Global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has announced it will acquire Brazil-based data center operator Aceco TI from global growth equity investment firm General Atlantic and other shareholders. KKR will make its investment in partnership with Aceco CEO Jorge Nitzan, who will hold a significant minority… Read More
Power generation company Endesa Chile has agreed to acquire a 50 percent equity stake in Inversiones Gas Atacama Holding Limitada (IGHL) from Latin America-focused private equity firm Southern Cross for US$309 million. IGHL is the holding company of Gas Atacama, a 781-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant located in northern… Read More
Alternative investment firm Bain Capital has agreed to acquire Brazil-based provider of health and dental plans Grupo Notre Dame Intermedica (GNDI) from its founder, Dr. Paulo Barbanti, for a reported BRL2 billion (approximately US$858 million). The company provides healthcare services to more than seven thousand companies and three million… Read More
Capital Indigo, a private equity firm focused on mid-market private equity and mezzanine debt investments in Mexico, has invested in Mexico-based specialty foods company Interdeli for a controlling stake. The transaction was structured through Indigo 1. Interdeli, which manufactures and supplies bakery products, prepared foods and dairy products, intends… Read More
Alternative investment management firm Kinea Investimentos has agreed to purchase a 20 percent stake in Brazil-based clothing store Lojas Avenida for BRL200 million (approximately US$84.5 million). Kinea has the option to double this stake within five years. Lojas Avenida operates 105 stores in various Brazilian cities and intends to… Read More
Global private markets asset management firm Hamilton Lane has reached a final close on its Brazil-dedicated fund of funds, HL Brazil FIQFIP, with BRL150 million (approximately US$63.7 million) in capital commitments. Investors in the fund include Brazilian pension funds, multi-family offices and financial institutions. At the time of closing,… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Northgate Capital has acquired a minority stake in Mexico-based healthcare information technology provider Health Digital Systems (HDS), injecting up to US$25 million in the company. HDS intends to use the fresh capital to develop software products and business expansion. Other shareholders in the company… Read More
Tom Barry is the CEO and Founder of Zephyr Management, a global emerging markets investment manager that specializes in the creation and management of private equity and marketable securities funds. Tom discusses the rationale behind his firm’s investment strategy and candidly shares his views on what he sees as the… Read More
A fund managed by Ashmore Colombia, a subsidiary of emerging market-focused investment manager Ashmore Group, has agreed to the sale of a 100 percent equity stake in Colombia-based telecommunications infrastructure company Lazus, formerly known as Promitel Colombia, to diversified telecommunications company Columbus International. Funds advised by Ashmore purchased Lazus… Read More
Global private investment firm Partners Group has acquired a majority stake in Mexico-based gas infrastructure operator Fermaca from asset management firm Ospraie Management in a transaction worth approximately US$750 million. The investment was made alongside management and funded through a combination of mezzanine debt and equity. Fermaca builds, owns… Read More
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