Argentina

NXTP Labs participated in an undisclosed investment round in Pay per TIC, an Argentine last-mile payments platform.

Australian jobsite SEEK made a R$23m investment in freelance labor platform Workana. SEEK led a R$8m round in 2017. Previous investors include NXTP Labs and DMGT.

Equity International, Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, and Centaurus Capital, in partnership with Grupo Pegasus, announced the formation and US$300 million investment of ARG Realty Group, a commercial real estate…

Brazil’s BTG Pactual is reportedly targeting between US$1.5b and US$2b in capital commitments for a new infrastructure fund, which will invest mainly across Latin America and opportunistically in Western Europe. …

Argentine fashion group Rapsodia, which is backed by L Catterton, has acquired international baby fashion boutique Baby Cottons for an undisclosed amount.  (LexLatin) El grupo argentino de moda femenina Rapsodia,…

Medici Ventures made a US$3m follow-on investment in Bitt, a blockchain-based digital payment provider based in Barbados, following a US$4m investment in 2016. (Press Release) Medici Ventures, announces the exercise…

The MetLife Foundation provided US$3.9 million for Accion to leverage digital solutions and customer-centered design to empower underserved consumers in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico—and disseminate learnings throughout the region.  (Press Release)…

SP Ventures, Syngenta Ventures, Bunge Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst made a US$6m Series A investment in Argentine agribusiness marketplace Agrofy, with participation from current investor farming conglomerate Cresud. Cresud and…

Vista Oil & Gas, an oil & gas Mexican company backed by private equity firm Riverstone Holdings, has acquired a fully operational oil & gas platform from Pampa Energía S.A.…

Argentine agtech accelerator Glocal, impact investor NESsT, and others made a US$350k investment in Auravant, a precision agtech startup accelerated at NXTP Labs & Wayra Argentina. (iProfesional) Auravant, empresa que…