Private Equity
The Sao Paolo-based alternatives firm has held a final close for its third private equity fund targeting the consumer and infrastructure sectors.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The online marketplace for holiday home rentals has attracted a record financing round from investors amid a difficult funding environment. Austin Ventures and Redpoint Ventures seeded HomeAway in 2005.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The growth investor has made a minority investment in Sao Paulo-based Qualicorp.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
Expect private equity firms in Latin America to target businesses catering to the base of the socioeconomic pyramid, writes Suzanne Weinstock.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The $35.8m fund has invested along with one of its portfolio companies in the management buyout of Colombian vehicle leasing company Rentandes.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The 'homeland security' private equity firm has led a consortium spanning three continents to launch Vital Renewable Energy.
1 min read · 05 January 2013
The California-based placement agent also estimates that $21.5bn has been raised for infrastructure in the first nine months of 2008, which is less than the $34.3bn raised last year, but more than the 2006 total of $17.9bn.
3 min read · 05 January 2013
Permira, Apax, CVC and PAI are reportedly lining up against two trade buyers as they consider bids to carve out Clece, a support services firm, from construction conglomerate ACS in the latest example of a Spanish building group selling off non-core assets.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The advisory and investment firm, which is currently investing out of a $76m fund, has promoted Juan Ignacio Cifre to partner and has also appointed two associate partners. Delta was founded in late 2006 by a group of ex-Oliver Wyman employees.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
Marking the Latin American infrastructure-focused private equity firm’s largest equity commitment in the region, Conduit will buy a 50% equity stake in Brazilian hydroelectric developer GLEP in a deal said to be in excess of $50 million.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
