LAVCA Announces Winners of the 12th Annual Deal Awards Highlighting Transformative Investments Across Latin America 

Awardees include BTG Pactual with Conta Azul (Private Capital Deal of the Year), Deetken Impact with Dispower (Environmental Responsibility), Grupo Pegasus with Calucé-Habitat (Social Impact), Patria with Entrevias (Innovation) and Valor Capital Group with Principia (Better Tech). 

NEW YORK, 10 June 2026 – The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America (LAVCA) announced the winners of the 12th Annual LAVCA Deal Awards, recognizing outstanding investments by fund managers across the region that specifically focus on social and environmental initiatives, innovation and tech. 

 Winners will be invited to participate in the Deal Awards session on Day One of LAVCA Week 2026 and receive a trophy at the awards ceremony the following day.

About the 2026 LAVCA Deal Award Winners:  

BTG Pactual received the 2026 Private Capital Deal of the Year Award for its investment in Conta Azul, a leading Brazilian provider of cloud-based financial management and ERP software for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With support from BTG Pactual, Conta Azul expanded its integrated financial services ecosystem. The company launched an integrated business account and scaled it from zero to approximately 17,000 active clients, expanding access to financial services for SMEs. Conta Azul was acquired by Visma, a leading European software consolidator. 

 Deetken Impact received the 2026 Environmental Responsibility Award for its investment in Dispower, a Colombian solar energy company delivering energy solutions to underserved communities. Dispower’s three system types — Solar Home Systems, Solar Schools and Water Hubs — have benefitted more than 45,000 people while displacing about 9,600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Approximately 63% of school administrators reported significant quality- of-life improvements following installation. 

Grupo Pegasus received the 2026 Social Impact Award for its investment in Calucé-Habitat, a Colombian senior living platform providing assisted living and residential care for older adults. The platform operates more than 810 beds, has served over 1,000 families and generated approximately 700 operational jobs and more than 1,000 construction jobs. Around 80% of service-center are held by lower-income women, while wages for most employees increased 2.1x between 2019 and 2026, outpacing regional inflation. 

Patria received the 2026 Innovation Award for its investment in Entrevias, a Brazilian toll road concessionaire that operates 570 km of highway across the state of São Paulo. Entrevias deployed one of Latin America’s largest open-access Wi-Fi networks, covering its entire 570-km concession and enabling motorists to connect with emergency services and the Operational Control Center even in areas with limited mobile coverage. The adoption of nanotechnology-based pavement (RoadCem) extended pavement lifespan from approximately eight years to more than 20 years while reducing construction costs by about 15%.  

Valor Capital Group received the 2026 Better Tech Award for its investment in Principia, an AI-enabled operating system for education in Latin America that combines an academic ERP with embedded financial products. Principia has financed more than 500,000 students, 64% of whom lacked sufficient credit card limits, expanding access to education financing. AI-driven interventions cut six-month dropout rates from 41% to 17%, demonstrating the connection between financial inclusion and improved educational outcomes. 

The winners of the 2026 Latin American Private Capital Awards were selected by a distinguished panel of institutional investors from development finance institutions, insurance companies, pension funds and trusts. Here is additional information about the LAVCA Deal Awards. 

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