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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

    • SoftBank discusses the Alibaba Effect in LatAm

      SoftBank: Latin America and the “Alibaba Effect” in Current Crisis

      The following resource was shared with LAVCA by SoftBank based on a communication they sent to their investors, partners, and founders. The statement discusses the “Alibaba effect” in Latin America,…

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      Jaguar Ventures: A View Into the Current Landscape

      The following statement was shared with LAVCA by Jaguar Ventures where the fund discusses the current states of its fundraising activity and the positive impact that the C19 crisis has…

    • AC Ventures Discussed How To Navigate Current COVID-19 Crisis

      AC Ventures: Navigating the Current Crisis

      The following resource was shared with LAVCA by AC Ventures based on a communication they sent to their investors and partners. The statement reviews the current state of the global…

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      ALLVP: Shifting Forward After COVID-19

      The following resource was shared with LAVCA by ALLVP based on a communication they sent to their investors. The statement shares the fund’s view on the gradual recovery of social…

    • Riverwood Capital: CONECTADOS Tech Platform Relief Initiative

      Several members of the Latin American Tech Growth Coalition, including Riverwood Capital, SoftBank and SVB, are supporting CONECTADOS, a solidarity initiative in the LatAm tech community that connects companies and…

    • Fiduciary Duties in the Context of COVID-19: Guidance for Directors of PE-backed Companies in Latin America

      The sudden and wide-ranging impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in companies facing unprecedented circumstances and challenges. Portfolio companies backed by private equity are no exception to the rule.…

    • Mariano Amartino from Microsoft speaks about COVID-19

      La Nación: Microsoft’s Amartino on Business Models to Adapt to the Current Moment (en español)

      Mariano Amartino of Microsoft for Startups shared with La Nación his experience fostering the startup ecosystem in Latin America and his current view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

    • KaszeK Ventures Survival Guide: It’s Time to Switch to War-Mode

      The following resource was shared with LAVCA by KaszeK Ventures based on a communication they sent to founders in their portfolio network. Fund managers and founders can reference this Survival Guide for input on the the far reaching effects of COVID-19 in LatAm and beyond.

    • Medium: Astella Investimentos on The Impact of the COVID-19

      Laura Constantini of Astella Investimentos shares Astella’s view on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis in startup valuations and on evaluating new and follow-on investment opportunities going forward: “Estamos cientes de que a…

    • eBricks Ventures COVID Update

      e.Bricks Ventures: Challenges and Opportunities in the Current Brazilian VC Landscape

      e.Bricks Ventures shares shares insights on the challenges & opportunities brought by the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Brazilian Venture Capital Market, as well as actions taken by the fund and its portfolio companies and their views of companies they expect will navigate well under the current scenario.

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      Telefonica Open Innovation & Wayra Investment Highlights for 2019

      2019 marked a significant year for Telefonica’s evolution supporting Latin American startups. Responding to a maturing market, Telefonica re-launched the Wayra brand, focusing on larger tickets (up to US$250k) for more…

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      Entrepreneur Spotlight: Interview with Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Unima

      Unima is a Mexico-based healthtech startup developing fast and low-cost diagnostics and infectious disease surveillance for limited resource settings. LAVCA interviewed Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & CPO about biotechnology, impact of winning WeXchange’s pitch competition…

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    • Siemens Financial Services Invests in Mexico’s Grupo Angeles and Healthec

      October 26, 2022
    • DFC and FIRA Extend MXN1.8b in Additional Credit Lines to Mexico’s VC-backed Covalto

      October 26, 2022
    • Brazil’s Alothon Group-backed Unity is Acquired by Oncoclinicas Do Brazil Servicos Medicos for ~USD220m

      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
    • Kinea Invests ~USD77m in Brazil’s Alvorada

      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
    • Ligthrock Leads ~USD48m Round for Brazil’s Cortex

      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
    • Women’s World Banking Asset Management Leads USD12m Series B for Mexico’s Tienda Pago

      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
    • Nazca Leads USD7m Round for Mexico’s CoreZerp

      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
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      October 18, 2022
    • Colombia’s Zulu Raises USD5m Round from Cadenza Ventures, Others

      October 18, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
    • KASZEK and Y Combinator Leads USD5m Investment for Mexico’s DolarApp 

      September 27, 2022
    • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round From Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

      September 27, 2022
    • Astella Leads BRL40m Series A for Brazil’s Amicci 

      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
    • Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund

