CPPIB increased its exposure to Brazilian tech with a US$85m investment in Mutant, a contact center technology software platform, with participation from debt investor Adams Street. Mutant spun out of Genesys Prime, the Brazilian operation of Genesys, which was acquired by British PE firm Permira in 2011. Permira and US VC firm Technology Crossover Ventures made their first Brazilian direct investment in Mutant in 2016. Mutant’s acquisitions since 2016 include Dextra, TSA, CCM7 and U-Near.

(Valor Econômico) Dois anos após se desligar da americana Genesys e receber um aporte do fundo de private equity europeu Permira, a Mutant levantou US$ 85 milhões com o Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) e a empresa de crédito privado Adams Street Partners, por meio de emissão de dívida.. Read more at Valor Econômico.