Brazil-focused venture capital firm SP Ventures has invested BRL2 million (approximately US$600,000) in Brazil-based genotyping and molecular biology services company Biotecnologia Pesquisa e Inovação (BPI). SP Ventures invested through Sao Paulo Innovation Fund. BPI is using the capital injection to open new headquarters in Botucatu, Brazil. Read More
Mexico-focused venture capital and growth equity fund manager LIV Capital has agreed to invest MXN450 million (approximately US$23 million) in Mexico-based financial markets infrastructure and brokerage company Central de Corretajes (CENCOR). CENCOR will use the capital to operate the Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA) project, a new stock exchange that… Read More
Global growth markets investor The Abraaj Group has sold its stake in Colombia-based supermarket operator Koba International Group to emerging markets private equity group Capital Group Private Markets. Abraaj originally invested in the company in 2010 through its fund ALAF I; Capital Group invested through CIPEF VI. Koba operates a… Read More
Private equity and mezzanine fund manager Latin American Partners (LAP) has reached a final close for its Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund II with US$188.2 million in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include development finance institutions Inter-American Development Bank, acting through the Inter-American Investment Corporation, International Finance Corporation, Finnish… Read More
Global private equity firm Permira and venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures have agreed to invest in Mutant, a Brazil-based provider of software and services to call centers, in a deal reportedly valued at BRL500 million (approximately US$153 million). The deal comes as Mutant is spinning out from its parent… Read More
Mexico-focused private equity firm Alta Growth Capital has invested in two Mexico-based companies: Grupo Industrial Artes Graficas (AGH), a manufacturer of labels for consumer products packaging, and Grupo Bienestar (GEB), a fitness center operator. AGH plans to use the additional capital to fund an expansion of installed capacity in the… Read More
Latin America-focused private equity firm Southern Cross Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Mexico-based IT consulting company Intellego. Established in 1999, Intellego operates in Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Read More
In this Bulletin, our contributors focus on: Debt investment in India and whether Mauritius is now and will in future be a preferred investment route: Reviewing a protocol amending the agreement between India and Mauritius in relation to double taxation and challenges presented by India’s General Anti-Avoidance Rules, the treatment… Read More
By Cindy Valentine and Ravi Chopra, King & Wood Mallesons Although permanent capital structures have been used in Europe and the US for many years in various forms, emerging markets have trailed developed markets when it comes to alternative structures. While managers in emerging markets have been talking about,… Read More
By José Antonio Coto, White & Case LLP On July 18, 2016 a group of laws that comprises the legal framework that will make effective the public strategies and policies for fighting corruption and impunity, were published in Mexico. The objective of this legal reform is to achieve full… Read More
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