Welcome to the January 2012 edition of the Latin America PE/VC Report, LAVCA’s bimonthly newsletter. Read more
What are Family Offices and HNWI doing in Latin America?
An increasing number of US and Latin American family offices and high net worth individuals are looking at making their first commitments to the region’s new generation of PE/VC managers. While large pension funds and sovereign wealth funds typically target managers with over $500m AUM, the universe of LatAm firms managing smaller funds is a natural fit for investors writing smaller tickets. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Jorge Karadima, Sembrador Capital
Tags: Agribusiness, Chile, Member firms, Venture Capital
LAVCA recently spoke with Jorge Karadima, CEO of Chile-based Sembrador Capital, about the risks and rewards of investing in technology innovation in agribusiness. Read more
LP Profile: An Interview with Alonso Angel, Porvenir
Tags: Colombia, Limited Partners, Pension Funds
Alonso Angel, Senior Investment Officer at Porvenir, which manages assets for Colombian pension funds, spoke with LAVCA about the evolution of the Colombian PE/VC market and expections for 2012. Read more
Entrepreneur Profile: An Interview with Daniel Avizú, ZoeMob
Tags: Brazil, Entrepreneurs, Profiles, Venture Capital
Latin American Entrepreneurs: To “Flip” into a C-Corp or a LLC?
By: Juan Pablo, Principal Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig; co-founder idea.me & Sauber Energy
An emerging trend in Latin America is the significant number of Latin regional venture businesses that are using a Delaware company as a holding company for their Latin based operating group. Sometimes these are de novo holding companies and sometime these are “Delaware Flip” transactions-where a local holding company is replaced or merged (“flipped”) into a Delaware company. Read more
Video: Why Do Companies Fail & Top Dealbreakers
Tags: Deals, Entrepreneurs
In this video, hear from Clare Fairfied of Concerto Advisor, Erik Peterson of Aureos Capital, Paul Ahlstrom of Alta Group, Francisco Mira of Promotora and Joaquin Avila of EMX Capital about why companies fail and the top “dealbreakers” when they are looking to invest in a company. The video contains both Spanish and English content. Read more
Welcome: November 2011 Latin America PE/VC Report
Welcome to the November 2011 Latin America PE/VC Report Read more
Executive Briefing: Going Public
Tags: outlooks, Public Offerings
In October, a special task force comprised of VCs, CEOs, investors and investment bankers issued a report citing a crisis in the US IPO market, particularly for new listings under $50m. I heard Kate Mitchell of Scale Ventures talk about the report at a meeting in Israel, and it got me thinking about the IPO market in Latin America. Read more
Member Profile: An Interview with Enrique Bascur, CVCI
Tags: Deals, Member firms
Enrique Bascur, Managing Director and Region Head (Latin America) of Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI) spoke with LAVCA about the firm’s continued focus on emerging markets private equity and Latin America specifically. Read more
