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LAVCA Members are invited to a private discussion LAVCA Board Room Insights: Navigating COVID-19 on Friday, April 17 at 11:00 AM ET.  

The meeting will be a unique opportunity for members to get live insights about the impact of the global pandemic on the private capital industry in the region from discussion leaders:

Carlos Garcia, LAVCA Chair & Managing Partner of Victoria Capital

Patrice Etlin, LAVCA Chair Emeritus & Managing Partner of Advent International

Francisco Alvarez-Demalde, Former LAVCA Board Member & Founder of Riverwood Capital

Topics for discussion:
Currency Depreciation/Macro Considerations; Managing Portfolio Companies; Sectors of Opportunities/Pipeline Building; LP/Investor Relations.

Date: Friday, April 17, 2020
Time: 11:00 AM EST

LAVCA MEMBERS ONLY RSVP HERE to reserve your place. Contact LAVCA to see if you qualify to attend.

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NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD: 2020 LAVCA Industry Data and Analysis. The report summarizes fundraising, investments, and exit activity in Latin America for full year 2019, based on LAVCA’s 12th annual survey of over 400 fund management firms active in the region.

Members have complimentary access to a 3,000+ word analysis of key trends and 30 highlighted deals, as well as a 13-tab Excel file with graphs on fundraising, investments, and exits.

OVERVIEW OF TRENDS:

> PE/VC fund managers deployed US$10.6b in Latin America in 2019, a record year according to LAVCA data.

> With public market offerings being the dominant path to liquidity for PE/VC investors in 2019, exit proceeds were also notable with the highest divestment amount since 2011 (US$6.5b).

The 2020 Industry Data & Analysis was written and prepared by LAVCA Research Director Miguel Algarin and Research Analyst Emanuel Hernandez. Contact the research team for data-related requests at research@lavca.org.

ACCESS the full report here (the US$795 charge is waived for logged in members during checkout. Members create a login here).

MORE INFO.

"We are living extraordinary times. The COVID-19 crisis will have a substantial impact on Latin America and it has never been more important to stay united as an industry and for LAVCA to provide value to our members. The LAVCA team is working remotely from New York City and Washington, DC and developing new resources to keep members informed and connected in the midst of so much change and upheaval." - Ivonne Cuello, CEO, LAVCA

In speaking with members and our network, LAVCA has gathered some resources for private capital investors in light of the spread of COVID-19:

Actis on emerging markets and COVID-19. Ewen Cameron Watt, Editor in Chief for Actis' Macro Forum, analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets and discusses the crisis/opportunity dichotomy in the wake of the global pandemic in a newly released report.

KaszeK Ventures Survival Guide: It’s Time to Switch to War-Mode. The following resource was shared with LAVCA by KaszeK Ventures based on a communication they sent to founders in their portfolio network. Access it here. 

IDB Group announces priority support areas for countries affected by COVID-19. The IDB Group will finance a response to the public health emergency; safety nets for vulnerable populations; economic productivity and employment; and fiscal policies to ameliorate economic impacts. Read more here. 

ebricks Ventures shared their approach dealing with the crisis. Key actions taken; Selected portfolio companies that are expected to navigate well under the current scenario; And more. Read more here. 

Capria's Crisis Preparedness Evaluation & Resources. In response to COVID-19, Capria is sharing a Crisis Preparedness Evaluation for fund managers with checklists, tools, and frameworks to help GPs with portfolio management. The evaluation covers a fund’s external communication plan, financial management for the GP, portfolio runway analysis and extension, and operations and team management. Complimentary access to the tools requires participation in a 10 minutes survey. Click here.

If you have additional resources, please share information and content with LAVCA.