CORRECTION: LAVCA Deal Awards Nominations Closing; Vinci Compass Raises ~USD702m for VCP IV

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8 January 2025

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NOMINATIONS CLOSING SOON

11TH Annual LAVCA Deal Awards

Member GPs are invited to nominate a portfolio company by Friday, 31 January 2025. Portfolio company deals can be across any asset class, including private equity, VC/tech, private credit and real assets.

Categories for the 2025 LAVCA Deal Awards include:

Private Capital Deal of the Year Environmental Responsibility Social Impact Gender/Diversity Innovation Better Tech

To submit a deal case for consideration, please email a completed nomination form to Marcelo Pizzato by 31 January 2025. Submissions will be judged by a panel of LPs and winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony in Q2 2025.

Download the Nomination Form

◼︎ Prosus Ventures to acquire Despegar.com, an Argentina-based travel technology company in a transaction valued at USD1.7b. #PE

◼︎ Vinci Compass reached a BRL3.7b (~USD702m) close for VCP IV, focused on growth equity investments in Brazil. #PE

◼︎ Actisto acquire transmission line assets in Brazil in a transaction valued at BRL2.3b (~USD390m). #RealAssets

◼︎ Lumina Capital to invest BRL400m (~USD65.7m) in Agibank, a Brazil-based digital bank. #PE

◼︎ Headline led a USD50m Series B for Buk, a Chile-based human resource management platform, with participation from Greenoaks, Base10, Endeavor Catalyst and Workday. #VC

◼︎ Kans Capital invested MXN750m (~USD37.2m) in Lottus Education, a Mexico-based holding group of universities and higher education platforms. #PE

◼︎ SP Ventures reached a BRL136m (~USD22m) first close for its AgVentures III Climate Investment Fund, focused on food and agtech start-ups in Latin America. #VC

◼︎ ArtCap Strategies provided a USD21m senior secured loan for power producer Orazul Energy’s Guatemala-based operations. #PrivateCredit

◼︎ DFC agreed to invest ~USD15m in DNA Capital’s second VC fund focused on investing in early-growth healthcare startups in Brazil. #VC

◼︎ IDB Investsigned an agreement with Colabora Capital Partners (CCP) to create a new investment management platform focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. They will collaborate with institutional investors to design the platform, supporting sectors aligned with IDB Invest’s mission.