      September 27, 2022
    • Vinci Partners To Acquire Minority Stake in Brazil’s Efficopar 

      September 27, 2022
    • BTG Pactual To Acquire Brazil’s UPI Itiquira for BRL146.7m

      September 27, 2022
    • Vinci Partners, XP, Genial To Acquire Brazil’s Campinas Shopping from BR Malls for BRL411.4m

      September 27, 2022
    • Victory Park Capital Provides USD100m Senior Loan Facility to Mexico’s Nelo

      September 27, 2022
    • Warburg Pincus and Gávea Investimentos Partially Exit Brazil’s Grupo GPS for BRL546m

      September 27, 2022
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      September 27, 2022
    • HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Santander To Provide USD810m Debt for Mexico’s Kavak

      September 27, 2022
    • StepStone Leads USD20m Series A for Mexico’s Draftea

      September 14, 2022

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      February 24, 2022
    • Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital Provides BRL72m in Mezzanine Financing to Brazil’s InvestFarma

      February 23, 2022
    • Wind Point Partners Acquires Mexico’s Palmex

      February 22, 2022
    • Grupo Pegasus Invests in Puppis

      February 22, 2022
    • Vinci Partners Invests BRL100m in Brazil’s DMCard

      February 21, 2022
    • Macrocapitales Sells 33.33% of Hass Peru to Local Investors

      February 19, 2022
    • Jive Investments Sells 49% Stake in Select Assets for USD25.5m

      February 19, 2022
    • Advent Acquires 25% Stake in Brazil’s Tigre for BRL1.35b

      February 18, 2022
    • Altum Capital Reaches USD125m Final Close for Second Mexico Private Debt Fund

      February 15, 2022
    • SouthLight Capital’s LatAm Growth SPAC Raises USD130m on Nasdaq

      February 9, 2022
    • LIV Capital’s Second SPAC Raises USD100m on the Nasdaq

      February 8, 2022
    • MicroVest Invests USD5m in Panama’s Banco La Hipotecaria

      February 8, 2022
    • PesoRama Merges With CPC Skyscape & Receives USD4.2m in Subscription Receipts Led by Fundamental Private Markets

      February 8, 2022
    • Linzor Capital Partners Exits Chile’s Mundo via Sale to DigitalBridge

      February 4, 2022
    • XP Invests ~USD9m in Brazil’s BR Supply (em português)

      January 31, 2022
    • Prisma Capital Increases Stake in Brazil’s Dommo Energia

      January 29, 2022
    • SPX Capital Targets BRL2.5b Brazil PE Fund (em português)

      January 28, 2022
    • BlackRock’s Global Renewable Energy Fund III to Invest USD200m in Chilean Solar Assets

      January 28, 2022
    • Cerberus To Commit BRL50m to Brasil Brokers

      January 27, 2022
    • RF Bank & Trust to Raise USD50m Bahamas Fund

      January 27, 2022
    • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires 70% of inConcert and Convertia

      January 24, 2022
    • Castlelake to Provide USD600m in Financing to Brazil’s Gol

      January 24, 2022
    • Equitas Management Partners Leads Round for Chile’s SoyMomo

      January 19, 2022
    • Liberty Strategic Capital to Invest USD150m in Argentina’s Satellogic

      January 19, 2022
    • IFC Leads USD30m Financing for Brazil’s Odata

      January 18, 2022
    • Continental Grain Company Invests in Chile’s Agroberries

      January 18, 2022
    • Encinno Capital Invests in Mexico’s Mita Residential

      January 18, 2022
    • Trinity Capital and Structure Banca de Inversión Acquire Colombia’s Acerías Paz del Río for COP74.8b

      January 14, 2022
    • TMF Group Acquires Paraty Capital

      January 11, 2022
    • Grupo Stefanini Acquires Cobiscorp

      January 6, 2022
    • AINDA Invests USD38m in Mexico’s Neology

      December 24, 2021
    • SPS Capital Reaches BRL1b First Close for Special Situations Fund

      December 23, 2021
    • Alta Growth Capital and Fondo de Fondos Acquire Mexico’s Interquim

      December 20, 2021
    • Equitas Management Partners Acquires Chile’s Mostos del Pacifico

      December 16, 2021
    • Mubadala Capital Closes USD311m Brazil-Specific fund

      December 15, 2021
    • Prisma Capital Reaches USD650m Final Close for Special Situations Fund II

