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…

TPG is preparing to raise US$3.5b for its second impact investing fund, The Rise Fund II, and it will focus mainly on healthcare, education, financial services and energy. New Jersey…

The IFC intends to invest US$13m in impact investor Capria to focus on emerging markets.

Mexican multinational baking company Grupo Bimbo, in collaboration with Fondo de Fondos and Sonen Capital, plans to launch an impact investing-focused Certificado de Proyectos de inversión (Cerpi). The vehicle will…

Te Creemos, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mexico Development Partners, has acquired Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor (Came), a micro-credit sofipo. Te Creemos provides financial products and services…