LAVCA’s membership is comprised of 200+ firms—including institutional investors, fund managers, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institution and industry advisors. Member firms control assets in excess of USD65b, directed at capitalizing and growing Latin American businesses.
Apex Capital, the private equity arm of Grupo Mariposa-Apex, reached a first close for its buyout fund Apex Capital Core Fund I, which is targeting USD300m. The vehicle is focused on the consumer industry in Latin America and the US Hispanic market. Read more#PE
Capital Indigo reached a MXN3.3b (~USD170m) first close for its third private debt fund focused on medium-sized companies in Mexico. Read more#PrivateCredit
DILA Capital reached a USD115m final close for its fourth fund, focused on fintech, SaaS, edtech, e-commerce, proptech, logistics and healthtech companies. Read more#VC
Victory Park Capital provided USD100m secured credit facility to AlloyCapital, a cross-border credit provider for SMEs in Mexico and the US. Read more#PrivateCredit
Warburg Pincus invested USD40m in Scanntech, an Uruguay-based consumer data company. Read more#PE
MGM Innova Capital secured USD36m in debt financing from Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI) to fund the construction of three hydroelectric power assets in Peru. Read more#RealAssets
BTG Pactual led a USD30m round for BioElements, a Chile-based biodegradable plastic packaging manufacturer. Read more#PE
JP Morgan and IFC led a USD27m round for KLYM (formerly OmniLatam), a Colombia-based financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America.Read more#PE
Framework Ventures led a USD15m round for Parfin, a Brazil-based developer of web3 infrastructure software, with participation from L4 Venture Builder, Valor Capital Group and Alexia Ventures.Read more#VC
Amplifica Capital reached a USD11m final close for its first venture fund, focused on women-founded, early-stage companies in Latin America. Read more#VC
Kayyak Ventures led a USD10m Series A for HealthAtom, a Chile-based health clinic management platform, with participation from Amador Holdings, FJ Labs, Soma Capital and Taram.Read more#VC
General Catalyst led a USD10m round for Genial Care, a Brazil-based provider of autism care services for children, with participation from Atlantico, Canary and angel investors.Read more#VC
Magma Partners led a USD8.5m round for a Mexico-based super app Zenfi, with participation from Cometa, Redwood Ventures, Polígono, Conny & Co. and an AngelList syndicate led by Peter Livingston. Read more#VC
PatriaInvestments acquired a controlling stake in Oncólogosde Occidente, a Colombia-based cancer treatment provider. Read more#PE
Equitas Capital completed a follow-on investment in Chile-based grape juice and wine producer MostosPacífico, bringing its stake in the company to 90%. Equitas acquired Mostos Pacífico in December 2021.Read more#PE
Deetken Impact AlternativeFinance fully exited UniversidadUk, a Mexico-based online school offering Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs. Read more#PrivateCredit
Apex Capital, the private equity arm of Grupo Mariposa-Apex, reached a first close for its buyout fund Apex Capital Core Fund I, which is targeting USD300m. The vehicle is focused on the consumer industry in Latin America and the US Hispanic market. 
