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    Samsung Selects 12 Startups to Invest R$200k each as part of its Creative Acceleration Program (em português)

    April 25, 2019

    Samsung will invest R$200k each in Hoobox, Fofuuu, Sinte Soft, Epistemic, Keep Smiling, Olivas, Alltism, RealVM, Birdie, NavegAM, Tarvos and Indwise as part of its Creative Startups acceleration program. (EpocaNegocios)…

  • Abraaj Group’s Private Equity Platform in Latin America Acquired by Colony Capital

    April 18, 2019

    The Abraaj Group and Colony Capital, a global investment firm, have signed a definitive agreement for Colony Capital and the existing management team to acquire the Abraaj Group’s private equity…

  • Blackstone Acquires Mexican Infrastructure Asset Through Investment in FRS Capital

    April 16, 2019

    Blackstone has plans to buy a stake in US investment fund FRS Capital. The acquisition would gain Blackstone indirect control of a leading Latin American container terminal operator. (Latin Lawyer)…

  • Engie & Tokyo Gas Create Joint Venture to Develop Renewable Energy Projects in Mexico

    April 12, 2019

    Engie and Tokyo Gas Co created a joint venture called Heolios EnTG to develop renewable energy projects in Mexico. (Renewable Energy Magazine) Heolios EnTG will be responsible for the development,…

  • Paramés Backs New Social Impact Fund with Latam & East Africa Focus

    March 27, 2019

    A new global social impact fund managed by FIA Asset Management, which will invest in companies delivering positive social impact in Latin America and East Africa, is set to launch…

  • IGNIA Partners Backed GoTrendier Merges with Chicfy

    March 25, 2019

    GoTrendier and Chicfy merged to create the leading clothing resale platform in Latin America and Spain. GoTrendier is backed by IGNIA Partners, Ataria Ventures, Banco Sabadell, Antai Venture Capital, Bonsai…

  • Warburg Pincus’ Trident Energy to Acquire Two Oil Clusters from Petrobras

    March 20, 2019

    Warburg Pincus portfolio company Trident Energy is in talks to acquire two oil clusters from Petrobras. (Reuters) – Warburg Pincus-backed firm Trident Energy is in exclusive talks with Petroleo Brasileiro…

  • Request for proposals – LAC Venture Debt Fund

    March 18, 2019

    IDB Lab is launching the LAC Venture Debt Fund to support Latin American entrepreneurs with venture debt financing. Fund managers with experience in the region are invited to submit proposals to manage…

  • Omidyar Network Spins Out Fintech Investment Arm as Flourish Ventures

    March 7, 2019

    Omidyar Network spun off its financial inclusion investment arm as Flourish Ventures. The new firm launches with US$300m in capital for investments (equity and grant) and operations, and will maintain…

  • Brookfield Asset Management in Talks to Acquire Sabesp, São Paulo’s State Sanitation Company

    March 1, 2019

    Canadian asset management firm, Brookfield Asset Management is in talks to acquire Sabesp, the São Paulo state sanitation company. The deal is subject to new regulatory framework for the sanitation…

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    July 4, 2022
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    June 30, 2022
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    June 28, 2022
  • IDC Ventures Leads USD30m Series B for Mexican Payments Platform UnDosTres (en español)

    June 28, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management Leads ~USD38m Series C for Brazil’s Conexa Saúde

    June 27, 2022
  • Actis To Acquire 10% Stake in Brazil’s Omega Energia for BRL850m

    June 27, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Leads ~USD40m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Conexa Saúde (em português)

    June 27, 2022
  • Peru’s GloboKasNet Raises Undisclosed Amount from Nuveen and Maj Invest

    June 23, 2022
  • Ameris Capital Acquires LP Stakes from Chile’s Penta Seguros de Vida for Undisclosed Amount

    June 23, 2022
  • Vine Ventures Reaches USD140m Final Close for Seed-stage Venture Fund

    June 22, 2022
  • General Catalyst Leads USD17m Series A for Chilean Healthtech Examedi (en español)

    June 22, 2022
  • KASZEK Leads ~USD10m Series A for Brazilian Energy Marketplace Lemon Energia (em português)

    June 22, 2022
  • Patria Investments Acquires Brazilian Hydropower Plants from ContourGlobal for BRL1.74b

    June 20, 2022
  • Equitas Acquires Chile’s Naviera Antártica

    June 20, 2022
  • Browder Capital, TeleSoft Partners, MBX Lead USD7m Round for Mexican Healthtech Eva (en español)

    June 19, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD6m Round for Colombian Fintech Mono (en español)

