Private Equity
Participants in the Latin American M&A market cite the regulatory climate and opposition to giving up management control as the top foils to private equity in the region, according to a survey.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity energy giant has made its largest-ever investment into specialised insurance with its support of London-based Torus Insurance.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A minority investment by the US private equity firm was used to finance Trow Global’s merger with Teknika and will support ongoing global expansion.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets specialist’s Latin America Fund has taken a majority stake in leasing concern Analistas de Recursos Globales.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The emerging markets-focussed private equity firm has sold 10 percent stake in pipeline company Transredes at a profit for for $46.6m, in compliance with Bolivia’s nationalisation of the oil and gas sector.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Carlyle Group’s $1.1bn infrastructure fund has done its second deal and joined the growing trend of private equity firms targeting the logistics space.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity firm’s Latin America Infrastructure Fund has now fully exited Mexican telecom start-up Axtel, following the company’s $345m 2005 IPO.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The first publicly listed private equity firm in Latin America has purchased a 20 percent stake in Brazil’s largest post-secondary education institution, Estacio Participacoes.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Private equity firms have shown increased activity in the Brazilian M&A market, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
New York-based alternative asset manager Palmfund Management will acquire Latin American publishing operations from information provider LexisNexis.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
