Aggregate statistics on private capital investment in Latin America by deal size, country, asset class and industry
124 disclosed private capital transactions across Latin America
VC breakout with analysis of activity by stage, country, sector, investor HQ and tech vertical
Aggregate statistics on private capital fundraising in Latin America
14 Latin America-dedicated funds with closes in Q1 2023
Aggregate statistics on private capital exits in Latin America
Notable exits and listings in Q1 2023.
LAVCA Members can log in to download the Q1 2023 Industry Data & Analysis Excel file. Non-members can purchase access to the data.
LAVCA Members may also request custom data cuts by contacting LAVCA’s Director of Research Emanuel Hernandez at ehernandez@lavca.org.
Virtual Training | Increasing Participation of Women in Private Capital 27 June 2023 | 8:30-10:00 am ET #InsidePrivateCapital
“Increasing Participation of Women in Private Capital” will feature key industry players who are laying the groundwork for organizational change in their firms, and provide practical first hand insights about how to attract more women and support their career progression.
Shami Nissan
Partner, Sustainability
Actis
Neil Brown
Partner, Head of Investor Development Group
Actis
Additional speakers to be announced
The Inside Private Capital series is available to LAVCA Members, GPCA Members and guests of DEG and FMO at no cost. Non-members may contact education@lavca.org to express interest and will be considered on a space-permitting basis.
LAVCA at 2023 Women’s Alliance Diversity Investing Symposium
LAVCA's Executive Director, Angela Maria Tafur spoke at the 2023 Women’s Alliance Diversity Investing Symposium on a panel "Latin American Emerging Markets" with Mariana Zubieta Glaviz, Private Equity Portfolio Manager at Afore XXI Banorte, Laura María Gallego Correa, Head of Alternative Investments, Skandia Colombia and Ana Gomez Chapman, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane.
The Symposium brought together asset allocators, CIOs, investment managers, including women- and minority-owned managers across various asset classes, investment consultants, pension trustees, general counsel, and DEI specialists.
Winners of the 9th Annual LAVCA ESG Deal Awards will be announced on 25 May2023 at 10 am ET. The ceremony will take place virtually on LAVCA’s LinkedIn page. Additional details to follow.
LAVCA Members have nominated a record number of deal cases across asset classes for the 2023LAVCA ESG Deal Awards, including private equity, VC/tech, private credit and real assets.
The winners will be determined by a panel of institutional investors. Awards will be conferred in six categories:
As in the past, this initiative seeks to showcase best-in-class examples of private capital activity in Latin America by spotlighting deals with extraordinary ESG outcomes at the firm and company level. Select deals also will be considered for publication in a series of case studies.
TreeCorp acquired a 90% stake in Brazilian soccer team Coritiba at an implied ~USD260m enterprise value. Read more. #PE
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners acquired Mexico-based gas operators Gasoductode Morelos and Morelos O&M for EUR154m (~USD174m). Read more.#RealAssets
R2, a Mexico-based embedded lending infrastructure company, closed a USD100m warehouse facility from Community Investment Management. Read more. #RealAssets
IFC invested USD50m in Vinci Capital Partners IV, a buyout fund focused on mid-market investments in Brazil. Read more. #PE
XP invested BRL225m (~USD45.7m) in JL Health, a Brazil-based dermatological equipment provider. Read more. #PE
Liquido, a payments platform for businesses operating in Latin America, raised USD26m from Index Ventures, Base Partners, Restive Ventures, Mantis VC and UpHonest Capital. Read more. #VC
Chinese VC BAI Capital led a USD10m pre-Series A for Galactic Holdings, a Mexico-based digital wallet and crypto asset exchange, with participation from Animoca Brands, Y2Z Ventures, Longling Capital, Head & Shoulders, TKX Digital Group, Perseverance Capital and Palm Drive Capital. Read more.#VC
Addem Capital granted a USD6m mezzanine debt for WenLiving San José del Cabo, a Mexico-based real estate development building housing complexes in Los Cabos. Read more. #PrivateCredit
ALIVE Ventures and Reinventure Capital led a USD3.5m seed round for BeeReaders, a Colombian reading comprehension platform for K-12 Spanish-speaking students, with participation from EWA Capital, University Venture Fund and Wisconsin Investment Partners. Read more. #VC
Toesca Infraestructura agreed to exit Nueva Atacama, a Chile-based sanitary service company, via a strategic sale to Aguas Nuevas. Read more.#RealAssets
GEF Capital Partners acquired a 30% stake in B&F, a Brazilian distributor of water and gas residue treatment equipment. Read more. #PE
TLGManagement Partners sold its stake in Uruguay-based farmland property EstanciaVilla Lucero via a secondary sale. TLG Management Partners first invested in the property in 2018. Read more. #RealAssets
Partners Group-backed renewable energy operator EnfraGen acquired three renewable power facilities in Panama and Costa Rica from Colombia-based electricity company Grupo Argos: Dos Mares Hydro Complex (hydro), Prudencia and Divisa (solar), and Guanacaste Wind Farm (wind). Read more. #RealAssets
BTG Pactual agreed to acquire a minority stake in Systemica, a Brazil-based carbon projects developer focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more. #PE
Upcoming Events & Trainings
10-13 OCT
LAVCA Week 2023 Conrad New York Downtown, New York, NY Hosted by LAVCA
TreeCorp acquired a 90% stake in Brazilian soccer team Coritiba at an implied ~USD260m enterprise value. Read more. #PE
