Private Equity

Starboard Restructuring Partners acquired a 93% stake in Brazilian oil & gas company 3R Petroleum. The financial terms of this transaction were undisclosed. In tandem with this acquisiton, 3R Petroleum…

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) acquired a minority stake in Mexican pharmaceutical company Sanfer for US$500m. General Atlantic will maintain its minority stake in Sanfer and work…

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense of Brazil (Cade) approved the sale of Schlumberger’s oil and gas assets to WIS – Wellbore Integrity Solutions Holdings. This is the first investment…

The Carlyle Group acquired three amusement park subsidiaries of Empresa Editora El Comercio. The subsidiaries are Coney Island SAC Attractions in Peru, Divertrónica Medellín SAS in Colombia, and Yukids SpA…

Private equity firm Blue Water Advisors fully exited Peruvian electricity provider Electro Dunas Energía through a public tender offer on the Lima Stock Exchange. Grupo Energía Bogotá purchased 100% of…

Ameris Capital acquired a 37% stake in GNL Mejillones for US$193.5m. GNL Mejillones operates a liquefied natural gas terminal in northern Chile. French Energy company Engie controls the remaining 63%…

One Equity Partners exited Unicoba Baterias through a sale to fellow private equity managers Confrapar and GEF Brazil. The two fund managers invested R$100m for a 49% stake in Unicoba,…

In a follow on investment, Vinci Partners increased its 15% stake in Brazilian logistics and distribution company OnTime Log to a 91% stake. The financial terms of the transaction were…

Oaktree Capital Management agreed to acquire a 20% strategic stake in Singular, a Chilean based asset management firm and placement agent. This is Oaktree Capital’s first corporate acquisition in Latin…

Global private equity firm, Advent International, sold its 10% stake in International Meal Company (IMC), a Brazilian fast food operator. Advent sold its 10% stake in a secondary market offering…