Riverwood Capital

SoftBank led a US$140m investment in VTEX, a Brazilian ecommerce SaaS platform, with participation from Gávea Investments and Constellation Asset Management. Riverwood Capital and Naspers invested previously.  (TechCrunch) E-commerce now…

Riverwood Capital led a US$50m Series D investment in Resultados Digitais, a Brazilian marketing automation platform for small businesses in Latin America, with participation from existing investors DGF Investmentos, Redpoint…

The recent EU-LatAm trade deals are a bright spot in the midst of a complex political environment in Latin America’s major economies and LAVCA data shows growth opportunities in tech-related startups, infrastructure, power and renewable energy, and consumer sectors.

Riverwood Capital made a US$20m Series B investment in Omie, a Brazilian ERP platform targeting small businesses. Astella Investimentos led a R$25m investment in 2018. Angel network Verus Group invested…

Visa made its first investment in Brazil in Conductor, a payments processing platform backed by Riverwood Capital.

Riverwood Capital is targeting US$1.25b in capital commitments for its third flagship fund. As part this fundraising effort, the firm will also create a separate US$250m sidecar fund focused on investments in Latin America.

Riverwood Capital made an undisclosed investment in Chilean SaaS Nubox. This is Riverwood Capital’s second investment in the Chilean firm. Nubox recently acquired Argentinean SaaS Colppy as part of its regional expansion. 

Joaquim Lima, Regional Director, Riverwood Capital and Angel Uribe, Senior Advisor, TPG Growth on capital considerations for making investments during the LAVCA Venture Investors Meeting in NYC in September 2017.…

Didi Chuxing plans to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian rideshare startup 99 for ~US$600m. This officially puts 99 in unicorn territory. Didi and Riverwood Capital invested over US$100m in…

U.S. private equity firms Riverwood Capital Partners and Blackstone have purchased Argentinian telecommunications provider Metrotel from Sociedad Comercial del Plata for US$190m. (El Cronista) El holding Sociedad Comercial del Plata,…