Southern Cross Sells Tierra Amarilla to Inkia (en español)

published by Editor on December 7th, 2011

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(La Tercera) December 7, 2011 – Private equity firm Southern Cross has closed the sale of Tierra Amarilla to Inkia Energy, the Peruvian subsidiary of Israel Corp. Tierra Amarilla is a 160 MW power plant located in the Copiapó region of Chile. Read more

CAF Invests US$10M in Clean Energy Fund for LatAm

published by Editor on November 4th, 2011

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(CAF) November 4, 2011 – CAF – Latin American development bank – approved a US$10 million equity investment in the CleanTech Latin America II Fund, which finances projects for generation of renewable energy and clean technology in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more

Banco do Brasil unit to raise $555M for PE fund

published by Editor on September 20th, 2011

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(Reuters) September 20, 2011 – A unit of Banco do Brasil (BBAS3.SA), the nation’s biggest lender by assets, plans to raise 1 bln reais ($555M) for a private equity fund focused on renewable energy projects, Read more

MIF Invests $5M in Chilean Renewable Energy Fund

published by Editor on September 6th, 2011

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(The MIF) September 6, 2011 – The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), of the IDB Group, will provide equity investment of up to $5 million in the Chilean Renovarum Renewable Energy Fund, a project that seeks to create a new development model for the local venture capital industry around low-carbon and climate-friendly technologies. Read more

Promotora Invests in Hybrytec (en español)

published by Editor on August 31st, 2011

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(Promotora) August 31, 2011 – Promotora announced an investment in Hybrytec, a Colombia-based company focused on the design, development, commercialization and installation of solar energy solutions. The investment was made through Promotora’s Venture Capital Fund. Read more

Union Capital Group announces the acquisition of Plane Tree Capital

published by Editor on August 29th, 2011

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(Union Capital Group) August 29, 2011 – Union Capital Group (“UCG”) entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Plane Tree Capital LLP (“Plane Tree”), a London-based investment management firm focused on the energy sector in Latin America. Read more

Votorantim to Raise $768M for Brazilian Energy Funds

published by Editor on August 1st, 2011

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(Bloomberg) August 1, 2011 – Banco Votorantim SA, the financial- services unit of Votorantim Group, is seeking to raise as much as 1.2 billion reais ($768 million) for three Brazilian private- equity funds that will invest in renewable-energy projects Read more

EMP Latin America Acquires Interest in Hydroelectric Company

published by Editor on April 20th, 2011

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(EMPLA) April 20, 2011 – EMP Latin America (EMPLA) announced the acquisition of a significant shareholding position in hydroelectric power company Hidroelectrica Rio Las Vacas, S.A. (HRLV), a run-of-the-river plant with 45MW of installed capacity operating since 2002, located in Guatemala. Read more

Grupo ECOS and Pragma Patrimonio Invest in Brazilian Solar Company

published by Editor on March 2nd, 2011

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(Grupo ECOS) March 2, 2011 – Grupo ECOS and Pragma Patrimonio, both clean energy investors in Latin America, announced that they had invested an undisclosed amount, each taking a 28% stake in EBES, a leading Brazilian downstream solar systems integrator. Read more

Felipe Gonzalez Creates Investment Fund

published by Editor on February 4th, 2011

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(iEco) February 4, 2011 – Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez, has created an investment fund called Tagua Capital with a select group of Iberian executives, Read more

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