Global non-profit Women’s World Banking, through its Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II fund, led a USD6.6m pre-Series B for Aflore, a Colombia-based fintech focused on financial inclusion, with participation from Polymath Ventures, Amador Holdings, Unreasonable Capital, and other existing shareholders. Read more… Read More
L Catterton has partially exited its stake in Brazil-based hair removal company Espaçolaser via the company’s BRL2.64b (approximately USD483m) IPO on the B3. L Catterton sold shares worth BRL811.6m (approximately USD148.5m) and reduced its stake from 33% to 5.27%, according to regulatory… Read More
GIC, Whale Rock, and Invesco led a USD400m Series G for Brazil-based fintech Nubank, with participation from Tencent Holdings, Dragoneer Investment Group, Ribbit Capital, and Sequoia Capital at a reported USD25b valuation. Read more… Read More
Iporanga Investimentos led an undisclosed seed round for Brazil-based B2B wholesale marketplace, with participation from Verve Capital and angels investors including Viva Real founder Brian Requarth and Olist founder Tiago Dalvi. Read more… Read More
Igah Ventures (formerly e.Bricks Ventures) led a BRL38m (approximately USD7m) Series A for Brazil-based credit fintech BxBlue, with participation from Iporanga Ventures, FJ Labs, and Funders Club. Read more… Read More
Five Elms Capital has invested USD25m in Playvox, a Colombia-based provider of quality assurance software for customer service. The company also announced its acquisition of Australian workforce monitoring SaaS company Agyle Time. Read more… Read More
TPG Capital’s renewable energy platform Matrix Renewables has acquired a 154 MW solar portfolio in Chile from Verano Capital for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
Linzor Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Sies Salud, a Colombia-based health care services company specializing in HIV treatments. Read more… Read More
Blackstone Group-backed Pátria Investimentos has raised USD588m in a US IPO, with Blackstone reducing its stake to 14% for USD262m. Pátria will use the proceeds to launch new funds and expand its business in Brazil and Latin America. Read more… Read More
Mubadala Investment Company has acquired Farallon Capital Management’s interest in Brazil-based highway concession Rota das Bandeiras for BRL2b (approximately USD376m), becoming the company’s sole controller. The concession operates nearly 300 kilometers of highways in São Paulo. Read more… Read More
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