TPG is preparing to raise US$3.5b for its second impact investing fund, The Rise Fund II, and it will focus mainly on healthcare, education, financial services and energy. New Jersey…
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Driven by new members and increased deals, LAVCA has been growing its footprint in impact investing, particularly where impact converges with traditional PE/VC.
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Bamboo Capital Partners has announced its exit from the Peruvian-based microfinance bank Mibanco through a divestiture to Credicorp Ltd. for a total value of PEN$131.1m. (Finextra) Bamboo Capital Partners (“Bamboo”),…
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Switzerland-based private markets investment manager Partners Group will launch a US$1b global social impact fund with an investment strategy in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. (Financial Times)…
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Mexican multinational baking company Grupo Bimbo, in collaboration with Fondo de Fondos and Sonen Capital, plans to launch an impact investing-focused Certificado de Proyectos de inversión (Cerpi). The vehicle will…
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Te Creemos, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mexico Development Partners, has acquired Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor (Came), a micro-credit sofipo. Te Creemos provides financial products and services…
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The MetLife Foundation provided US$3.9 million for Accion to leverage digital solutions and customer-centered design to empower underserved consumers in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico—and disseminate learnings throughout the region. (Press Release)…
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FIS Ameris, a new social impact fund, made its inaugural investment in Chilean carpooling app Allride. (Economía y Negocios) Lanzado oficialmente a mediados del año pasado, FIS Ameris, el fondo…
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responsAbility Investments exited Financiera Confianza, a Peruvian microfinance institution, through a sale to majority shareholder BBVA Microfinance Foundation. (Press Release) Zurich, 1 February, 2018 — responsAbility Investments AG, a leading…
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Mexican impact fund Adobe Capital raised US$40m for its second investment vehicle, Adobe Mezzanine Fund (AMF) II, to finance small and medium-sized enterprises in Mexico and Latin America. (El Financiero)…
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