

    August 27, 2021
  • Argentine Crop Analysis Platform ZoomAgri Raises USD3.3m Series A (em português)

    August 27, 2021
  • IG4 and Macquarie to Acquire 14.86% Stake in Brazil’s CCR for up to ~USD960m

    August 26, 2021
  • Canary and Atlantico Invest USD3m in Brazilian Ecommerce Payment and Anti-Fraud Platform Tuna

    August 26, 2021
  • Lineage Logistics, Stonepeak and D1 Capital Invest USD450m in Emergent Cold Latin America

    August 25, 2021
  • Lightspeed Leads USD57m Series B for Mexican Trading Platform Flink

    August 25, 2021
  • Iporanga Ventures Leads ~USD1.3m Seed Round for Brazilian Fintech Klavi (em português)

    August 25, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Reaches BRL384m Second Close for Brazil Water and Sewage Services Fund

    August 24, 2021
  • Kayyak Ventures Leads USD7m Series A for Chilean RFP Platform wherEX

    August 23, 2021
  • Actis Sells Saavi Energia to Global Infrastructure Partners for an Undisclosed Amount

    August 20, 2021
  • Patria Sells Stake in Alliar to Nelson Tanure

    August 20, 2021

Latest Private Equity News

  • Advent and Essex Woodlands Exit Biotoscana Via Sale to Knight Therapeutics

    October 21, 2019
  • Trivèlla M3 Investimentos Acquires AMcom for R$15m (em português)

    October 18, 2019
  • Colombia’s Government Awards a Metro Construction Contract to Consortium Apca Transmimetro

    October 17, 2019
  • FTV Capital Makes a Follow-on Investment in EBANX – Now a Valuation of US$1b (em português)

    October 16, 2019
  • Alta Growth Capital and Others Invest in Mexico’s Lottus Education

    October 11, 2019
  • Global Asset Capital Acquires a Minority Stake in Árbore Engenharia (en español)

    October 10, 2019
  • Statkraft Energias Renovaveis Acquires Brazilian Wind Projects from Salus

    October 9, 2019
  • Fleury Signs Agreement to Acquire Diagmax for R$80.3m (em português)

    October 2, 2019
  • Bela Vista Investimentos Announces Investment in Roots to Go

    October 2, 2019
  • Aqua-Spark Invests in Fisher Piscicultura

    October 2, 2019
  • Mineira Activa Sells Stake in BioLantanidos to Hochschild

    October 2, 2019
  • Linzor Acquires Chilean Telecommunications Company Mundo Pacifico

    September 26, 2019
  • Advent Receives US$100m Commitment from Oregon Investment Council for Latin America Fund VII

    September 25, 2019
  • Kinea Buys IP Capital’s Stake in Brazilian Drugstore Company Dimed (em português)

    September 23, 2019
  • Partners Group to Acquire 50% Stake in EnfraGen

    September 20, 2019
  • Ardian Infrastructure Purchases a 49% Stake in Peruvian Solar Power Plants from Solarpack

    September 20, 2019
  • PC Capital Announces Initial Close of its Second Fund

    September 20, 2019
  • Royal Vopak Acquires a Minority Stake in SPEC from Baru Capital

    September 12, 2019
  • Brookfield Infrastructure Sells Colombian Utility EBSA for C$1.05b

    September 10, 2019
  • Patria Closes US$809m for Infrastructure Fund IV

    September 9, 2019
  • DIF Capital to Acquire Wind Farm in Uruguay from Enercon

    September 9, 2019
  • Ardian and CMB Acquire 33% Stake in Chilean Toll Roads from Brookfield

    September 6, 2019
  • OPIC Invests US$400m in Argentina Toll Road

    September 5, 2019
  • Axxon Invests R$100m in Brazilian Edtech Estratégia Concursos (em português)

    September 5, 2019
  • OPIC and IDB Commit to Two Colombian Funds

    September 3, 2019
  • H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Nadir Figueiredo

    September 3, 2019
  • Starboard Restructuring Partners Acquires 93% Stake in 3R Petroleum (en español)

    August 20, 2019
  • CDPQ Acquires a Stake in Sanfer for US$500m

    August 19, 2019
  • Altum Capital Raises US$92m CKD

    August 16, 2019
  • Cade Approves Sale of Schlumberger Oil and Gas Assets to WIS (em português)

    August 15, 2019
  • The Carlyle Group Acquires Three Amusement Parks from Empresa Editora El Comercio (en español)

    August 14, 2019
  • Kandeo Exits Grupo Factoring de Occidente via Sale to Latin Trade Capital (en español)

    August 14, 2019
  • Crayhill Capital Management Invest US$100m of Debt Financing in Mutuo Financiera

    August 14, 2019
  • Alloy Merchant Finance Invests in Mexican Education Platform (en español)

    August 14, 2019
  • Blue Water Exits Peruvian Electricity Provider Electro Dunas Energía

    August 13, 2019
  • Ameris Capital Acquires a 37% Stake in GNL Mejillones for US$193.5m (en español)

