(General Atlantic) January 17, 2012 – General Atlantic LLC (“GA”), a leading global growth equity firm, today announced that Martin Escobari has joined the firm as a managing director and head of its São Paulo, Brazil office and Latin American investing program. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Ettore Biagioni, Alothon Group
Tags: Brazil, GPs, Member Firm
LAVCA recently spoke with Ettore Biagioni, Managing Partner of Alothon Group, about the firm’s recent investments and impressions about the Brazilian market becoming overheated.
Executive Briefing: LatAm Governments Open the Door to Global Investors
Tags: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, GPs, LPs, Private Equity, Regulatory
Global investors who have historically concentrated their emerging market portfolios in Asia are expanding their horizons to Latin America – over the last year I’ve met with a who’s who of international GPs, LPs and funds of funds as they set out for due diligence trips to Sao Paulo, Bogota, Lima or Santiago. Read more
Member Firm Profile: An Interview with leaders of HSBC Capital
Tags: GPs, Member firms, Profiles
Brazil and beyond
Tags: Brazil, GPs, LAVCA, Private Equity
By Staff Writer
Private Equity International
July/August – The “B” of the BRIC acronym is starting to live up to the hype in terms of private equity opportunities.
Among the deals to be struck in the first half of the year, London-headquartered Apax Partners made its Brazilian debut with a $1 billion investment for a 54 percent stake in Tivit, an integrated IT company. Read more
Member Firm Profile: An Interview with Mauricio Camargo, Altra Investments
Tags: Colombia, GPs, Member firms, Profiles
Mauricio Camargo, Director and Co-Founder of Altra Investments, an investment and management firm focused on the Andean Region and Central America, spoke with LAVCA about launching a firm and developing relationships with institutional investors. Read more
Member Firm Profile: An Interview with Ernest Bachrach, Advent International
Tags: General Partners, GPs, Private Equity, Profiles
The Latin America PE/VC Report spoke with Ernest Bachrach, Managing Partner and Co-Head of Latin America for Advent International. Founded in 1984, the firm recently raised the largest-ever private equity fund dedicated to the region.
