Brazil

Logistics-focused global real estate investor Prologis targets new projects in Brazil.

monashees+ and Qualcomm Ventures made a R$14.7m investment in Hi Technologies, a Brazilian healthcare startup. Hi Technologies received an investment from Positivo Tecnologia in April 2016. (Valor Econômico) A Positivo…

Bozano Investimentos’ Criatec 2 exits Porto Alegre-based Digital Commerce Group (DCG) with sale to Linx for R$67m. This is Criatec 2’s first divestment. (E-Commerce News) O Fundo Criatec 2 anuncia…

Alternative investments manager Vinci Partners has reached an agreement with Brazil’s group Trigo to acquire the local franchise of Domino’s pizzerias.

U.S. private investment firm Cerberus Capital Management is seeking to enter the Brazilian real estate market by acquiring distressed real estate backed loans, foreclosed properties, and excess inventory built by local developers.

BTG Pactual launched BoostLab, an accelerator to scale up Brazilian startups with existing revenue and clients. The first cohort includes fintechs Liber Capital and F(x) (both backed by e.bricks Ventures), and Neurotech; as well as Clicksign, Zigpay and agtech startup Agronow (backed by SP Ventures).

Global private equity firm H.I.G Capital has announced the acquisition of AAA office building Parque Ana Costa with 17,997 square meters of space, located in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.  (BUSINESS…

Florida-based private equity firm US Capital Management plans to invest up to R$8m to become a partner in 34 Brazilian small and medium-sized enterprises by the end of 2019. 

(PE Hub) Redpoint eventures plans to raise a US$130m Brazil-focused venture-capital fund, RPeV 2 according to an SEC filing. 

Brazilian alternative investments firm Vinci Partners is aiming to raise up to US$150m in new fundraising rounds to invest in transmission lines.  (Valor Econômico) A Vinci Partners fará novas rodadas…