Latin America

Florida-based WRB Serra Partners has raised US$46m for its debut fund to invest in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and water infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean. (Press Release) WRB…

Tim Draper and Cygnus capital have partnered to launch the Draper Cygnus VC Fund to invest in Argentinian startups. (La Nacion) Tim Draper, que invirtió en 30 proyectos que se…

Real Estate private equity firm GTIS Partners closed its third Brazil-focused Real Estate Fund after raising a total of US$680m from various institutional investors. (Press Release) GTIS Partners LP (“GTIS”),…

Advent International has agreed to sell a 90% stake in TCP Participações to China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort) for R$2.9b, marking CMPort’s first investment in Latin America. (Press Release)…

Invermaster Ventures and ARG Capital partnered with Ripio co-founder David Garcia to launch Crypto Assets Fund, a US$50m crypto-currency fund. (Press Release) Crypto Assets Fund (“CAF”) is the new initiative…

Advent International announced an agreement to partner with the Martinez Family to acquire a significant equity stake in Enjoy, a gaming and resort operator in Chile and Uruguay. Advent International…

Advent International announced that its portfolio company Grupo Biotoscana, a specialty pharmaceutical company in Latin America, priced its initial public offering at R$26.50 per share on Brazil’s B3 Exchange, generating…

TriLinc Global Impact Fund made a US$37.5m impact investment in term loan and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. This brings TriLinc’s…

500 Startups made a R$500k in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers that was accelerated at Wayra Brasil, after accepting the startup into its…

Michael Nicklas, Partner, Valor Capital Group on the exit market for edtech during the LAVCA Venture Investors Summit in NYC in September 2016. This content is made possible with support…