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LAVCA | The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

A non-profit member organization

  • About
    • About LAVCA
    • Board, Team, & Advisors
    • Media
    • Contact
  • Members
    • Membership Benefits
    • Current Members
    • Member Access
  • Education & Programs
    • About
    • LAVCA Week
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Executive Briefings

  • Executive Briefing: The Takeaway – Five Themes in LatAm PE today

    September 27, 2012

    Over the summer LAVCA and Coller Capital teamed up to reach out to over 100 global investors for the first LP Survey on Latin American Private Equity. The survey findings…

  • Executive Briefing: Is Capital a Commodity in Latin America?

    July 19, 2012

    Investors active in Latin America a decade or more ago would have had a hard time imagining the scenario that they encounter today as they seek out deals: in key…

  • Executive Briefing: It’s Hot in Mexico

    May 24, 2012

    April and May are peak months on the PE/VC industry conference circuit, and I mixed with hundreds of managers and investors at events in Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Washington…

  • Executive Briefing: Funds, Deals and Exits: A Snapshot of Latin America PE/VC in 2011

    March 30, 2012

    LAVCA released 2011 data on fundraising, investments and exits for Latin America private equity and venture capital last week – between January and March, our research department tracked hundreds of…

  • What are Family Offices and HNWI doing in Latin America?

    January 26, 2012

    An increasing number of US and Latin American family offices and high net worth individuals are looking at making their first commitments to the region’s new generation of PE/VC managers.…

  • Executive Briefing: Going Public

    November 18, 2011

    In October, a special task force comprised of VCs, CEOs, investors and investment bankers issued a report citing a crisis in the US IPO market, particularly for new listings under…

  • By the Numbers: 2011 Funds, Deals and Exits

    September 22, 2011

    Earlier this month LAVCA announced 1H 2011 data on fundraising, investments and exits for Latin America private equity and venture capital. So what do the numbers tell us? By the…

  • Executive Briefing: The Tech Boom Migrates South

    July 23, 2011

    I was in San Francisco recently to speak at the Endeavor Entrepreneur Summit and to meet with tech investors who have been heading south to São Paulo and Buenos Aires…

  • Getting Regulation Right: A Work in Process

    May 19, 2011

    Last week I took part in a panel discussion on the impact of regulation on emerging markets private equity just days after LAVCA launched the 2011 Scorecard  – our annual…

  • What are Asian investors doing in Latin America?

    March 24, 2011

    In February I headed to a conference in Hong Kong organized to promote investment between Asia and Latin America. I wanted to get a better understanding of what kinds of…

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Latest Industry News

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  • KASZEK and Avenir Growth Lead USD111m Series B for Chilean Fintech Xepelin

    May 2, 2022
  • Galgo Capital Acquires 40% of Peru’s Crece Capital

    May 1, 2022
  • Itaú Acquires 11.3% Stake in Brazil’s XP From General Atlantic, Others for ~USD1.6b

    April 30, 2022
  • CDPQ To Acquire Power Transmission Portfolio in LatAm From Terna Group for ~USD279m

    April 29, 2022
  • NFT Education Platform Ola GG Raises USD8m Round (en español)

    April 27, 2022
  • Brazilian Gaming Platform Snackclub Raises ~USD10m Round (em portugês)

    April 27, 2022
  • KASZEK and Tiger Global Lead USD24m Round for Colombian Payment Network Minka

    April 27, 2022
  • Greylock Leads USD55m Series B for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa

    April 27, 2022
  • Borderless Capital Leads USD10m Round for Blockchain Travel Platform TravelX

    April 26, 2022
  • Barn Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Livestock Management Platform Rumina (em português)

    April 25, 2022
  • IG4 Capital To Raise USD500m Fund III and USD300m Credit Fund

    April 25, 2022
  • Sparta To Raise BRL50m for Infrastructure Fund

    April 22, 2022
  • Accenture Acquires Argentina’s Ergo

    April 21, 2022
  • BNDES invests BRL250m in Lightrock’s Growth Equity Fund II Brasil

    April 19, 2022
  • Evergreen Investment Partners To Raise USD100m for Hidrogenesis Fund I

    April 19, 2022
  • ACON Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Sapore

    April 12, 2022
  • Oria Capital To Raise USD100m for Fourth Fund

    April 12, 2022
  • Brazilian Fintech Stark Bank Raises USD45m From Ribbit Capital, Lachy Groom, Bezos Expeditions

    April 11, 2022
  • Propel Venture Partners and Accel Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Authentication Platform Truora

    April 8, 2022
  • Riza Asset Management and Alvarez & Marzel To Create JV To Invest in Special Situations

    April 7, 2022
  • Lanx Capital, Gávea Investimentos, Dynamo and the Moreira Salles FO Invest BRL389m in Brazil’s re.green

    April 7, 2022
  • General Atlantic Leads USD152m Series B for Mexican Grocery Delivery Platform Jüsto

    April 7, 2022
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD10m Series A for Brazilian Inventory and Sales Management Platform Dolado

