DHS Private Equity Trust has acquired Mexican glass and beverage producer Grupo VITRO for US$1.2b. (Press Release) DHS, a firm transforming how equity and joint ventures are handled and created…
Guatemala
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Guatemala’s Invariantes closes first fund with US$3.5m in commitments from a mix of high-net worth individuals and family offices in Central America and Mexico. The fund is industry agnostic but focuses on early stage technology startups, specifically in software. Invariantes has already made a number of investments in sectors such as transportation, shipping and logistics, and construction management.
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Translatum Holding, a Nexxus Capital portfolio company, has reached commercial agreements with Remesas y Traslados SA and ONCA Holding LTD, strengthening its money remittance services in Central and South America.…
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Pomona Impact Injects US$150k into Guatemala’s Ecofiltro (en español)
November 20, 2017Pomona Impact has made a US$150k investment in Ecofiltro, a social impact water filtration startup based in Guatemala with a presence in Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica.…
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Global Institutional Investors and Development Banks Invest US$8m Series B in Guatemalan Solar Energy Company Kingo
August 16, 2017International investors FCP, ENGIE, FMO, Proparco, and H-Reff invested an US$8m Series B in Guatemala-based solar energy company Kingo. The funds will be used to expand to four new markets…
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Advent International’s GTM Completes Acquisition Brazilian Chemical Distributor quantiQ
April 3, 2017GTM Holdings, a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International, has acquired Brazilian chemical distributor quantiQ following approval from CADE. (Press Release) GTM Holdings, S.A. (GTM), one of the…
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Southern Cross Acquires Stake in Grupo Intellego (en español)
August 18, 2016(Expansión) Latin American private equity fund, Southern Cross, has acquired a 50% stake in IT management and consulting company, Intellego for an undisclosed amount. Southern Cross, fondo latinoamericano de inversión…
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Member Profile: Michael Harrington & Mike Till, Actis
March 31, 2016LAVCA caught up with Mike Till, Co-Head of Actis’ Energy Business and Michael Harrington, Partner of Actis’ Energy Business to learn more about the energy needs in Latin America and…
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Actis Sells Guatemala’s Energuate
January 25, 2016(Press Release) Actis has sold its 92% stake in Energuate, Guatemala’s largest electricity network, to IC Power, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed Kenon Holdings. IC Power paid…
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Actis Exits Guatemalan Energy Provider Energuate
December 30, 2015(PRNewswire) Actis has reached an agreement to sell Guatemalan electricity distribution company Energuate to I.C. Power. The transaction is expected to close by the end of January. Actis Exits Guatemalan…