Does Law Matter? Although that may be an odd question for a practicing lawyer to pose, it is a central question for legal academics and policy-makers – in all countries, and across all fields of activity. How does any particular law affect the way people behave? Is it a force for good, or does… Read More
Download full article here. Brazil’s Private Equity industry began to take shape amid 1980’s and 1990’s, with the formation of the first local PE houses and arrival of international houses, both attracted by promising opportunities brought by the privatization process run by the Brazilian government back in the day, as well as by… Read More
The Cayman Islands has long had a robust anti-money laundering and combatting of terrorist financing regime (the AML Regime) aimed at ensuring that Cayman Islands financial service providers adopt appropriate procedures to safeguard against the commission of money laundering and/or terrorist financing offences. This article explores a number of significant changes to the regulatory framework… Read More
Global private equity, debt and real estate fund manager H.I.G. Capital has invested in Brazil-based hospital network Grupo Meridional. The company, which operates five health care facilities in the state of Espírito Santo, plans to use the funding to expand its services through both organic and inorganic growth. Financial details… Read More
Latin America-focused private equity firms ACON Investments and Humus Capital Partners have acquired a majority stake in Biosidus and Biosidus Farma, an Argentina-based manufacturer and distributor of biosimilar pharmaceuticals. ACON invested through ACON Latin America Opportunities Fund IV. Biosidus exports to more than 25 countries across four continents. The company… Read More
Download Private Equity’s Role in Delivering the SDGs: Current Approaches and Good Practice Executive Summary The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals) provide a global framework for addressing the most urgent global social and environmental challenges. They set out a pathway to inclusive growth and represent a… Read More
Global private equity fund manager Advent International has agreed to acquire an 80 percent stake in Walmart Brazil from the company’s U.S.-based parent. Walmart will retain the remaining 20 percent stake in the company upon completion of the transaction. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval,… Read More
Latin America-focused private equity fund manager Australis Partners has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Mexico-based medical services provider Grupo Vitalmex. Vitalmex’s activities span integrated surgical support services, inventory management, medical equipment outsourcing and maintenance, as well as the supply and sale of instruments, materials and disposables to over… Read More
Download the full report here. Brazilians have a saying: “Brazil is the country of the future—and always will be.” To what extent is this adage true of the country’s private capital industry? In light of a tumultuous few years defined by economic volatility and political scandal, are fund managers… Read More
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has identified and championed a pressing issue that is, at once, a major public policy imperative and a crucial concern for the international investment community: how to mobilize greater flows of private equity (PE) capital for private sector development in emerging markets… Read More
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