Private Equity

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…

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…

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…

Acon Investments, through its Latin America Opportunities Fund IV, completed the sale of Brazil-based high speed internet service providers Conexão Group to Grain Management. Terms of the transaction were not…

Brazil’s SK Tarpon, through Niche Partners, and Greenbridge invested BRL500m (USD99.3m) in NSTech, its logistics technology holding company. The transaction will follow a merger of NSTech with Praxio, a tech…