Jul 5, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Valor Economico July 05 2013 Eurofarma, a Brazilian pharmaceutical company, has bought laboratory Laprin, based in Guatemala – the sixth acquisition of the group outside of Brazil since 2009, when it started its internationalization process. Now the company...
Jun 21, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Valor Econômico International June 10 2013 For little less than R$1,500, private-equity funds of asset managers Gávea, Kinea and Vinci have taken control of rental-car company Unidas. With the deal, the firms now have a combined stake of 65.25% in the company. The...
Jun 20, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Valor Econômico International June 19 2013 América Latina Logística (ALL) is evaluating a capital increase to finance improvements on its assets and rail network, Valor has learned. This stock issue is being discussed and should take place after the conclusion of...
Jun 20, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Financial Times 19 June 2013 Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil’s largest cement producer, suspended plans to raise R$10.3bn ($4.9bn) from an initial public offering that would have been the second-largest globally this year, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday....
Jun 19, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Valor Econômico International June 6 2013 Several private-equity firms – Carlyle, Gávea, KKR, GP Investimentos, TPG, Apax and Providence – are negotiating to purchase the education unit of technology-focused Grupo Positivo, which is asking for R$2 billion to R$2.5...
Jun 17, 2013 | Brazil, News
Valor Econômico International June 10 2013 Brazilian banks are intensifying their bets on private equity, amid questions abroad on such type of investment in companies. The close relationship with thousands of companies in Brazil is one of the banks’ trump cards in...
