Latin America

Banco BV led a R$15m Series A in Carflix, a Brazilian used car marketplace focused on regional transactions. (Contxto) Buying a new car provides the assurance of getting a vehicle…

Advent International-backed Brazil-based educational group YDUQS acquired Brazil-based post-secondary educational group Grupo Athenas for R$120m.  (Brazil Journal) A YDUQS acaba de comprar o Grupo Athenas, reforçando sua presença no Norte…

IG4 Capital has acquired two Brazilian hospitals through its recently formed OPY Health unit for R$200m. IG4 plans on expanding the number of beds in both hospitals.  (Press Release) Opy…

GIC, Farallon Capital Management, and HPS Investment Partners have agreed to acquire Bain Capital’s shares in Latin America CRM and BPO company Atento in exchange for their notes. The debt-for-equity…

The following statement was shared with LAVCA by Jaguar Ventures where the fund discusses the current states of its fundraising activity and the positive impact that the C19 crisis has…

Advent International-backed Brazil-based educational group YDUQS has finalized the acquisition of Brazilian workforce solutions provider Adtalem Educacional do Brasil from its parent company, US-based Adtalem Global Education, for US$424m.  (Yahoo…

Mountain Nazca exited Kavak, a Mexican marketplace for used cars, through a secondary sale to SoftBank and General Atlantic. KaszeK Ventures invested previously. (Press Release) Mountain Nazca se convierte en…

Mariano Amartino of Microsoft for Startups shared with La Nación his experience fostering the startup ecosystem in Latin America and his current view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Colony Capital, through its global infrastructure investment platform Digital Colony, has acquired Brazil-based digital infrastructure company UD Tecnologia for reportedly R$1.5b.  (Press Release) Digital Colony Management, LLC (“Digital Colony” or…

Evoltz, controlled by TPG Capital, agreed to acquire a 49.5% stake for R$232m in Eletrobras transmission lines in the north of Brazil. Transaction is pending approval by CADE and Aneel.…