IG4 Capital Acquires Two Hospitals for R$200m

(Press Release) IG4 Capital has acquired two Brazilian hospitals through its recently formed OPY Health unit for R$200m. IG4 plans on expanding the number of beds in both hospitals. Read more

Advent International-Backed YDUQS Acquires Grupo Athenas for R$120m (em português)

(Press Release) Advent International-backed Brazil-based educational group YDUQS acquired Brazil-based post-secondary educational group Grupo Athenas for R$120m. Read more

Equity International Increases Stake in Estapar (em português)

(Valor Econômico) Equity International, through its investment fund Riverside Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestrategia, increased its stake in Estapar (Allpark), a Brazil-based company that manages and operates vehicle parking lots. Read more

Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital Reaches US$200m+ Final Close for Latin America Fund I

(Press Release) Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital has reached a US$200m+ final close for its first Latin America fund. The fund has a co-financing agreement with IDB Invest and counts over 25 limited partners, including AXA, HSBC, CNP Assurances, BNP Paribas Cardif, SG Insurance, MACSF, and several family offices. Read more

HarbourVest Partners Mexico Raises US$170m via CerPi (en español)

(Sentido Común) HarbourVest Partners Mexico raised US$170m through the Series B issue of a Certificado de Proyectos de Inversión (CerPi) offering on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). The CerPi, listed as HV2PI 20D, was constituted by selling 170k certificates for US$1,000 each. Read more

XP Private Equity Acquires CBV Eye Hospital for R$200m (em português)

(Yahoo Finanças) XP Private Equity acquired control of Brazil-based CBV Eye Hospital for R$200m. XP plans to use CBV as a consolidation platform in Brazil, with 5,000 clinics and ~ R$8b of annual revenue. Read more

Valor Capital and Redpoint eventures Lead a US$47m Series B in Tembici

(Press Release) Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, raised a US$47m Series B led by Valor Capital and Redpoint eventures. Read more

SoftBank Latin America Fund Leads a US$22m Series B in Cortex

(Press Release) Cortex, a Brazilian SaaS marketing and sales growth platform, raised a US$22m Series B led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund, with participation from Redpoint eventures and Endeavor Catalyst. Read more

KaszeK Ventures and Founders Fund Lead a US$10m Investment in Mexican Fintech Belvo

(TechCrunch) Belvo, a Mexican fintech providing a financial services API platform for mobile applications, raised a US$10m round led by KaszeK Ventures and Founders Fund. MAYA Capital, Venture Friends, and Nubank CEO David Velez followed on in the round. Read more

Redpoint eventures and HDI Seguros Invest US$6.5m in Financial Planning Accountfy (em português)

(Valor Econômico) Accountfy, a Brazilian B2B financial planning and analysis platform, raised a U$6.5m round from Redpoint eventures and Chilean insurance conglomerate HDI Seguros. Read more

Santander InnoVentures Leads a US$5m Series A in Revenue-Based Lending a55 (em português)

(Globo) a55, a Brazilian revenue-based lender focused on small businesses, raised a US$5m Series A investment led by Santander InnoVentures. The company raised US$3m previously from unnamed investors. Read more

SURA and Credicorp Launch a US$86.5m Infrastructure Fund

(Press Release) SURA Investment Management and Credicorp Capital Asset Management, together called Unión para la Infraestructura S.A.C (UPI), launched a US$86.5m target equity infrastructure fund focused on Pacific Alliance countries: Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Mexico.  Read more

Riverstone to Acquire 80% Stake in Two Mexican Solar Power Plants from Opdenergy

(Press Release) Riverstone Holdings agreed to acquire an 80% stake in two Mexican solar photovoltaic plants, totaling 144MW, from Spanish developer Opdenergy. This acquisition will form Vera Renovables, an 80/20 joint venture focused on the development of new renewable energy projects. Financial terms of the agreement are undisclosed. Read more

Abertis and GIC Acquire Majority Stake in Red de Carreteras de Occidente from GSIP

(Press Release) Abertis and GIC have acquired a 72.3% stake in Red de Carreteras de Occidente (RCO), a toll road network in Mexico. The transaction was completed by obtaining a 70% stake held by Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners (GSIP) and a 2.3% stake held by local investors and pension fund managers (AFORES).  Read more

Patria Forms Renewable Energy Firm to Control and Develop its Wind and Solar Assets

(Reuters) Patria Investimentos has formed a renewable energy firm after acquiring solar and wind assets with roughly 800MW capacity to control and develop them. Read more

Pirineus Acquires Eletrobras’ 49% Stake in Brazilian Wind Farm Mangue Seco 2 for R$33m (em português)

(Press Release) Pirineus Multistrategy Investment Fund acquired Brazilian power distributor Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras’ (Eletrobras’) 49% stake in Brazil-based 26-MW Mangue Seco 2 wind farm for R$33m. Read more