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Brazil Data Insight (Year-End 2018)
EMPEA Members, log in and click through for your exclusive access to the detailed report and underlying data. In a year marked by significant political changes, investors demonstrated growing confidence in opportunities
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Kaszek Ventures Closes Two New Funds with USD600 Million in Total Commitments
Latin American venture capital firm Kaszek Ventures has reached final closes of USD375 million for the firm’s fourth early-stage fund Kaszek Ventures IV and USD225 million for Kaszek Ventures Opportunity
Read MoreStarboard Acquires 93 Percent Stake in 3R Petroleum
Brazil-focused alternative investment manager Starboard Restructuring Partners Group has acquired a 93 percent stake in Brazil-based oil company 3R Petroleum. The company—which focuses on the redevelopment of mature oil fields
Read MoreAdobe Reaches USD30 Million Final Close for Adobe Mezzanine Fund II
Mexico-focused impact investment fund manager Adobe Capital has reached a final close for Adobe Mezzanine Fund II with USD30.3 million in commitments. Investors in the fund includ a variety of
Read MoreAlquilando Secures USD1.1 Million Pre-Series A Round from NXTP Labs, ArFintech, and Rosental Inversiones
Argentina-based rental services platform Alquilando has secured a USD1.1 million Pre-Series A funding round from Latin America-focused early-stage investor NXTP Labs, Argentina-focused fintech investor ArFintech, and Argentina-based investment bank Rosental
Read MoreCarlyle to Acquire 100 Percent Stake in Coney Park
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire a 100 percent stake in Peru-based amusement park and arcade operator Coney Park from Peruvian media and entertainment conglomerate
Read MoreBanco Inter Raises USD330 Million in Share Offering
Brazil-listed digital banking services provider Banco Inter has raised BRL1.24 billion (approximately USD330 million) via a share offering on Brazilian stock exchange B3. Japan-based technology conglomerate SoftBank Group reportedly acquired
Read MoreBain Raises USD608 Million in Follow-On Offering of Intermédica Shares
Global private equity firm Bain Capital has partially exited its stake in Brazil-listed health care provider Grupo Notre Dame Intermédica (GNDI), generating gross proceeds of BRL2.37 billion (approximately USD608 million).
Read MoreCMB Prime and LarrainVial Close Third Infrastructure Fund at USD400 Million
CMB Prime, a Chile-focused infrastructure investor, and LarrainVial, a Chile-based financial services firm, have reached a final close for CMB LV Infraestructura III with USD400 million in capital commitments. Investors
Read MoreCrescera and 2bCapital Agree to Invest in Semantix
Brazil-focused alternative asset manager Crescera Investimentos and 2bCapital, the private equity arm of Brazil-based financial services company Bradesco, have agreed to invest in Brazil-based information technology company Semantix. Through the
Read MoreSoftBank Leads USD300 Million Investment in Gympass
Global telecom and technology investment group SoftBank will lead existing investors, including private equity firms General Atlantic, Atomico, and Valor Capital Group, in a new USD300 million funding round for
Read MoreSoftBank Vision Fund Leads USD100 Million Investment in Loggi
The SoftBank Vision Fund, a private investment fund managed by Japan-based technology conglomerate SoftBank, has led a USD100 million investment in Loggi, a Brazil-based logistics and delivery company. Other participants
Read MoreActis Raises USD150 Million in CERPI Listing
Growth markets investor Actis has raised USD150 million through the Series A issue of a Certificado de Proyectos de Inversión (CERPI) offering on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). Actis will
Read MoreBlackRock Acquires Aguascalientes Solar Project from Canadian Solar
Global asset manager BlackRock has acquired the Aguasalientes solar project, a 68-megawatt facility in Mexico, from Canada-based solar panel manufacturer and project developer Canadian Solar. Electricity generated by the plant
Read MoreVinci Partners Exits Cecrisa to Duratex
Brazil-focused alternative investment fund manager Vinci Partners has exited Brazil-based ceramic tile manufacturer Cecrisa to Duratex, a wood panel producer also based in Brazil. Duratex will acquire the company from
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