Yunus Social Business made an undisclosed investment in Arbusta, an Argentine sourcing and talent development company focused on providing opportunities for low income youth and women. (Yunus) Training vulnerable youth…

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…

Oikocredit and Incofin CVSO led a US$8m Series A investment in Sempli, a lending platform for small businesses in Colombia, with participation from IDB Lab, XPT1 Fund, Generación Exponencial, Impulsum…

Global nonprofit Accion’s seed-stage investment initiative, Accion Venture Lab, launched a new US$33m fund, leveraging third-party capital for the first time (US$23m) and including a separate US$10m investment from Accion. …

Alacrity Mexico, in partnership with Wesley Clover, a Canadian investment management firm with global operations, closed its first seed fund, Canada Fund I. (Press Release) Alacrity Mexico anuncia que el…

British asset manager Schroders agrees to acquire a majority stake in Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard. The deal gives the Schroders access to BlueOrchard’s about US$3.5b assets under management as of…

Acumen invested US$876k in Acceso Colombia, a local agribusiness working with smallholder farmers, through its Investing for Peace Fund, in partnership with USAID. (Press Release) Acumen announced today a $876,000…

Oikocredit Invested US$4.7m in Caravela, a coffee trader in Latin America that uses direct trade principles. Oikocredit purchased shares from Annona Sustainable Investments. (Press  Release) The Netherlands / United Kingdom…

Impact investor Acumen Latam Capital Partners completed an investment in Phoenix Foods, a Peruvian agro-industrial exporter (Press Release) Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC (“ALCP”) announced today an investment in Phoenix…

CyC Capital updated its name to Itera Capital and is raising its third seed fund, with a target of MX$60m. (El Economista) Itera Capital lanzó su tercer fondo de inversión…