EDITOR’S UPDATE: Kroton, Brazil’s largest for-profit education firm, received regulatory approval to acquire a controlling stake in Somos Educação for US$1.34b, providing an exit to Tarpon. In 2017 Somos Educação acquired…
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Private equity firm Victoria Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Brazilian sports nutrition importer Import Sports for an undisclosed amount. (Valor Econômico) SÃO PAULO – A Victoria Capital…
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Actis’ Atlas Renewable Energy has acquired 100% of the photovoltaic power generation project Vega Solar 6 in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The original owner and developer was SunPower. (LexLatin)…
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Global institutional funds manager IFM Investors has completed the acquisition of 100% of Spain’s OHL Concesiones for US$2.6b. Through this transaction, IFM Investors will have indirect control of OHL México, and…
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Emerging markets investment manager Ashmore Group and Steve Dixon, CEO and co-founder of STRACON GyM, have announced an agreement to acquire 87.59% of the stock of Peruvian mining company STRACON GyM…
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Argentine fashion group Rapsodia, which is backed by L Catterton, has acquired international baby fashion boutique Baby Cottons for an undisclosed amount. (LexLatin) El grupo argentino de moda femenina Rapsodia,…
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The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Concessionaire Mexiquense (Conmex) by Canadian institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement (CDPQ), and Australian institutional investment manager IFM Investors. Conmex, a…
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Private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners LLC has bought out Brazilian logistics company Prumo Logistica SA. The transaction was valued at around US$166m. (Reuters) Private equity firm EIG Global…
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Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has given approval to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and local firm Votorantim Geracao de Energia SA to acquire the 359-MW Ventos do Araripe III…
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Genesis Group, an Actis portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Brazilian food solutions company PariPassu. (LexLatin) Genesispar Participações S.A. (Genesis), empresa especializada en certificación y trazabilidad…