ZoeMob Co-founder, Daniel Avizú, spoke with the Latin America PE/VC Report about how his previous job in Brazil sparked an idea that is now a growing start-up reaching customers around the world. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Carlos García, Victoria Capital Partners
Tags: Argentina, Exit, Member firms, Profiles
Carlos Garcia, Founding Partner & CEO of Victoria Capital Partners, shared insights into the recently formed firm and the keys to building a strong regional investment team. Read more
LP Profile: An Interview with Lindel Eakman, UTIMCO
Tags: Limited Partners, Mexico, Private Equity, Profiles
LAVCA spoke with Lindel Eakman, Managing Director at the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), about the endowment’s expectations for Latin America private equity and special relationship with Mexico. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Jesus Zamora, Enfoca Inversiones
Tags: Member firms, Peru, Private Equity, Profiles
Jesus Zamora, Founder and Chairman of Enfoca Inversiones, shares his insights into his firm’s success investing in Peru and his thoughts on how the presidential elections will affect the country’s PE industry. Read more
LP Profile: An Interview with HarbourVest Partners
Tags: Fund of Funds, Member firms, Profiles
LAVCA recently spoke with Scott Voss and Peter Lipson, both Managing Directors at HarbourVest Partners, about changes in the firm’s strategy and perceptions of Latin America private equity since it made its first investment in the region in the 1990s. Read more
Entrepreneur Profile: An Interview with Pamela Chávez- Crooker, Aguamarina
Tags: Biotech, Chile, Entrepreneurs, Profiles
Pamela Chávez-Crooker, Founder of Aguamarina, recently spoke with LAVCA about how she took her biotech company from garage start-up to a go-to company for some of the world’s largest copper mines. Read more
Member Firm Profile: An Interview with leaders of HSBC Capital
Tags: GPs, Member firms, Profiles
Member Firm Profile: An Interview with Scott Swensen, Conduit Capital
Tags: Energy, Member firms, Profiles
Scott Swensen, Chairman of Conduit Capital Partners spoke with Latin America PE/VC Report about opportunities in the energy sector in Latin America and the possibility of raising a CKD. Read more
LP Profile: An Interview with Brad Young, Altius Associates
The Latin America PE/VC Report recently spoke with Brad Young, Partner and Head of the Americas at Altius Associates about its interests and allocations to funds in Latin America. Read more
Entrepreneur Profile: An Interview with Wang Shu Chen, Adespec
Tags: Brazil, Entrepreneurs, Profiles
Wang Shu Chen, Founder of Adespec, a Brazilian-based producer of environmentally-friendly adhesives and sealants, spoke with LAVCA about how a health problem led her to develop new types of solvents that she hopes will revolutionize the Brazilian adhesives market. Read more
