Private Equity
Good returns are essential for IGNIA, which looks to create meaningful change in the lowest socioeconomic segment in Latin America, said co-founder Álvaro Rodríguez. The Monterrey, Mexico-based firm recently held a $21m first close on its debut fund.
2 min read · 05 January 2013
The sovereign fund, which has received US antitrust approval to raise its stake in Merrill Lynch, has doubled its profits to S$18.2 billion. Though it predicts continued credit market fallout will dampen the economy, Temasek has indicated it will continue to do direct deals in financial services.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
A Series C funding round for Spring Wireless represents NEA's first foray into Latin America. Goldman Sachs was also among the backers of the telecom company, which anticipates an IPO in 2009.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The New York-headquartered boutique asset manager, currently raising $1bn for its third mid-market fund, will sell to Mizuho Corporate Bank $120m in debt and warrants while collecting up to $150m across its funds.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The air freight service company has shut down after filing for bankruptcy twice in two and a half years. As aviation companies grapple with sky high oil prices, Gemini will follow in the ill-fated footsteps of The Yucaipa Companies-owned Aloha Airgroup and MatlinPatterson-controlled ATA Airlines.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Canadian pension and the infrastructure platform of investment bank Morgan Stanley have each acquired 50 percent of Chile’s second largest electric energy company.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The publicly traded Canadian buyout firm expects to hold a final close on its third mega-fund in early 2009. CEO Gerald Schwartz has said despite having done no deals in the second quarter, Onex sees attractive opportunities and is not discouraged by credit conditions.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Publicly listed Brazilian private equity firm GP Investments has begun fundraising for its fifth private equity fund, less than one year after closing the previous fund on $1.3bn. The firm plans to target both public and private investments.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The private equity secondaries firm has purchased its first portfolio made up exclusively of Latin American companies from Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Pegasus Capital. The transaction is the first for Paul Capital’s São Paulo office.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Chrysler Financial, the lender Cerberus purchased alongside its corresponding auto unit last July, fell $6bn short of its $30bn target while renewing its credit facilities. The lender’s credit rating was reduced to B- last week on news of the company exiting consumer leasing.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