      December 15, 2021
    • Axxon Partners Invests BRL100m+ in Brazil’s JA Saúde Animal

      December 14, 2021
    • Blue like an Orange Invests BRL60m in Brazil’s Rede Decisão

      December 14, 2021

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      August 18, 2022
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      August 15, 2022
    • IFC invests USD35m in Brazil’s Odata

      August 15, 2022
    • Iporanga and Parallax Lead USD15m Series A for Brazil’s Klavi

      August 11, 2022
    • Evan Norton Group Leads USD26m Series C for Chile’s Levita Magnetics

      August 11, 2022
    • Brazil’s ISA LAB Raises BRL60m Round from FIR Capital, Vox Capital, Kortex, Others

      August 9, 2022
    • Creation Investments Invests USD25m in Mexico’s DD360

      August 9, 2022
    • Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures Lead USD7m Seed Round for Mexico’s Miferia

      August 8, 2022
    • Goldman Sachs To Provide Up to USD150m Debt Facility for Mexico’s Clara

      August 8, 2022
    • Astella Reaches USD150m Final Close for Fifth Early-stage Brazil-focused Fund

      August 8, 2022
    • Portage Leads USD6.5m Seed Round for Mexico’s Kontempo

      August 4, 2022
    • Monashees and Andreessen Horowitz Lead USD10m Seed Round for NG.CAS

      August 2, 2022
    • Founders Fund Leads USD10m Round for Argentina’s Mudafy

      August 2, 2022
    • Kamaroopin Leads BRL170m Series D for Brazil’s Dr. Consulta

      August 1, 2022
    • Canary Leads USD6m Pre-Seed Round for Colombia’s Bia

      July 27, 2022
    • Swvl To Acquire Mexico’s VC-backed Urbvan for USD82m

      July 11, 2022
    • Tiger Global Leads USD15m Series A for Colombia’s treble.ai

      July 1, 2022
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management Leads ~USD38m Series C for Brazil’s Conexa Saúde

      June 27, 2022
    • Vine Ventures Reaches USD140m Final Close for Seed-stage Venture Fund

      June 22, 2022
    • Ecuadorian Fintech Kushki Raises USD100m Series B+ at USD1.5b Valuation

      June 7, 2022
    • Vinci Partners Acquires USD20m Stake in Brazilian Credit Provider DMCard

      February 21, 2022
    • 8VC Leads ~USD35.4m Round for Brazilian Insurtech 180 Seguros (em português)

      February 2, 2022
    • Glade Brook Capital Leads USD125m Series C for Chilean Insurtech Betterfly

      February 2, 2022
    • SP Ventures and Acre.VC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Carbon Trading Marketplace Moss (em português)

      January 31, 2022
    • Brazilian Healthtech Nilo Saúde Raises USD10m Series A from Canary, MAYA, SoftBank, GFC and Tau Ventures

      January 28, 2022
    • Valor Capital Group Leads ~USD16m Series A for Brazilian Agtech Agrolend (em português)

      January 23, 2022
    • DILA Capital and Kayyak Ventures Lead USD15m Series A for Mexican Financing Platform Fairplay

      January 18, 2022
    • Astella Investimentos Leads ~USD4.6m Seed Round for Brazilian Blockchain Trading Platform Gavea (em português)

      January 12, 2022
    • SoftBank Leads USD48m Series B for Colombian E-commerce Laika

      January 12, 2022
    • KASZEK Leads USD13.2m Round for Mexican Fantasy Sports Platform Draftea

      January 7, 2022
    • IDC Ventures Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Microcredit Platform SuperSim (em português)

      January 6, 2022
    • Mexican Verification Platform MetaMap Raises USD70m Series B

      January 5, 2022
    • DRADS Capital Leads USD7m Pre-Series A for Chilean Foodtech The Live Green Co. (en español)

      January 3, 2022
    • SoftBank Leads USD127m Round for Brazilian Healthcare Provider Alice

      December 21, 2021
    • DILA Capital and ALIVE Ventures Lead USD14m Series A for Edtech Slang

      December 20, 2021
    • Astella Investimentos and SoftBank Lead ~USD3m Seed Round for Brazilian Automation Platform BotCity (em português)

      December 20, 2021
    • GIC Leads USD80m Round for Colombian POS Lending Platform ADDI (em português)

      December 20, 2021
    • Yara Growth Ventures Leads USD30m Series C for Argentine Agtech Agrofy (em português)

      December 16, 2021

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