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LAVCA | The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

A non-profit member organization

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  • KKR to Enter Latin America In ‘Next Few Years,’ Kravis Says

    June 2, 2011

    (Bloomberg) June 2, 2011 – KKR & Co., the private-equity firm managed by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, plans to enter Latin American markets, Kravis said today. KKR to Enter…

  • Getting Regulation Right: A Work in Process

    May 19, 2011

    Last week I took part in a panel discussion on the impact of regulation on emerging markets private equity just days after LAVCA launched the 2011 Scorecard  – our annual…

  • LAVCA Releases 2011 Scorecard

    May 9, 2011

    The annual LAVCA Scorecard ranks business environments for private equity and venture capital activity of 12 countries in Latin America on a scale of 1-100 (with 100 being the most…

  • 2011 LAVCA Industry Data – Now Available!

    March 30, 2011

    2011 LAVCA Industry Data summarizes the results of the Latin American Venture Capital Association’s third annual survey of nearly 200 fund management firms active in Latin America and the Caribbean,…

  • What are Asian investors doing in Latin America?

    March 24, 2011

    In February I headed to a conference in Hong Kong organized to promote investment between Asia and Latin America. I wanted to get a better understanding of what kinds of…

  • Buyout funds raise record $8.1 bln for LatAm

    March 21, 2011

    (Reuters) March 21, 2011 – Buyout firms investing in Latin America raised a record $8.1 billion in 2010, more than twice the previous year, partly because of growing interest from…

  • Executive Briefing: Latin America PE in 2010: Overheated, or Just Hot?

    September 21, 2010

    Next week in New York we will be hosting a record number of investors at the 2010 LAVCA Summit, just days after The Economist declared on its cover that Latin…

  • Developing a Domestic VC Industry: China Looks to Latin America

    September 20, 2010

    By Maria Bustamante, LAVCA Policy makers recognize that innovation funded by a dynamic domestic venture capital industry is an important driver of job creation. This theme is particularly relevant in…

  • Gavea Investimentos, Texas Pacific Group Acquire Shares in Rumo Logistica

    July 5, 2010

    (Reuters) July 5, 2010 – Cosan, the world’s largest producer of sugar and ethanol, sold on Monday a 25 percent stake in its Rumo Logistica unit for 400 million reais…

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  • Gradient Ventures Leads USD15m Series A for Mexico’s R2

    September 14, 2022
  • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round from Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

    September 14, 2022
  • Deetken Impact Invests USD5m in Costa Rica’s Greenlease

    September 14, 2022
  • At One Ventures and Builders VC Lead USD3.7m Seed Round for Argentina’s Puna Bio

    September 14, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD3m Seed Round for Argentina’s Rebill

    September 14, 2022
  • Accel-KKR Acquires Chile’s Teamcore

    September 14, 2022
  • Equitas Capital Acquires Cerro Capurata

    September 14, 2022
  • Bancolombia and responsAbility Provide USD25m Debt Financing for Colombia’s Finaktiva

    September 12, 2022
  • DFC To Commit USD50m to Aqua Capital Fund, USD25m to GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund & USD22.5m to Ashmore Avenida Real Estate Fund

    September 8, 2022
  • Alothon Group has completed the merger of Unity, its oncology clinics roll up platform in
    Brazil, into Oncoclinicas do Brazil Servicos Medicos S.A., (ONCO3).

    September 8, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Provides USD140m Asset-Backed Loan for Chile’s Xepelin

    September 7, 2022
  • Mexico’s Clip Secures USD50m Credit Facility from Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, HSBC

    September 7, 2022
  • Prisma Capital To Fully Exit Brazil’s Dommo Energia to Prio for BRL694m+

    September 1, 2022
  • Fasanara Capital Provides USD20m Debt Financing for Colombia’s Plurall

    September 1, 2022
  • PROSUS VENTURES ACQUIRES 33.3% STAKE IN IFOOD FOR ~USD1.5B

    August 31, 2022
  • Peru’s Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund

    August 31, 2022
  • XP Investments To Acquire Brazil’s Campo de Marte and Jacarepaguá Airports for BRL141m

    August 30, 2022
  • Victory Hill Capital Partners and Paraty Energia To Acquire Brazil’s Mascarenhas Hydropower Plant from EDP Brasil for BRL1.2b

    August 30, 2022
  • Pátria Investments To Acquire 82% Stake in Chile’s NS Agro for USD107m

    August 29, 2022
  • Upload Ventures Leads a USD12m Series A for Mexico’s Plerk

    August 29, 2022
  • CRV and monashees Lead USD6.7m Pre-seed Round for Brazil’s Latú