    August 8, 2019
  • One Equity Partners Exits Unicoba Baterias Through a Sale to Confrapar and GEF (em português)

    August 7, 2019
  • Triunfo Sells Three Electric Power Subsidiaries to BlackRock for R$169.5m (em português)

    August 2, 2019

Latest Venture Capital News

  • DOMO Invests R$4m in Brazilian Online Event Startup Even3 (em português)

    October 22, 2020
  • Oikocredit Invests R$20m in Brazilian Fintech BizCapital (em português)

    October 22, 2020
  • MAYA Capital Reaches US$15m Second Close for Latin America Fund

    October 21, 2020
  • Alameda Ventures Invests R$40m in Digital Asset Investment Platform Transfero Swiss (em português)

    October 21, 2020
  • monashees Leads US$14.5m Round in Brazilian Insurtech Pier (em português)

    October 21, 2020
  • Vox Capital Leads R$23m Round in Brazilian Payment Developer Celcoin (em português)

    October 20, 2020
  • IFC and Prosus Ventures Lead US$15m Series A in Mexican Fintech Klar

    October 20, 2020
  • Valor Capital and monashees Lead R$86m Series A in Brazilian Healthtech Sami

    October 20, 2020
  • PortfoLion and NCRD Invest US$5.3m in Polish Ecommerce Marketing Platform edrone (em português)

    October 19, 2020
  • KaszeK Ventures Leads US$2.1m Round in Brazilian Coaching Startup ChatPay (em português)

    October 16, 2020
  • KaszeK Ventures, monashees, and WIND Ventures Lead US$12m Series A in Colombian e-commerce Chiper

    October 16, 2020
  • alpha4 Ventures, Amador Holdings, Polymath Ventures, and Meesho Invest US$2m in Elenas

    October 15, 2020
  • Andreessen Horowitz Leads US$48m Series A in Mexican Proptech Casai

    October 14, 2020
  • KaszeK and Qualcomm Lead US$30m Series C in Argentina’s E-Commerce Platform Nuvemshop

    October 13, 2020
  • Manutara Ventures, Ideas Impact, FJ Labs, and Angels Invest US$2.5m in Fintech Xepelin

    October 12, 2020
  • Healthcare Management Startup MedPass Raises US$6m From Undisclosed Investors

    October 12, 2020
  • Capria Ventures Invests US$1m in Argentine Agtech Marketplace Agrofy (en español)

    October 9, 2020
  • Warburg Pincus Invests US$100m Series A for Brazilian API Communication Platform Take Blip

    October 7, 2020
  • SP Ventures Invests R$6m in Debt Financing in Brazilian Construtech Ambar Tech

    October 6, 2020
  • Igah Ventures Leads R$6m Round in Brazilian Beauty Startup Dr. Jones (em português)

    October 5, 2020
  • brMalls, Cyrella Commercial Properties, and MultiPlan Invest R$30m in Delivery Center (em português)

    October 5, 2020
  • Riverwood Capital Leads R$50m Series B Extension for Marketing and Sales Startup Cortex (em português)

    October 5, 2020
  • SoftBank, DST Global, and Greenoaks Lead Undisclosed Round in Car Resale Kavak

    October 5, 2020
  • CITES Invests US$1.75m in Argentine Startups Stradot, Clover, and Bionirs (en español)

    October 2, 2020
  • Fuse Capital, Suquet Capital Partners, and 4P Investimentos Lead R$40m Series A in Fligoo (em português)

    October 2, 2020
  • Colombia’s MUY Tech Rebrands As RobinFood And Raises US$16m Debt Financing

    October 2, 2020
  • Bossa Nova Investimentos Creates R$5m Fund for Sports Startups (em português)

    October 1, 2020
  • Bimbo Ventures and Sweet Capital Invest US$5m in Mexican Delivery Startup Jüsto

    October 1, 2020
  • Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Serena Ventures, and Others Invest US$5m in Pachama

    October 1, 2020
  • Global Founders Capital, Ribbit Capital, and MAYA Capital Invest US$3.3m in Proptech Alude

    September 30, 2020
  • Bowery Capital Leads US$3.5m Seed Round in Mexican Cybersecurity Startup Cerby

    September 29, 2020
  • Tiger Global and Lone Pine Capital Lead R$1.25b Series D in VTEX

    September 29, 2020
  • IDB Invest Invests R$95m in Brazilian Freight Marketplace FreteBras

    September 29, 2020
  • monashees Leads R$20m Round in Brazilian Proptech EmCasa

    September 25, 2020
  • BID Invest Grants US$60m Line of Credit to Mexican Lending Platform Konfio (en español)

    September 25, 2020
  • Rappi Raises US$300m from T. Rowe Price Associates and Others

    September 24, 2020
  • Cultivan Sandbox Ventures Invests US$2m in Agtech Data Startup Leaf

    September 24, 2020
  • Valor Capital Leads R$25m Series A in Brazilian Lending Fintech Quasar Flash

    September 23, 2020

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