Topic: Start-up companies

Peruvian start-up Leasy secures funds

Rebaza, Alcázar & De las Casas in Lima has helped Peruvian fintech platform Leasy obtain a US$25 million loan.

24 March 2023

TCA consolidates partnership with double promotion

Highly Recommended Argentine firm TCA Tanoira Cassagne has strengthened its new business, innovation & digital transformation area by appointing two new partners.

15 March 2023

Chilean HR start-up raises US$48 million in funding round

Three Cooley LLP offices and Villarino e Ilharreborde Abogados in Santiago have helped Chilean HR start-up Rankmi raise US$48 million in a Series A funding round led by Softbank and through its  merged with Mexican counterpart Osmos.

10 March 2023

Colombian fintech secures funding for Brazil expansion

Four offices of Latham & Watkins LLP and Campbells in the Cayman have helped Colombian fintech KLYM raise US$27 million in a Series B funding round.

01 February 2023

LatAm firms help Chilean start-up get funds from BTG Pactual

Mattos Filho in São Paulo and CMS Carey & Allende in Santiago have helped Chilean biodegradable packaging start-up Bioelements raise US$30 million in a Series A funding.

01 February 2023

BTG Pactual provides seed capital to local asset manager

Tauil & Chequer Advogados associated with Mayer Brown has helped BTG Pactual invest 500 million reais (US$96 million) in Brazilian independent asset manager Dhama Capital.

27 January 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

Mexico’s Kavak gets credit line from HSBC

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel has helped HSBC lend 13.6 billion Mexican pesos (US$704 million) to local used car start-up Kavak.

20 December 2022

VC to target Brazilian agritech

Technology companies working in Brazil’s fruitful agribusiness sector will take centre stage for venture capital funds in 2023, said panellists at Latin Lawyer Live: Mergers & Acquisitions.

09 December 2022

Brazilian fintech is an evolution, not a revolution

Brazil’s established financial institutions should not feel threatened by emerging fintechs, but regulation will be integral to maintaining competition in the market, according to Eduardo Alcalay, the CEO of Bank of America Brasil.

07 December 2022

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