    June 17, 2022
  • Henko Capital Partners Acquires Revergy

    June 15, 2022
  • Patria Acquires Brazil’s Avenida for BRL300m

    June 15, 2022
  • Grupo Mutual To Raise Two USD200m Costa Rica VC Funds

    June 14, 2022
  • BNDES To Invest BRL2.5b in Funds Managed by Vinci, BTG Pactual, Kinea and Patria

    June 14, 2022
  • Macquarie Sells Interest in Mexico’s Universidad Politécnica de San Luis Potosí to Bestinver

    June 11, 2022
  • Mexico’s Ozon Raises USD4m Seed Funding and USD25m Debt

    June 10, 2022
  • Meor To Invest MXN1.45b To Develop Three Industrial Parks in Mexico

    June 9, 2022
  • Seguros Unimed To Launch BRL1b Brazilian Real Estate Fund

    June 9, 2022
  • Pátria Investimentos’ Lavoro Acquires 85% Stake in Brazil’s Casa Trevo and CATR From AZ Group

    June 8, 2022
  • Ecuadorian Fintech Kushki Raises USD100m Series B+ at USD1.5b Valuation

    June 7, 2022
  • CPP Investments-backed Auren Energia Acquires 28.3% Stake In Brazil’s Aquarela Inovação Tecnológica

    June 7, 2022
  • IDB Invest Provides USD250m Fixed Rate B-bond for Uruguay’s Central Railroad Line Project

    June 7, 2022
  • SPIC To Acquire 70% Stake in Two Brazilian Solar Projects in Brazil From Canadian Solar

    June 6, 2022
  • Grupo Financiero Galicia Acquires 15% Stake in Argentina’s Agripay

    June 6, 2022
  • Caatinga Capital To Acquire 70% Stake in Brazil’s Nexti for BRL170m

    June 6, 2022
  • Mubadala Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Brazil’s Medicina UniFTC Salvador and Unesulbahia

    June 3, 2022
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Chile’s Virutex Ilko

    June 3, 2022
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD47m Round for SuperApp Yummy

    June 2, 2022
  • Aqua Capital Acquires 100% of Colombia’s Ascender From Valorar Futuro

    June 2, 2022
  • Inovabra Leads ~USD17m Round for Brazilian Agtech Agrotools (em português)

    June 1, 2022
  • Brookfield-owned BRK Ambiental Files for Brazil IPO

    May 31, 2022

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  • Lightrock Reaches USD300m Final Close for LatAm Growth Fund

    May 18, 2022
  • Grupo Procaps To Acquire Mexico’s Grupo Somar From Advent

    May 17, 2022
  • Stratus Alternative Fund To Launch Jamaica SME Private Equity Fund

    May 14, 2022
  • FRAM Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Brazil’s Classy Brands

    May 12, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Exits Brazil’s Pro Infusion Via Sale to Viveo Group

    May 11, 2022
  • Advent International To Invest in Colombia’s GHL Hotels

    May 3, 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
  • IG4 Capital To Raise USD500m Fund III and USD300m Credit Fund

    April 25, 2022
  • Accenture Acquires Argentina’s Ergo

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

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

    April 12, 2022
  • Riza Asset Management and Alvarez & Marzel To Create JV To Invest in Special Situations

    April 7, 2022
  • Brookfield To Invest USD60m in Brazil’s Ouro Verde

    March 28, 2022
  • Gramercy Provides USD100m Credit Line to Colombia’s OmniLatAm

    March 21, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Leads BRL650m Investment in Brazil’s Evino

    March 7, 2022
  • PX Ativos Judiciais and Galapagos Capital Raise BRL100m for Brazil Judicial Assets Fund

    March 2, 2022
  • IFC To Provide BRL200m Loan to Brazil’s Ser Educacional

    February 24, 2022
  • Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital Provides BRL72m in Mezzanine Financing to Brazil’s InvestFarma

    February 23, 2022
  • Wind Point Partners Acquires Mexico’s Palmex

    February 22, 2022
  • Grupo Pegasus Invests in Puppis

    February 22, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Invests BRL100m in Brazil’s DMCard

    February 21, 2022
  • Macrocapitales Sells 33.33% of Hass Peru to Local Investors

    February 19, 2022
  • Jive Investments Sells 49% Stake in Select Assets for USD25.5m

    February 19, 2022
  • Advent Acquires 25% Stake in Brazil’s Tigre for BRL1.35b

    February 18, 2022
  • Altum Capital Reaches USD125m Final Close for Second Mexico Private Debt Fund

    February 15, 2022
  • SouthLight Capital’s LatAm Growth SPAC Raises USD130m on Nasdaq

