Emerging Markets

Blackstone-backed Pátria Investimentos has raised US$588m in a US IPO, with Blackstone reducing its stake to 14% for US$262m. Pátria will use the proceeds to launch new funds and expand…

Darby International has launched an independent asset management firm specializing in debt investments in Latin America. (Press Release) Darby International Capital LLC (“Darby International”), today announced it has launched an…

Capria Ventures announced a US$2m commitment in Angel Ventures Pacific Alliance Fund II, which is focused on early stage companies in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. (LatamList) –  Capria Ventures, a…

Darby, emerging market private capital arm of Franklin Templeton, has completed a debt investment in Bloom Farms, Mexican blueberry producer located in Jalisco. Transaction details were not disclosed. (Press Release)…

Global growth equity firm General Atlantic announced senior leadership team promotions: Gabriel Caillaux, Martín Escobari, and Anton Levy to Co-Presidents.  (Press Release) General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm,…

This is a special contribution written by Andy Tsao of Silicon Valley Bank. This article also appeared on Medium.com. More than $84B of venture capital investment was made in 2017, the…

Impact investing firm Capria announces investments in an unnamed fund manager in Latin America who is creating a US$21m fund focused on Chile, and in Lateral Capital, a Sub-Saharan African…

(Amexcap) VC firm Ideas & Capital has announced a seed investment in Farrow Ventures, a Mexican mobile connectivity startup. Ideas & Capital Invest US$600k in Farrow Ventures (en español) was…

(Press Release) Emerging markets real estate network Lamudi has raised E€29 million (US$31.4m) in investment to grow its operations across Latin America and Asia. Global Property Portal Lamudi Receives New…

(Corbiscrop) 593Capital Partners launched the first venture capital fund to invest in Ecuadorian software businesses to boost software development on a national scale. First Venture Capital Fund to Boost Software…