{"id":25971,"date":"2022-08-17T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/research\/lavca-mid-year-2022-industry-data-analysis\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:53:44","slug":"lavca-mid-year-2022-industry-data-analysis","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/research\/lavca-mid-year-2022-industry-data-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"LAVCA Mid-Year 2022 Industry Data & Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

LAVCA Mid-Year 2022 Industry Data & Analysis<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Private capital activity in Latin America showed signs of resilience amidst rising risks from inflation, increased volatility and global geopolitical turmoil. Capital deployed in Latin America in 1H 2022 reached USD15.9b across 636 transactions, exceeding full-year investment totals from prior to the pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Highlights<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

RENEWABLE ENERGY | <\/strong>Private capital investors have deployed over USD3.2b since 2020 to expand the region\u2019s renewable power capacity beyond traditional hydroelectric assets, with USD1.3b<\/strong> invested in renewable energy in the first half of 2022, including new solar PV projects and wind farms (up from USD616m in full-year 2021).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

VENTURE CAPITAL | <\/strong>Despite a slower pace of late-stage transactions, VC is having its second strongest year on record, with USD5.4b<\/strong> deployed across 541 deals in 1H 2022.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n