Private Capital

XP Investimentos acquired Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, a Brazil-based hospital specialized in ophthalmology, for an undisclosed amount. (Capitalist) XP Investimentos acquired Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, in Recife, through…

Stonepeak agreed to acquire the Latin American operations of Lumen Technologies for USD2.7b. (Press Release) Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and Stonepeak today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for…

I Squared Capital acquired ~78% stake in port operator Sociedad Portuaria Puerto de Barranquilla for USD220m, providing an exit for Chilean Southern Cross Group. (El Tiempo) a empresa estadounidense I…

FIR Capital acquired 30% stake in pet health insurance company Plamev Pet, with participation from Duxx Investimentos, Health Invest and VS1 Capital. The amount was undisclosed.  (Valor Econômico) Com uma…

H.I.G. Capital-backed Desktop Sigmanet, a Brazil-based internet service provider, raised BRL715.2m in its IPO on the B3. (Valor Econômico) A provedora de internet Desktop Sigmanet protocolou na Comissão de Valores…

GIC acquired a significant minority stake in Aqua Capital-backed Soluções Biológicas (Biotrop), a Brazilian biological agtech inputs company. The transaction is subject to approval.  (Press Release) Private equity manager Aqua…

KKR agreed to invest ~USD500m in Telefónica Colombia, a subsidiary of Spain-based telecom group Telefónica, to create Colombia’s first nationwide open access fiber optic network. (Press Release) KKR, a leading…

Brazil-based e-commerce chain Magalu acquired KaBum!, a Brazil-based technology and e-commerce platform backed by Insight Partners, for up to BRL3.8b (~USD741m). As part of the agreement, Magalu invested BRL1b (~USD195m),…

Colombia’s Kandeo exited Finsocial, a Colombia-based fintech focused on payroll deduction loans, via a sale to unnamed international investors. Kandeo invested in 2018.  (La República) Los accionistas de la fintech…

The Rohatyn Group exited Neosecure, a provider of cybersecurity solutions and services with operations in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and Brazil, via a sale to Patria Investmentos. Terms of the…