21 February 2024

LAVCA’s 2024 Industry Data & Analysis

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Despite headwinds from high-interest rates and an uncertain economic environment, fundraising for Latin American-dedicated strategies hit its second-highest year on record with USD10.1b secured across 94 funds.

LAVCA’s  Industry Data & Analysis  is available on a quarterly basis as a benefit for LAVCA Members. LAVCA’s 2024 Industry Data & Analysis includes insights on: 

Aggregate statistics on private capital investment in Latin America by deal size, country, asset class and industry 
717 disclosed private capital transactions across Latin America 
VC breakout with analysis of activity by stage, country, sector, investor HQ, ticket size and tech vertical 
Aggregate statistics on private capital fundraising in Latin America 
56 Latin America-dedicated funds with closes in 2023 
Aggregate statistics on private capital exits in Latin America 
Notable exits and listings in 2023

LAVCA Members can log into download the 2024 Industry Data & Analysis Excel file. The full PDF report and analysis will be released in early March. Non-members may purchase the report.

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New Member-Only Data Portal

LAVCA Members can now access our new interactive data portal. Our quarterly reports will continue to be the best source for aggregate data, but this new portal will give LAVCA Members the option to filter and export publicly disclosed transaction-level data.

If you are an active LAVCA Member and require assistance accessing the portal, please email contact@lavca.org with the names and email addresses of all the users who require access from your firm. Our team also remains available to fulfill custom research requests not included in our reports.

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LAVCA Member Profile | eB Capital

Luciana Antonini Ribeiro, Co-Founder and CIO, eB Capital

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LAVCA recently spoke with Luciana Antonini Ribeiro, Co-founder and CIO of eB Capital, about the private capital opportunity in Brazil today and the region’s evolving landscape of climate policy.

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Copy of LatAm Private Capital Update 2-1

◼︎ CAF Asset Management agreed to launch a USD288m fund focused on infrastructure projects and public services in transportation, energy, telecommunications, water and sanitation, education and health sectors in Costa Rica. #RealAssets

◼︎ HSI acquired Brazil-based hotel Hilton Copacabana from Blackstone for BRL550m (~USD110.4m). Blackstone first acquired the hotel in 2017. #RealAssets

◼︎ General Atlantic led a USD50m Series C for Bold, a Colombia-based payment platform for SMEs, with participation from IFC and follow-on from InQLab and Amador Holdings. Tiger Global led a USD55m Series B in February 2022. #VC

◼︎ Goldman Sachs led a USD55m Series B for Simetrik, a Colombia-based B2B financial solutions platform, with participation from FinTech Collective, Cometa, Falabella Ventures, Endeavor Catalyst and others. #VC

◼︎ Fibra Orion acquired San Matias, a Mexico-based onshore wind farm. #RealAssets

◼︎ MidOcean, a liquified natural gas company managed by global energy investor EIG, acquired a 20% stake in Peru LNG from SK Earthon. #RealAssets

◼︎ Vinci Partners agreed to raise a fund focusing on stressed Argentina-based assets traded in the US, targeting government bonds and other liquid assets. #PrivateCredit