Private Capital

Stonepeak agreed to acquire the Latin American operations of Lumen Technologies for USD2.7b. (Press Release) Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and Stonepeak today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for…

I Squared Capital acquired ~78% stake in port operator Sociedad Portuaria Puerto de Barranquilla for USD220m, providing an exit for Chilean Southern Cross Group. (El Tiempo) a empresa estadounidense I…

FIR Capital acquired 30% stake in pet health insurance company Plamev Pet, with participation from Duxx Investimentos, Health Invest and VS1 Capital. The amount was undisclosed.  (Valor Econômico) Com uma…

H.I.G. Capital-backed Desktop Sigmanet, a Brazil-based internet service provider, raised BRL715.2m in its IPO on the B3. (Valor Econômico) A provedora de internet Desktop Sigmanet protocolou na Comissão de Valores…

GIC acquired a significant minority stake in Aqua Capital-backed Soluções Biológicas (Biotrop), a Brazilian biological agtech inputs company. The transaction is subject to approval.  (Press Release) Private equity manager Aqua…

KKR agreed to invest ~USD500m in Telefónica Colombia, a subsidiary of Spain-based telecom group Telefónica, to create Colombia’s first nationwide open access fiber optic network. (Press Release) KKR, a leading…

Brazil-based e-commerce chain Magalu acquired KaBum!, a Brazil-based technology and e-commerce platform backed by Insight Partners, for up to BRL3.8b (~USD741m). As part of the agreement, Magalu invested BRL1b (~USD195m),…

Colombia’s Kandeo exited Finsocial, a Colombia-based fintech focused on payroll deduction loans, via a sale to unnamed international investors. Kandeo invested in 2018.  (La República) Los accionistas de la fintech…

The Rohatyn Group exited Neosecure, a provider of cybersecurity solutions and services with operations in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, via a sale to Patria Investmentos. Terms of the…

CVC Capital invested USD470m for stake in digital-media company Aleph Holdings, at a USD2b valuation. (WSJ) Digital-media company Aleph Holding said it sold a stake to private-equity firm CVC Capital…