Ideiasnet sells its entire stake in Hands Mobile (em português)

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(Ideiasnet) December 8, 2011 – IDEIASNET S.A., a publicly-traded  company, with head offices in Rio de Janeiro, informs its shareholders and the market in general that it sold its entire stake in Hands Empreendimentos S.A to Grupo.Mobi, part of the digital holding company of Grupo RBS for an enterprise value of R$4 million. Read more

Vision Capital Exits Terphane

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(Vision Capital) October 17, 2011 – Vision Capital, the international investment firm, announced that it has agreed the sale of Terphane to Tredegar Corporation (NYSE: TG), a global manufacturer of plastic films and aluminium extrusions, for $188 million. Read more

By the Numbers: 2011 Funds, Deals and Exits

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By the Numbers: 2011 Funds, Deals and Exits

Earlier this month LAVCA announced 1H 2011 data on fundraising, investments and exits for Latin America private equity and venture capital. So what do the numbers tell us? Read more

Promotora Venture Capital Fund Makes Debut Exit

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(Promotora) September 8, 2011 - Promotora is pleased to announce that one of its portfolio companies, Ecoflora, a leader in bio-products from plant extract, spun off its agricultural business unit, forming the company Ecoflora Agro Read more

Carlyle-controlled CVC Plans to Hold IPO on BMFBovespa

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(Dow Jones) August 8, 2011 – The controlling shareholder of Brazilian travel agency CVC Brasil Operadora e Agencia de Viagens SA is planning an initial public offering on the Brazilian Stock Exchange, the BMFBovespa Read more

Equity International Completes Sale of Remaining Stake in Gafisa

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(Equity International) August 2, 2011 – Equity International, the privately held investor and builder of world-class companies outside of the United States, announced today the culmination of its investment in Gafisa S.A. (Bovespa:GFSA3; NYSE:GFA), a leading national homebuilding company in Brazil. Read more

PE-backed Cruz Blanca Debuts on Chile Bourse, Raises $233.8 Mln

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(Dow Jones) June 23, 2011 – Chilean health-care company Cruz Blanca Salud debuted on the Santiago Stock Exchange, listing 222.1 million shares at 500 pesos ($1.05) a piece to raise $233.8 million for its growth plans. Read more

WAMEX Private Equity announces fifth exit for fund MIF I

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(WAMEX Private Equity) June 14, 2011 – WAMEX Private Equity, a Mexican PE manager, announced its fifth MIF I exit from a minority investment in manufacturing company Epiq MX, the Mexican subsidiary of Epiq Group from Belgium. Read more

Carlyle, partner eye Brazil CVC stock sale

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(Reuters) May 18, 2011 – Private equity firm Carlyle Group and its Brazilian partner may raise $1 billion with the sale of stock in CVC, a Brazilian tourism company, Read more

Brazil’s Magazine Luiza raises $586M in IPO

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(Reuters) April 28, 2011 – Brazilian appliance retailer Magazine Luiza and shareholders raised 925.8 million reais (US$586M) in an initial public offering to finance acquisitions and store remodeling. Read more