    April 6, 2022
  • Warburg Pincus and Gávea Partially Exit Brazil’s Grupo GPS via BRL530m Block Trade

    April 5, 2022
  • Brookfield Renewable Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Chile’s Solarity

    April 4, 2022
  • Colombian Sales Management Platform Treinta Raises USD46m Series A (en español)

    April 4, 2022
  • Brazilian Government Seeks Fund Manager for Sustainable Infrastructure Fund

    April 1, 2022
  • Rakuten Capital and IDC Ventures Lead USD10m Series A for Colombian Credit and Consumer Rewards Platform Leal

    March 31, 2022
  • Quadra Capital Invests BRL106m in Brazil’s Codesa

    March 30, 2022
  • CRV Leads USD13.6m Series A for Community Building Platform Arena

    March 30, 2022
  • Kayyak Ventures Leads USD30m Series A for Chilean Mobility Lending Platform Migrante

    March 29, 2022
  • Brookfield To Invest USD60m in Brazil’s Ouro Verde

    March 28, 2022
  • EIG and Fluxys To Acquire 80% Stake in Chile’s GNL Quintero

    March 28, 2022
  • Andreessen Horowitz and NFX Lead USD11.5m Seed Round for Latitud

    March 28, 2022
  • FinTech Collective Leads USD20m Series A for Colombian Financial Reconciliation Platform Simetrik

    March 24, 2022
  • Magma Partners and Accial Capital Lead USD24m Round for Mexican Fintech Vexi

    March 24, 2022
  • Stratus Group Invests in Brazil’s CreditCorp

    March 23, 2022
  • Tencent Leads USD180m Series C for Expense Management Platform Jeeves

    March 22, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • Bain Capital Acquires 43% Stake in Brazil’s Bionexo

    October 15, 2021
  • Patria Acquires Neosecure and Proteus

    October 5, 2021
  • FirstRock Private Equity Acquires Minority Stake in My Ocean

    September 22, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests MXN150m in Mexico’s Alivia

    September 6, 2021
  • IDB Invest, Citi and DFC Invest USD30m in Mexico’s CAME

    September 2, 2021
  • GIC and Carlyle Partially Exit Brazil’s Rede D’Or for BRL2.6b (em português)

    August 31, 2021
  • Trivest Partners Invests in Argentine Fintech Veritran

    August 30, 2021
  • BRZ Investimentos-Backed Vittia Fertilizantes Raises BRL436m in IPO (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • ACON to Invest in Mexico’s Actinver (en español)

    August 30, 2021
  • Patria Sells Stake in Alliar to Nelson Tanure

    August 20, 2021
  • Lojas Americanas to acquire Partners Group-backed Hortifruti for BRL2.1b

    August 12, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Acquires a 40.9% Stake in Transpotech

    August 11, 2021
  • HIG Capital-backed Kora Saude prepares for IPO (em português)

    August 11, 2021
  • H.I.G.-backed Viveo IPOs with Siguler Guff, Dynamo, GIC, Brasil Capital and Equitas Capital taking stakes in a Restricted Offering (em português)

    August 9, 2021
  • IFC and Alta Growth Capital Invest USD9.8m in Mexico’s Lottus Education

    August 5, 2021
  • Warburg-Backed Petz Acquires Zee.Dog for BRL715m; TreeCorp, Atmos, Quartz, Charles River Exit

    August 3, 2021
  • Warburg-Backed Petz Acquires Zee.Dog for BRL715m; TreeCorp, Atmos, Quartz Exit

    August 3, 2021
  • XP SPAC Raises USD200m on the Nasdaq

    July 30, 2021
  • Gávea Partially Exits Brazil’s Armac via BRL1.5b IPO (em português)

    July 26, 2021
  • Stonepeak to Acquire Lumen’s Latin American Business for USD2.7b

    July 26, 2021
  • Aqua Capital-Backed AgroGalaxy Raises BRL349.9m IPO (em português)

    July 22, 2021
  • FIR Capital Acquires 30% Stake in Plamev Pet (em português)

    July 22, 2021
  • 2bcapital-backed WDC Networks raises BRL450.1m via IPO

    July 22, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital-backed Desktop Sigmanet Files for IPO (em português)

    July 20, 2021
  • GIC Acquires Minority stake in Aqua Capital-backed Biotrop

    July 19, 2021
  • Magalu Acquires Insight Partners-Backed KaBuM! for up to ~USD741m (em português)

    July 15, 2021
  • CPP Investments Converts Preferred Shares for 12.4% Stake in SmartFit

    July 15, 2021
  • Kandeo Exits Finsocial Via Sale to International Investors (en español)

    July 12, 2021
  • TRG Exits Latin America’s Neosecure via Sale to Patria Investmentos

    July 12, 2021
  • CVC Capital Invests USD470m in Aleph Holdings

    July 12, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Exits Domino’s Brazil to Burger King Brazil in Exchange for Shares in BK Brazil