    August 25, 2022
  • Alloy Capital Provides MXN290m Debt Financing for Mexico’s Auronix

    August 23, 2022
  • StepStone Group Completes USD80m Secondary Transaction for Brazil’s Valor Venture Fund II

    August 23, 2022
  • BTG Pactual To Invest in Brazil’s Aliare and Gran Cursos Online

    August 23, 2022
  • Citi Ventures Invests in Mexico’s Belvo

    August 23, 2022
  • Kickstart Fund and Monashees Lead USD8.6m Round for Brazil’s Moises

    August 22, 2022
  • IFC To Invest Up to BRL250m in Brazil’s Trademaster

    August 22, 2022
  • Algorand Leads USD22m Series A for Argentina’s Koibanx

    August 20, 2022
  • Atlantico, MAYA and Andreessen Horowitz Lead USD7.5m Seed Round for Brazil’s Fudo

    August 19, 2022
  • Argentina’s Pomelo Raises USD15m Series A+ from Monashees, SciFi, Index, Others

    August 18, 2022
  • Van Eck Associates Leads USD8m Seed Round for Brazil’s Investo

    August 15, 2022
  • IFC invests USD35m in Brazil’s Odata

    August 15, 2022
  • Iporanga and Parallax Lead USD15m Series A for Brazil’s Klavi

    August 11, 2022
  • Evan Norton Group Leads USD26m Series C for Chile’s Levita Magnetics

    August 11, 2022
  • Brazil’s ISA LAB Raises BRL60m Round from FIR Capital, Vox Capital, Kortex, Others

    August 9, 2022
  • Creation Investments Invests USD25m in Mexico’s DD360

    August 9, 2022
  • Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures Lead USD7m Seed Round for Mexico’s Miferia

    August 8, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs To Provide Up to USD150m Debt Facility for Mexico’s Clara

    August 8, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • XP, One7, Acqio and BNDES Launch BRL400m Credit Fund

    December 13, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides USD10m Loan Facility to Portland Caribbean Fund II

    December 9, 2021
  • Kandeo Partners with Colombia’s Clave

    December 7, 2021
  • Selina to Go Public via USD1.2b SPAC Merger

    December 2, 2021
  • Balandra Capital Acquires 20% of Mexico’s Exalta Hero

    November 27, 2021
  • BR Partners Invests Up to BRL100m in Brazil’s PetCamp

    November 25, 2021
  • Oaktree Capital Management to Provide USD750m in Debt Financing for LATAM Airlines

    November 23, 2021
  • Vinci Partners to Divest 50.1% Stake in Brazil’s Linhas do Energia do Sertao Transmissora

    November 23, 2021
  • Crescera Capital SPAC Raises USD201m in Nasdaq IPO

    November 23, 2021
  • Carlyle to Invest BRL300m in Brazil’s Grupo Madero

    November 22, 2021
  • General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group Invest USD150m in Brazil’s Arco

    November 18, 2021
  • IG4 Capital Acquires 50% of Chile’s Adelco for USD57m

    November 10, 2021
  • Advent-Backed CI&T Raises USD195m in NYSE IPO (em português)

    November 10, 2021
  • Castlelake Completes Sale & Leaseback of Aircraft to Colombia’s Avianca

    November 5, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Peru’s Grupo Ransa

    November 1, 2021
  • EMX 2021 Acquires EMX Capital’s Portfolio

    October 28, 2021
  • Aqua Capital Exits Grand Cru via Sale to Evino (em português)

    October 26, 2021
  • Earth Capital and Cypress Partner to Launch BRL750m Brazil PE Fund (em português)

    October 25, 2021
  • Goldman Sachs Invests in Brazil’s Elea Digital

    October 22, 2021
  • Actis Exits Brazil’s It’sSeg via Sale to Acrisure

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank Increases Stake in Brazil’s Banco Inter (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • CDPQ Acquires Significant Minority Stake in Mexico’s Grupo Diagnostico Aries

    October 18, 2021
  • Bain Capital Acquires 43% Stake in Brazil’s Bionexo

    October 15, 2021
  • Patria Acquires Neosecure and Proteus

    October 5, 2021
  • FirstRock Private Equity Acquires Minority Stake in My Ocean

    September 22, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests MXN150m in Mexico’s Alivia

    September 6, 2021
  • IDB Invest, Citi and DFC Invest USD30m in Mexico’s CAME

    September 2, 2021
  • GIC and Carlyle Partially Exit Brazil’s Rede D’Or for BRL2.6b (em português)

