Feb 6, 2014 | Brazil, Latin America, News
TechCrunch Internet penetration and social media usage are on the rise in every corner of the globe, but few can hold a candle to the level of adoption one finds in Brazil. According to the Internet Telecommunication Union, the UN’s specialized agency for...
Jan 28, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, News, Russia
TechCrunch Rocket Internet has secured new funding for two of its fashion-focused ecommerce startups, with a €10M investment for Lamoda, which operates predominantly in Russia and Kazakhstan, and €15M in equity investment for LatAm’s Dafiti (active in Brazil,...
Dec 23, 2013 | Latin America, News
Dec 23 (Reuters) – Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp, the largest private oil producer in Colombia, said it would sell its interest in the country’s largest oil pipeline to a group led by the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton for $385 million. The deal...
Dec 10, 2013 | Deals, Latin America
The Company is the largest player in the market of flexible packaging for dairy products, and one of the most important customers of Aluar (the sole aluminum smelter and rolling mill products manufacturer in Argentina) in aluminum foil. History of the Company The...
Dec 8, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, News, Russia
Dec 6 (Reuters) – Russia’s No. 2 oil producer, Lukoil, has been in talks with international majors about selling its stake in a consortium developing a large oil project in Venezuela, Kommersant daily reported on Friday, citing sources. Lukoil declined...
Dec 2, 2013 | Deals, Latin America
This Company, founded 35 years ago, manufactures oil and gas equipment for upstream operations (with API 6A, API 6D, API 16A and 11W Certifications). It is a corporation with two shareholders (brothers), who are founders of the Company. Both are approaching retirement...
