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Scale Capital has reached an agreement to acquire Venezuela’s government-backed DirecTV. This will restart and reactivate services with DirecTV’s installed infrastructure to more than two million subscribers in the country.…

Discovery Americas has invested US$5.7m in Mexico-based cargo service solutions company Autotransportes Mas de Carga. (Global Legal Chronicle) Ritch Mueller represented Discovery Americas in the transaction. Discovery Americas executed a…

Advent International has agreed to sell its 88% stake in Brazil-based home improvement retailer Lojas Quero-Quero via the company’s IPO for up to R$1.9b. Advent originally invested R$300m in the…

Valor Capital, GP Investments, and current shareholders have invested R$67.7m in Brazil-based receivables company Central de Recebiveis (CERC). (Valor Econômico) A Central de Recebíveis (Cerc) levantou R$ 67,7 milhões em…

Lavoro, the agricultural arm of Pátria Investimentos, has acquired Brazil-based agribusiness Qualicitrus for an undisclosed amount. (Fusões & Aquisições) A Lavoro, braço agrícola do Pátria Investimentos, e um dos maiores…

GP Investimentos sold for R$1 its 33% stake in Beleza Natural, a beauty institute chain focusing on Class C consumers in Brazil. GP invested R$70m in the company in 2013. …

Latache Capital raised a private equity fund of R$300m to buy stakes in companies having financial difficulties in Brazil.  (Fusões & Aquisições)  A gestora de fundos Latache captou um fundo…

BNDES will invest R$300m in the ACON Latin America Opportunities Fund (ALAOF). The vehicle is targeting up to R$1.2b from financial institutions, including other development banks, to invest in Brazilian…

TreeCorp Investimentos acquired a controlling stake in Brazil-based food chain Cabana Burger Restaurante e Lanchonete for R$60m.  (WSJ) Brazilian middle-market investor TreeCorp Investimentos acquired a controlling stake in Cabana Burger…

Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital has reached a US$200m+ final close for its first Latin America fund. The fund has a co-financing agreement with IDB Invest and counts over…