Chile-based VC Magma Partners has reached a USD50m final close for its Magma Partners III Fund. The vehicle will target fintech, insurtech, and SaaS companies in Latin America. Read more… Read More
QED Investors has reached a final close for its sixth fund with USD350m in commitments. The vehicle targets early- and growth-stage fintech companies in North America, South America, and the United Kingdom. Read more… Read More
Americold Realty Trust has agreed to acquire a 15% stake in SuperFrio Armazéns Gerais, a Brazilian cold storage operator owned by Patria Investimentos, for USD28m. Read more… Read More
Latin American VC KaszeK Ventures led a USD8.7m Series A for Colombian hotel chain Ayenda. Strategic investors Irelandia Aviation, Kairos, Altabix, and BWG Ventures also participated in the round. Read more… Read More
Darby, emerging market private capital arm of Franklin Templeton, has completed a debt investment in Bloom Farm, a Mexican blueberry producer located in Jalisco. Transaction details were not disclosed. Read more… Read More
Kinea, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Brazil-based financial services group Itaú, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Brazil-based financial and retail technology company Matera for BRL100m (approximately USD23m). Read more… Read More
Brazilian private equity manager Oria Capital has reached a first close for Fund III, targeting USD100m. Investors include international institutional investor programs and Brazilian institutional investors. Read More
VC firm DOMO Invest led a BRL6m (approximately USD1.4m) investment in IOUU, a lending marketplace for Brazilian small businesses, with participation from Indicator Capital and Devas Invest. Read more… Read More
I Squared Capital, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund II, has acquired an indirect equity interest in OCENSA, the operator of the largest crude oil pipeline in Colombia, from Advent International. This transaction represented an exit for Advent International. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Read… Read More
Redpoint eventures led a USD4m seed investment in Kzas, a Brazilian proptech platform matching residential sellers and buyers. Read more… Read More
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