Manufacturing

IDB Invest has committed US$10m to SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund. The investment will contribute to the development of the Caribbean private equity investment ecosystem. (Press Release) IDB Invest, a member…

Redpoint eventures led a R$3m seed round in Peerdustry, a Brazilian on-demand manufacturing platform for heavy machinery, with participation from Sao Paulo-based angel group Silver Angels. (Startupi) –  A Peerdustry, empresa…

IDB Invest led a US$15m round in GAIA, a Mexican digital on-demand furniture and interior design platform. Rise Capital led the US$15m Series B in 2018, and co-led the US$2.5m Series…

Globant Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Argentine startups Woocar, a driver safety platform, and in Drixit, a provider of safety compliance monitoring services for manufacturing plants. (Contxto) Software company Globant,…

Barn Investimentos led a ~US$1.5m investment in Avicanna, a Colombian-Canadian biopharma startup developing sustainable plant-based derived cannabinoid medicinal products. (Press Release) /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR…

Canadian Asset Manager ICM  (ICM Inmobilien) and Mexican developer of industrial spaces Alveo Kapital,  formed a joint venture to build Kampus Industrial Santa Rosa, in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Press Release) ICM Asset…

H.I.G. Capital completed the acquisition of Nadir Figueiredo Indústria e Comércio, a Brazilian glass tableware manufacturer for US$222.98m.  (Press Release) H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global private equity investment…

HIG Capital Invested R$836m for a 97.67% stake in Brazilian glassware manufacturer Nadir Figueiredo. (Brazil Journal) A HIG Capital pagou R$ 836 milhões pela quase totalidade do capital da Nadir…

Chilean recycled glasses manufacturer Karün raised €2.5m from Swedish impact investor Blue AB and others. (LexLatin) La empresa chilena Karün fabricante de anteojos a partir de material reciclado, recibió capital…

Family office Beamonte Investments has committed MXN$1b to Axman Holdings, a Mexico-based holding company focused on manufacturing investments in Mexico and Canada. (Press Release) Beamonte Investments, Boston’s leading investment firm,…