Mexico

Balam Fund, which is jointly managed by BK Partners and the Rohatyn Group, has acquired a 37MW ready-to-build solar project located in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi from Spanish renewables company Dhamma Energy.

Paladin Realty, LLC, announced that it has hired Alvaro Rodriguez to join its Mexico City office as an Investment Manager. The LatAm focused fund manager says that Rodriguez will focus on the acquisition and management of the firm’s property investments in Mexico.

SocialDiabetes is a Barcelona-based healthtech platform for diabetes patient care with funding from ALLVP and the European Commission. In this interview, we learn about the opportunity to reduce diabetes prevalence in Mexico, a country with the highest rate of diabetes among the OECD countries.

ComparaGuru is a Mexico-based financial management platform for comparing insurance and banking products that has raised US$11m in financing to date. In this interview with CEO Fernando González-Ambía, also an Executive in Residence at QED Investors, we learn how ComparaGuru is encouraging financial literacy and bridging the banking gap in Mexico

IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in Virket, a Mexican provider of performance management solutions for small businesses.

 Nexxus announces the divestment from the portfolio company Maak Arca Holding, S.A.P.I. de C.V., derived from a spin-off and sale of the natural stone and wood division.

Spanish bank Banco Sabadell has made its debut early stage investment in Mexico by contributing US$100K to the US$1.5m round recently raised by Trendier, a mobile marketplace to buy and sell used fashion in Mexico and Colombia. This is Trendier’s second funding round in the startup’s history.

Angel Ventures seeks to raise MXN$1bn from Mexican Afores for its debut CKD vehicle, which will be listed on Mexico’s stock exchange (BMV).

Trebol Capital led a MXN$3.2m investment in Piktia, a Mexican photo-printing service, which included a MXN$500k investment by angel network Ark Fund. Piktia raised an additional MXN$250k via Crowdfunder. 

KKR is preparing to list its first CERPI (Certificado de Proyectos de Inversión) on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). The CERPI will make private equity and private credit investments, and…