Jun 17, 2013 | Africa, Brazil, Latin America, News
The Wall Street Journal 15 June 2013 Brazilian state-run energy giant Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, on Friday said it has brought in a partner for its African operations and has sold its stake in some small-scale hydroelectric plants, part of a plan to raise...
Jun 13, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Bloomberg 21 May 2013 GP Investments Ltd., Latin America’s largest private-equity fund, agreed to pay $33 million for a 26.7 percent stake in Apen AG as it seeks to expand in emerging markets. The deal makes GP the biggest shareholder in Zug, Switzerland-based Apen...
Jun 13, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News
Bloomberg BusinessWeek May 10 2013 Patria Investimentos SA, the private-equity fund partially owned by Blackstone Group LP (BX), and Kinea Investimentos Ltda are buying medical-diagnostic providers, betting a slowdown at insurers that pay for tests is temporary. Kinea...
Jun 11, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News, North America
SAO PAULO, June 8 2013 (Reuters) – Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, will announce the purchase of Brazilian poultry producer Seara, a unit of Marfrig Alimentos SA , in the coming days, a source with knowledge of the operation told...
Jun 10, 2013 | Brazil, Latin America, News, North America
The Wall Street Journal, June 7 2013 H.J. Heinz Co. Chief Executive Bernardo Hees wasted no time shaking up the ranks at the ketchup maker. In announcing the closure Friday of the acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKB +1.92% and Brazilian private-equity firm 3G...
Jun 10, 2013 | Latin America, News
SANTIAGO, May 29 May 29 (Reuters) – Bain Capital LLC is contemplating a Latin America-focused investment fund in the next three to five years, one of its managing directors said on Wednesday, making it the latest private equity firm to consider such a move....
