CPPIB increased its exposure to Brazilian tech with a US$85m investment in Mutant, a contact center technology software platform, with participation from debt investor Adams Street. Mutant spun out of Genesys Prime, the Brazilian operation of Genesys, which was acquired by British PE firm Permira in 2011. Permira and US VC firm Technology Crossover Ventures made their first Brazilian direct investment in Mutant in 2016. Mutant’s acquisitions since 2016 include Dextra, TSA, CCM7 and U-Near.
Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina (IDEAL), CPPIB and Ontario Teachers expand a Mexican infrastructure partnership with an agreement to invest in Pacifico Sur, a 309 km toll road in Mexico. The investment is an expansion on the original acquisition of Arco Norte, a Mexican toll road, in 2016.
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced a R$500m equity target for a 20% interest in the newly established R$2.5 billion Goodman Brazil Logistics Partnership to invest in prime logistics and industrial assets in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The Goodman Brazil Logistics Partnership also includes global investors APG, First State Super, and GIC.
Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has given approval to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and local firm Votorantim Geracao de Energia SA to acquire the 359-MW Ventos do Araripe III…
Peruvian private equity firm Enfoca raised an aggregate US$950m in commitments for a new fund that has purchased portfolio companies of three Enfoca-managed funds and will also make new investments.…
Canadian pension investment manager Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Brazil’s Votorantim Energia have launched a new R$3b joint venture focusing on investments and developments in the Brazilian power…
After closing a portfolio exchange, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Cyrela Commercial Properties have committed US$400m to a newly formed joint venture that will focus on additional investments in…
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CCPIB) is reinforcing its team in Brazil with plans to continue investing in the region. (Valor Econômico) Responsável pela gestão de investimentos bilionários do fundo…
Canadian Pension Fund Investment Board (CPPIB) announced its plans to increase the number of team members in the firm’s Brazil office with the goal of expanding equity and infrastructure investments.…