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LAVCA appoints to boardThe Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association has added two new board members, Carlos Garcia, co-managing partner and chairman of Victoria Capital Partners and Alfredo Castellanos Heuer, senior managing director of Evercore Mexico Capital Partners. Garcia and Castellanos succeed J. Scott Swensen, co-founder of Conduit Capital Partners, and Arturo Saval, managing director of Nexxus Capital, who completed six-year terms on the LAVCA board.
- Lincoln International Buys Financial Advisory Unit of Startus Group
Lincoln International has acquired the financial advisory division of Stratus Group, bringing the total number of Lincoln's investment bankers to 10 in São Paulo. Stratus Group is a leading São Paulo-based investment firm. Luiz Recchia is joining Lincoln from Stratus as an MD, while Roberto Aldworth will be a director.
- CapDyn chief steps into chairman role
Thomas Kubr, founding CEO of the Swiss fund of funds, is moving into an executive chairman position to focus on client development and strategy; CFO Stefan Ammann will become CEO.
- CapDyn hires new Brazil head
After losing the head of its Rio office to Hamilton Lane in September, Capital Dynamics has hired former Stratus Group managing director Marcelo Moraes to lead a new office in São Paulo.
- Buying into Brazil
Private equity investment in Latin America’s largest economy increased dramatically in 2010, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
- Firms look to raise $7.5bn for Brazil
There are 24 private equity funds gathering capital for Brazil, raising a total of $7.5bn, including GP Investments and Stratus Group, according to a study from Ocroma Alternative Investments.
- Darby raises $147m India retail fund
The private equity arm of Franklin Templeton will target high growth, mid-sized unlisted companies.
- Darby closes $204m Brazil infrastructure fund
The first of its kind country-specific mezzanine infrastructure fund will target early stage development projects in Brazil, for which mezzanine financing is 'very compatible and appropriate'. The fund is a joint venture between Darby and Stratus Group, a Brazilian private equity manager and advisor.
- Stratus to raise first international fund
The Brazilian private equity firm is nearing the close of its fourth private equity fund on R$120m.
- Brazil’s sovereign fund objectives unclear
Although investment guidelines have not yet been set, people familiar with Brazil’s proposed sovereign wealth fund say it may favour ‘politically related’ investment mandates over the alternative investment allocations embraced by peers.