(El Mercurio) Activa, the private equity investment arm of LarrainVial, has acquired a majority stake in FenVentures, a venture capital firm with a technology focus founded by Cristóbal Silva y Ricardo…

(TI INSIDE Online) Latin American mobile charging and payment system provider, Movilway, announced the  purchase of Diga, a Brazilian prepaid phone credit distributor and mobile chip marketer, for US$5m. A…

(Press Release) Dalus Capital Fund II issued its first CKD for MX$950m (approximately US$50m). The fund will invest in Mexican companies with high growth potential based on technological or business…

Barn Investments led a US$1M round in Skore,a knowledge management platform in Silicon Valley; leading a US$2M Series A in Worldpackers, a Brazilian social travel marketplace; and participating in Trocafone’s recent R$20M Series A led by Swiss firm Sallfort…

(Notícias) Previously backed by Brazilian angel investment group, Altivia Ventures, Pet Hub has been acquired by its competitor Pet Anjo. A Pet Anjo, marketplace de serviços pets, acaba de adquirir ativos…

(Baguete) Brazil’s two largest taxi apps, 99 Taxis and Easy, both of which have received investments from Rocket Internet, Monashees Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Tiger Global, are negotiating merger to withstand Uber’s…

Brazilian internet pioneer Paul Humberg’s fund A5 Investimentos, which has invested in six startups, acquired VC fund W7.

(VCCircle) Naspers-backed and Goibibo Group operated redBus.in, acquired a majority stake in Peru-based bus ticketing platform Busportal, accelerated by Wayra Peru and operated by Empresa Digital Peruana S.A.C, for an…

MercadoLibre purchased Axado, a freight management platform, for R$26m, generating a 4X return for Fundo SC, a Santa Catarina-based fund managed by FIR Capital and BZPlan since 2010. Fundo SC…

(Baguete) UOL Diveo, a big acquirer or Brazilian tech companies, just bought Brazilian cloud-solutions provider Dualtec, invested by Astella Investimentos in 2011. UOL Diveo Acquires Dualtec (em português) was last…

(Valor Econômico) e.Bricks Digital, an investment media group, sold its seven car ad portals under BuscaCarros to Webmotors. e.Bricks Exits BuscaCarros (em português) was last modified: July 22nd, 2016 by…

(NXTP Labs) WikiHow, a handy site that provides users with how-to instructions for just about anything, has just acquired NXTP Labs portfolio company and DIY site, GuideCentral. WikiHow Acquires NXTP…

(TechCrunch) Brazil-based iFood, a food delivery platform looking to dominate the on-demand economy in Latin America, has bought the on-demand food delivery startup SpoonRocket. Terms of the deal were not…

(Fusões & Aquisições) Brazilian e-commerce platform, Grupo Netshoes, acquired São Paulo retailer, Shoestock, to strengthen its e-commerce portfolio company, Zattini. Netshoes Acquires São Paulo based Shoestock (em português) was last…

(Valor Econômico) VC fund Ideiasnet, which invests in Brazilian technology, will fully exit Moip Pagamentos with sale of 100% of its shares to German Financial Services provider Wirecard for R$165m…

(Baguete) Movile’s food delivery platform, iFood, acquired Devorando for an undisclosed amount expanding both businesses reach across Brazil. Movile’s iFood Acquires Devorando (em português) was last modified: July 26th, 2016…

(Press Release) Rocket Internet SE announced the divestiture of non-core takeaway food operations owned by the Company and foodpanda Group to JustEat for €125m. Rocket Internet has sold its takeaway…

(Press Release) Brazilian & digital marketing campaign optimization company with clients such as Netshoes, Terra & Globo, Ocapi, announced the sale of its operations to Reaamp, a one-stop-shop for digital…

(Comunicados.co) Bogotá based grocery delivery platform Merqueo.com acquired its competitor Lulo, strengthening its position as the largest online supermarket. Velum Ventures’ Merqueo.com Acquired Online Delivery Platform Lulo (en español) was…

(Press Release) Further developing its company building activities in Latin America, Mountain Partners AG has recently acquired a majority stake in one of the leading Latin American investment and company…

(Businesswire) Open English, the leading online English-language learning school in the Americas, announced today the acquisition of Next University. With this acquisition, Open English increases its portfolio of online educational…

(Diario Financiero) Swiss Corporation Mountain Partners and co-investors in Europe, North America and Asia, acquired 51% the administration of Nazca Ventures, led by Alan Farcas and Santiago Caniggia, as well…

(Baguete) Monashees Capital and Intel Capital have just exited Boo-box, a company providing ad-tech solutions and ad space on social media platforms. FTPI Digital Acquires Boo-Box (em português) was last…

(NXTP Labs) Tutum, a startup from the fifth generation of NXTP Labs, containerized application and cloud management service provider, has been acquired by Docker, an open source development platform. Tutum,…

(Valor Econômico) Kroton announced the acquisition of Studiare, an ed tech startup, for R$4.1m with a four year stock option plan for the founders. Kroton Buys Ed Tech Company, Studiare,…

(Baguete) e.Bricks has made its first exit by selling mobile marketing firm Pontomobi to British multinational media and marketing group Dentsu Aegis Network. The transaction did not include prior Pomotobi…

(Economic Times) Long-distance ridesharing platform BlaBlaCar has received a funding of $200 million that will be used to expand operations across emerging markets including India and Brazil. BlaBlaCar Raises $US200m…

(PR Newswire) Blackboard today announced the acquisition of Nivel Siete, a leading Moodle provider operating in Latin America. By joining their forces, the two companies will be able to offer…

(Expansión) Freelance employment portal Nubelo acquires Brazilian counterpart, Prolancer.

(Pulso Social) Undertone, a U.S. company specializing in digital marketing solutions for big brands, announced the acquisition of Sparkflow, the leading Latin American platform for multi-screen Rich Media experiences for…