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XP Investimentos listed its first private equity FIP, fund raising BR$1.264b from more than 5,000 investors from Brazil each investing a minimum of BR$150k. (Valor Econômico) A XP concluiu na…

Private Equity firm Denham Capital, through its international power fund, committed US$250m to Ceiba Energy, which is an owner, developer and operator of renewable energy and natural gas assets in…

Grupo Proeza launched Proeza Ventures, a US$50m corporate venture capital vehicle focused on mobility investments. (Press Release) Monterrey, Mexico – Proeza Ventures, a Houston, Texas and Monterrey-based venture capital firm,…

New Chilean VC firm WeBoost launched a US$20m fund to invest in Chilean startups. (El Mercurio) WeBoost está conformado por cuatro socios chilenos y tiene un fondo inicial de US$20millones…

US based private equity firm Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) has raised US$35m and targeting US$100m . SEAF has begun evaluating companies in the Caribbean for investment and hopes for…

FinDev Canada will invest US$12.5m in EcoEnterprises Partners III, a women-led impact fund investing in Latin American SMBs working to protect fragile environments, create jobs and empower women in rural…

(Bloomberg) Vinci Partners is reportedly in the market targeting US$500m to US$700m in capital commitments for a fund that will target infrastructure opportunities in Brazil. Vinci Targets US$500m-US$700m for an…

(Valor Econômico) FIR Capital BZPlan, a joint venture between FIR Capital and BZPlan, has raised R$50m for Fundo Sul Inovação, a new VC fund targeting investments in tech startups based…

(Reuters) BlackRock targets 2016 launch for LatAm infrastructure fund. BlackRock Inc is accelerating its push in Latin America, making plans for its first launch of a private equity infrastructure fund…

(Expansion) The government of Mexico City (through Sedec) and Nacional Financiera (Nafinsa) have launched a new angel fund to support projects coming out of public universities. Sedec and Nafinsa will…