    August 31, 2021
  • Trivest Partners Invests in Argentine Fintech Veritran

    August 30, 2021
  • BRZ Investimentos-Backed Vittia Fertilizantes Raises BRL436m in IPO (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • ACON to Invest in Mexico’s Actinver (en español)

    August 30, 2021
  • Patria Sells Stake in Alliar to Nelson Tanure

    August 20, 2021
  • Lojas Americanas to acquire Partners Group-backed Hortifruti for BRL2.1b

    August 12, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Acquires a 40.9% Stake in Transpotech

    August 11, 2021
  • HIG Capital-backed Kora Saude prepares for IPO (em português)

    August 11, 2021
  • H.I.G.-backed Viveo IPOs with Siguler Guff, Dynamo, GIC, Brasil Capital and Equitas Capital taking stakes in a Restricted Offering (em português)

    August 9, 2021
  • IFC and Alta Growth Capital Invest USD9.8m in Mexico’s Lottus Education

    August 5, 2021
  • Warburg-Backed Petz Acquires Zee.Dog for BRL715m; TreeCorp, Atmos, Quartz, Charles River Exit

    August 3, 2021

Latest Venture Capital News

  • Tiger Global Leads USD60m Series B for Mexican Freight Platform Nowports

    December 16, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads ~USD120m Round for Brazilian Fintech OpenCo (em português)

    December 15, 2021
  • DN Capital Leads ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Brazilian Healthtech Sami

    December 14, 2021
  • Riverwood Capital Leads ~USD52m Series B for Brazilian Fiscal Management Platform Arquivei (em português)

    December 14, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD2.7m Seed Round for Peruvian Edtech Crack the Code

    December 13, 2021
  • GIC Leads ~USD32m Series C for Brazilian Delivery Platform Shopper (em português)

    December 13, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD20.5m Round for Mexican Freight Platform Nuvocargo

    December 10, 2021
  • Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD60m Series B+ in E-Commerce Aggregator Merama

    December 9, 2021
  • Volpe Capital Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Corporate Governance Platform Atlas Governance

    December 8, 2021
  • Lachy Groom Leads USD14.8m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Stark Bank (em português)

    December 8, 2021
  • Prosus Ventures Leads USD60m Series B for Colombian Edtech Platzi

    December 6, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD10m Series A for Brazilian Workspace Marketplace Beer or Coffee (em português)

    November 30, 2021
  • Galapagos Capital Invests ~USD20m in Brazilian Cosmetics MedBeauty (em português)

    November 18, 2021
  • Oak HC Leads USD27m Series A for Mexican Payment Platform Aplazo

    November 15, 2021
  • Colombian E-commerce Fulfillment Platform Melonn Raises USD4.5 Seed Round

    November 3, 2021
  • DNA Capital, Temasek and Fit Participações Lead ~USD20m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Memed

    November 1, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Round for Brazilian Proptech Homelend (em português)

    October 28, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD8m Round for Brazilian Car Documentation Platform Gringo

    October 27, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads USD75m Series C for Brazilian BPO Platform Pipefy

    October 26, 2021
  • Mexican Delivery Platform Skydropx Raised USD20m Seres A from Cometa, Base10 Partners, 645 Ventures

    October 26, 2021
  • Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others

    October 25, 2021
  • Andreessen Horowitz and Base Partners Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Foodtech Foodology

    October 22, 2021
  • Unbox Capital Leads USD30m Series B for Brazilian Marketing Platform Rock Content (em português)

    October 22, 2021
  • L Catterton Leads Investment in Mexican DTC Eyewear Brand Ben & Frank

    October 21, 2021
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD18m Series A for Venezuelan Delivery Platform Yummy

    October 21, 2021
  • Flourish Ventures and GFC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Merce do Bairro

    October 21, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD35m Series A for Argentine Fintech Pomelo

    October 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa Raises ~USD6m Seed Round (em português)

    October 20, 2021
  • QED Investors and KASZEK Lead USD40m Series C for Brazilian Fintech Hash

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank, Amazon and Accel Lead USD108m Series B for Brazilian Fintech Pismo (en español)

    October 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX (em português)

    October 15, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD22m Series A for Mexican Edtech Aprende Institute

    October 11, 2021
  • Square Capital and Hard Yaka Invest USD15m in Colombian Digital Payments Platform Movii (en español)

    October 6, 2021
  • Atlantico Leads USD6m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace ZAX

    October 5, 2021
  • Mercado Libre and KASZEK SPAC Raises USD287m In Public Listing

    October 4, 2021
  • FunderClub and Clocktower Lead USD2m Seed Round for Chilean Software Platform Toku (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Colombian Lending Platform Sempli Raises USD10m (en español)

    October 4, 2021

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