| | | Call for Nominations: 2023 LAVCA ESG Deal Awards In an effort to showcase best-in-class examples of private capital activity in Latin America, LAVCA is again collaborating with Member investors to highlight portfolio company deal cases for our audience of global institutional and fund investors, as well as strategic and long-term investors active or interested in Latin America. LAVCA invites Member GPs to nominate a portfolio company deal for the 2023 LAVCA ESG Deal Awards. Portfolio company deals can be across any asset class, including private equity, VC/tech, private credit and real assets. Associate Members can also nominate firms and deals. Submissions will be judged by a panel of LPs. Select deals will also be considered for publication in a monthly series of case studies. The deadline to submit a portfolio company is January 20, 2023. To nominate a deal, or for more information, please contact Marcelo Pizzato at [email protected]. | | CPP Investments agreed to invest BRL2.5b (~USD468m) in V.Tal, a Brazil-based fiber optic network controlled by Brazilian phone operator Oi. Funds managed by BTG Pactual invested BRL12.9b (USD2.6b) for a 35% stake in V.Tal in June. Read more #Real Assets Baubap, a Mexico-based consumer lending platform, secured USD25m in debt financing from Park Cities Asset Management. Read more #PrivateCredit Gerdau Next Ventures and Inovabra, the CVC arm of Bradesco, led a ~USD22m Series B for Docket, a Brazil-based legal document analysis platform with participation from TM3 Capital, and follow-on from Valor Capital Group, ONEVC and Wayra. Read more #VC Bridge One invested BRL105m (~USD21m) in BR Media, a Brazil-based social media agency connecting corporates with influencers. Read more #PE Turbi, a Brazil-based car rental platform, secured a BRL106m (~USD21m) loan from ARC Capital, Jive Investments, Augme, Capitânia, EXT, Fator and Western. Read more #PrivateCredit Banco Santander led a USD10m Series B for Destacame, a Chile-based consumer credit platform, with follow-on from Kayyak Ventures, FEN Ventures and undisclosed FOs. Read more #PrivateCredit Headline led a BRL30m (~USD7m) round for Smart Break, a Brazil-based startup installing pop-up grocery stores in residential and commercial buildings, with participation from UVC Investimentos, and follow-on from Anjos do Brasil and Columbia Alumni Angels. Read more #VC FEN Ventures and Innogen Capital led a USD7m equity and debt round for Wynwood House, a Peru-based short-term rentals platform. Read more #VC Legria, a Chile-based vacation rental co-ownership platform, raised USD6m from Chile Ventures, Genesis Ventures and others. Read more #VC Genesis Ventures, Amarena and Grupo Penta invested USD6m in Kredito, a Chile-based working capital financing platform for SMEs. Read more #VC Banco BV and RX Ventures, the CVC arm of Lojas Renner, led an undisclosed Series A+ for Klavi, a Brazil-based open banking platform. Read more #VC | | LAVCA Research + Directories | | | |
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