    February 9, 2022
  • LIV Capital’s Second SPAC Raises USD100m on the Nasdaq

    February 8, 2022
  • MicroVest Invests USD5m in Panama’s Banco La Hipotecaria

    February 8, 2022
  • PesoRama Merges With CPC Skyscape & Receives USD4.2m in Subscription Receipts Led by Fundamental Private Markets

    February 8, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Exits Chile’s Mundo via Sale to DigitalBridge

    February 4, 2022
  • XP Invests ~USD9m in Brazil’s BR Supply (em português)

    January 31, 2022
  • Prisma Capital Increases Stake in Brazil’s Dommo Energia

    January 29, 2022
  • SPX Capital Targets BRL2.5b Brazil PE Fund (em português)

    January 28, 2022
  • BlackRock’s Global Renewable Energy Fund III to Invest USD200m in Chilean Solar Assets

    January 28, 2022
  • Cerberus To Commit BRL50m to Brasil Brokers

    January 27, 2022
  • RF Bank & Trust to Raise USD50m Bahamas Fund

    January 27, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires 70% of inConcert and Convertia

    January 24, 2022

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  • DN Capital Leads ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Brazilian Healthtech Sami

    December 14, 2021
  • Riverwood Capital Leads ~USD52m Series B for Brazilian Fiscal Management Platform Arquivei (em português)

    December 14, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD2.7m Seed Round for Peruvian Edtech Crack the Code

    December 13, 2021
  • GIC Leads ~USD32m Series C for Brazilian Delivery Platform Shopper (em português)

    December 13, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD20.5m Round for Mexican Freight Platform Nuvocargo

    December 10, 2021
  • Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD60m Series B+ in E-Commerce Aggregator Merama

    December 9, 2021
  • Volpe Capital Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Corporate Governance Platform Atlas Governance

    December 8, 2021
  • Lachy Groom Leads USD14.8m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Stark Bank (em português)

    December 8, 2021
  • Prosus Ventures Leads USD60m Series B for Colombian Edtech Platzi

    December 6, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD10m Series A for Brazilian Workspace Marketplace Beer or Coffee (em português)

    November 30, 2021
  • Galapagos Capital Invests ~USD20m in Brazilian Cosmetics MedBeauty (em português)

    November 18, 2021
  • Oak HC Leads USD27m Series A for Mexican Payment Platform Aplazo

    November 15, 2021
  • Colombian E-commerce Fulfillment Platform Melonn Raises USD4.5 Seed Round

    November 3, 2021
  • DNA Capital, Temasek and Fit Participações Lead ~USD20m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Memed

    November 1, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Round for Brazilian Proptech Homelend (em português)

    October 28, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD8m Round for Brazilian Car Documentation Platform Gringo

    October 27, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads USD75m Series C for Brazilian BPO Platform Pipefy

    October 26, 2021
  • Mexican Delivery Platform Skydropx Raised USD20m Seres A from Cometa, Base10 Partners, 645 Ventures

    October 26, 2021
  • Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others

    October 25, 2021
  • Andreessen Horowitz and Base Partners Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Foodtech Foodology

    October 22, 2021
  • Unbox Capital Leads USD30m Series B for Brazilian Marketing Platform Rock Content (em português)

    October 22, 2021
  • L Catterton Leads Investment in Mexican DTC Eyewear Brand Ben & Frank

    October 21, 2021
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD18m Series A for Venezuelan Delivery Platform Yummy

    October 21, 2021
  • Flourish Ventures and GFC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Merce do Bairro

    October 21, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD35m Series A for Argentine Fintech Pomelo

    October 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa Raises ~USD6m Seed Round (em português)

    October 20, 2021
  • QED Investors and KASZEK Lead USD40m Series C for Brazilian Fintech Hash

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank, Amazon and Accel Lead USD108m Series B for Brazilian Fintech Pismo (en español)

    October 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX (em português)

    October 15, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD22m Series A for Mexican Edtech Aprende Institute

    October 11, 2021
  • Square Capital and Hard Yaka Invest USD15m in Colombian Digital Payments Platform Movii (en español)

    October 6, 2021
  • Atlantico Leads USD6m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace ZAX

    October 5, 2021
  • Mercado Libre and KASZEK SPAC Raises USD287m In Public Listing

    October 4, 2021
  • FunderClub and Clocktower Lead USD2m Seed Round for Chilean Software Platform Toku (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Colombian Lending Platform Sempli Raises USD10m (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Digital Currency Group Leads USD50m Series B for Argentine Crypto Platform Ripio (em português)

    October 4, 2021
  • Tiger Global and Point72 Ventures Lead USD20m Series A for Colombian HRtech Ontop

    October 4, 2021

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