CDPQ partners in acquisition of 50 pct of Columbia's Alianza
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has joined an Australis Partners-led group to acquire a 50 percent stake in each of Alianza Fiduciaria and Alianza Valores, both Columbian financial institutions. Terms weren't disclosed. The seller was U.S. private equity firm Advent International. Australis, a Latin American private equity firm, CDPQ and International Finance Corp have formed a partnership with Organización DeLima, owner of the other 50 percent stake, to manage the investment. Based in Bogata, Alianza Fiduciaria is a trust and asset management company, while Alianza Valores is a brokerage house.



