Topic: Investment funds

Chilean fintech Datamart raises capital in investment round

Two Shearman & Sterling LLP offices and Cariola, Díez, Pérez-Cotapos in Santiago have helped Chilean fintech Datamart raise US$6 million in a funding round.

08 March 2023

Warburg Pincus invests in Uruguayan data group

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in San Francisco, Mattos Filho in São Paulo and Guyer & Regules in Montevideo have helped New York-based private equity group Warburg Pincus invest US$40 million in Uruguayan data platform Scanntech.

16 February 2023

Brazilian legaltech start-up gets funding round

Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri & Potenza Advogados has helped Brazilian legal technology start-up Docket raise 110 million reais (US$21 million) in a Series B funding round.

03 January 2023

Crescera completes investment in Brazilian education group Vitru

Two Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP offices and Brazilian firm Lefosse in São Paulo have helped Brazilian education group Vitru make two private shares offerings worth a combined 300 million reais (US$59 million), handing local investor Crescera Capital new equity in the company.

21 December 2022

Chilean firms lead fintech investment round

Carey has helped Chilean fintech Kredito raise capital through an investment round led by Santiago-headquartered conglomerate Grupo Penta.

15 December 2022

Norwegian sovereign wealth fund invests in Dominican bank

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández has helped the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) inject capital into Banco BDI, a Dominican financial institution.

15 November 2022

Don’t wait for geopolitical storms to pass, learn to dance in the rain

Stormy clouds may stalk Latin American markets but there is always a silver lining; myriad investment opportunities lurk among the region’s uncertain macroeconomic skies. Unlocking these prospects – once you find them – can be exceptionally lucrative.

14 November 2022

Itaú invests US$58 million in Brazilian asset manager

Machado Meyer Advogados has helped Itaú invest 300 million reais (US$58 million) in Brazilian asset manager Falconi Capital.

08 November 2022

Vaz Buranello and Tauil & Chequer seal agribusiness fund issuance

Vaz, Buranello, Shingaki & Oioli Advogados has helped an agribusiness fund of Brazilian asset manager Riza Gestora make a 360 million reais (US$68 million) quota offering.

01 November 2022

Oaktree strikes up real estate investment with Brazil’s BlueMacaw

Demarest Advogados has helped US investor Oaktree Capital Management partner with Brazilian counterpart BlueMacaw to set up a real estate investment fund worth 235 million reais (US$45 million).

21 October 2022

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