Private Equity

Latin America

Conduit earns 4.9x on Mexican power plants

Conduit Capital Partners has sold three hydroelectric power plants in Mexico, the firm’s second successful exit this year from its 1999 vintage fund.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Carlyle executes first Mexico exit

Carlyle’s Mexico team has completed its first exit, with the sale of bilingual call-centre services provider Hispanic Teleservices Corporation to French company Teleperformance.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

ACON earns 13.5x on Brazilian supermarket

TPG-affiliate ACON Investments has completed its second exit from a Latin American supermarket chain, with the sale of GBarbosa to strategic buyer Cencosud.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

ACON leads $852m oil and gas investment

ACON Investments, Guggenheim Investment Management and West Coast Energy Partners have provided capital to enable Milagro Exploration to buy back Gulf Coast properties its founders once owned.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

DIC picks up Almatis, UBS underwrites $1bn

Dubai International Capital, the Middle Eastern investment firm, has bought Almatis in a secondary deal, with loans at more than six times EBITDA provided by Swiss bank UBS.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

10 things you need to know in 2008

As the year draws to a close PEO's team has pulled out its crystal ball to take a view on 10 of the themes that will occupy the industry in 2008.

6 min read · 04 January 2013

American Capital earns 3x money on audio visual company

American Capital has sold Swank Audio Visuals to Code Hennessy & Simmons, earning a three times return. The firm provided $48.5 million in debt financing for the deal.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

GP Investments opens Mexico City office

GP Investments has opened its first office outside of Brazil, part of its previously announced regional expansion.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Intel backs Brazilian security company

Intel Capital has made an investment in rapidly growing security company InfoServer Informatica out of its $50 million Brazil fund.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Advent buys Mexican funeral chain in $317m LBO

Grupo Gayosso, Mexico’s largest funeral services company, has been acquired by Advent International in a transaction valued at $317 million, including $40 million in subordinated debt.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

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