    July 9, 2021
  • Lightrock Reaches USD900m Final Close for Global Growth Fund

    July 7, 2021
  • ACON Exits Brazil’s Conexão via Sale to Grain Management

    July 6, 2021
  • SK Tarpon and Greenbridge Invest BRL500m in NSTech

    July 3, 2021
  • MXO Management Acquires 1% Stake in Grupo Axo

    July 2, 2021
  • Crescera Invests BRL200m in Brazil’s Grupo Zelo (em português)

    July 2, 2021
  • Alloy Merchant Finance to Invest Up to ~USD9.9m in Mexico’s Podemos Progresar

    July 2, 2021
  • Dasa Acquires H.I.G. Capital-backed Clínica AMO for BRL750m

    July 2, 2021

Latest Venture Capital News

  • Iporanga Ventures Leads ~USD1.3m Seed Round for Brazilian Fintech Klavi (em português)

    August 25, 2021
  • Kayyak Ventures Leads USD7m Series A for Chilean RFP Platform wherEX

    August 23, 2021
  • X8 Investimentos Invests ~USD3.6m in Brazilian Foodtech Vida Veg (em português)

    August 18, 2021
  • Mercado Libre Acquires 1.25% Stake in Social Media Content Broker Aleph Group (en español)

    August 18, 2021
  • Greenoaks and Tencent Lead USD120m Series E+ for Brazilian Proptech QuintoAndar

    August 18, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group and Prosus Ventures Lead USD104m Series B for Brazilian Rental Car Platform Kovi

    August 18, 2021
  • GNDI Leads ~USD2m Round for Brazilian Healthtech NeuralMed (em português)

    August 17, 2021
  • Tiger Global and Insight Partners Lead USD500m Round for Ecommerce Platform Tiendanube

    August 17, 2021
  • Alexia Ventures Leads ~USD3.4m Round for Brazilian Edtech HeroSpark (em português)

    August 16, 2021
  • Brazilian Technology Education Platform Sirius Education Raises ~USD1m (em português)

    August 14, 2021
  • Mexican On-Demand Grocery Delivery Platform Orchata Raised USD4m Seed Round

    August 13, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD3m Round for Argentine DeFi Platform Exactly

    August 13, 2021
  • Softbank and Tencent Lead USD350m Series D for Argentine Fintech Ualá

    August 13, 2021
  • HiPartners and HIX Capital Invest ~USD10m in Brazilian Fintech F360 (em português)

    August 12, 2021
  • SP Ventures Invests ~USD2.7m in Venture Debt in E-Commerce Solutions Platform Digibee (em português)

    August 11, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Invests ~USD1.6m in Brazilian Healthtech Kompa Saúde (em português)

    August 11, 2021
  • Canary Invests in Brazilian Accounts Receivables Financing Platform Marvin (em português)

    August 10, 2021
  • ChileGlobal Ventures and Dadneo Lead USD2m Seed Round for Travel Booking Platform Wheel the World

    August 9, 2021
  • Jive Investments Leads ~USD20m Round for Brazilian Real Estate Financing Marketplace inGaia (em português)

    August 9, 2021
  • Citrino Invests ~USD1m in Round Extension for Brazilian Industrial Management Platform Tractian (em português)

    August 7, 2021
  • Alexia Ventures and Igah Ventures Lead USD10.3m Series A for Brazilian Trade Platform LogComex

    August 7, 2021
  • SBPar Invests ~USD10m in Brazilian Healthtech Salux (em português)

    August 6, 2021
  • General Atlantic Leads USD70m Series B for Edtech Crehana

    August 5, 2021
  • General Atlantic and SoftBank Lead ~USD125m Round for Brazilian Digital Protection Platform unico

    August 3, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads ~USD116m Series C for Brazilian ERP Omie

    August 3, 2021
  • General Atlantic and SoftBank Lead ~USD125m Round for Brazilian Digital Protection Platform unico

    August 3, 2021
  • Prosus Invests USD194m in Brazil’s Movile

    August 2, 2021
  • Sofinnova Partners Leads USD10 Series A for Chilean Biotech Protera (en español)

    July 27, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD235m Series D for Chilean Foodtech NotCo

    July 26, 2021
  • Tiger Global and Insight Partners Lead USD50m Series C for Visual Collaboration Platform MURAL

    July 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Proptech EmCasa Raises ~USD22m Round (em português)

    July 21, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD3.6m Round for Corporate Benefits Platform Quansa

    July 21, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads USD35m Series B for Brazil-based Telematics Platform Cobli (em português)

    July 21, 2021
  • Presight Capital and Kingsway Capital Lead USD30m Series A for E-commerce Aggregator VALOREO

    July 21, 2021
  • Insight Partners and Tiger Global Lead USD50m Series C for Visual Collaboration Platform MURAL

    July 20, 2021
  • T. Rowe Price Leads USD500m Series F Round for Rappi

    July 19, 2021
  • General Atlantic Leads Undisclosed Series B for Mexican Personal Finance Platform Klar

    July 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures Leads USD5m Series A for Argentine Frozen Food Platform Frizata (em português)

    July 19, 2021

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