Telecommunications

Brazilian Private Equity firm Casaforte will invest R$270m into developing 12 solar energy parks in Brazil. The firm has raised R$70m for a new fund dedicated to the 12 solar…

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.

In its first foray into the telecommunications sector, Vinci Partners acquired a holding company containing 8 internet providers in Minas Gerais. Vinci has merged the 8 companies to create Vero…

Private Equity Firm EB Capital acquired a 60% stake in Brazilian triple-play Telecommunications operator Sumicity for an undisclosed amount. (Brazil Journal) Quando um caminhão da Sumicity estaciona no centro de…

US private equity firm Warburg Pincus is in talks to acquire America Net, a telecommunication operator, from Axxon Group. According to O Globo, the deal is valued at around USD100…

Alba Capital Partners acquired controlling interests in Argentinean telecommunications companies Sidaco and A1T. Additionally, the firm announced a US$30m investment program to deploy 400 telecommunications towers in Argentina.

Nexxus Iberia, a fund affiliated with Mexico’s Nexxus Capital, closed its first investment in Spain’s Fuertes Gimeno Comunicaciones SL, which provides services to telecom carriers and equipment vendors for the deployment, maintenance, upgrade and optimization of mobile and fixed networks.

Sovereign wealth fund Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has purchased a 25% stake in Brazilian telecommunications company Algar Telecom for an undisclosed amount. (Valor Econômico) O acionista controlador da…

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,…

Weex es un Operador Móvil Virtual que cuenta con más de 150k usuarios activos y un crecimiento de doble dígito mensual. Ricardo Suárez, co-fundador de Weex, nos explica de qué manera la compañía está cambiando el sector de telecom y generando acceso a información a la juventud mexicana.