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Mesoamerica acquired a minority stake in Colombian Dairy manufacturer Alquería. The IFC transferred its minority stake to Mesoamerica which added additional capital for a 35% position in the company. (Portafolio)…

monashees and the IFC led a US$14.3m Series A in Colombian logistics platformLiftit, with participation from Jaguar Ventures, MELI Fund, NXTP Labs and others. LiftIt previously raised US$2.2m in seed funding in…

Point72 Ventures led a US$20m investment in Contabilizei, a tax filing and accounting SaaS for Brazilian small businesses, with participation from the IFC, Quona Capital, Quadrant, and the Fintech Collective.…

BNDES, IFC, and BID Invest committed R$1.2b to Patria’s Credito Estruturado Fund (FDIC). The fund will grant long-term credit of up to seven years to medium-sized companies that still do not have access to the capital market.

The IFC intends to invest US$13m in impact investor Capria to focus on emerging markets.

Dalus Capital and the IFC made a US$10m investment in Mexican fintech eFactor Network  and financial intermediary eFactor Diez. (Press Release) eFactor Network (​efactornetwork.com​), which operates the most important electronic factoring…

Visa led a US$12.5m strategic investment in Latin American fintech pioneer YellowPepper, with participation from existing investors. LIV Capital led a US$19m Series C investment in 2015 with participation from Mexico Ventures, Fondo de Fondos and the IFC.

IFC led a $US $7.1m Series B investment round in Brazil’s Mandaê, a parcel logistics startup. Other participants include UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Mercado Libre Fund, Tekton Ventures, FJ Labs, and existing investors Performa Investimentos, Qualcomm Ventures, Monashees, and Icon Holding Company.

TheVentureCity, the IFC and Ventech made a US$22m investment in RecargaPay, a Brazilian mobile payments platform, with participation from FJ Labs, DN Capital, and various angel investors (through AngelList and…

Brazilian e-logistics software company Mandae Technologies just received a US$2.5m investment from the IFC. New and existing investors are expected to commit additional equity to this new investment round.  (IFC)…