News

Highlights and news from the Private Equity and Venture Capital ecosystems, as well as other investment market topics.

Venture Capital

Headline and XP raise funds to buy stakes in startups and target "dead equity"“

The Headline Prime I fund, with R$ 62 million, is focused on secondary funding rounds to acquire stakes in technology startups.
Private Equity

Patrice Etlin, from Advent: "Our best deals in Brazil were during the worst times."“

Advent's managing partner attributed the strong returns to the team's sector expertise, with a focus on the healthcare, retail, consumer goods, financial services, and technology segments.
ABVCAP

Brazil invests in infrastructure to gain ground in AI.

Priscila Rodrigues, president of the Association, states that measuring private investment in AI is complex because the technology generally appears as a tool, not as the main business.
ABVCAP

Private investment in innovation grows with more robust funding rounds.

According to Priscila Rodrigues, president of the Association, the appetite of foreigners is starting to return, but still only sporadically.
Private Equity

Crescera buys stake in Vix Brasil, Paula Hermanny's beachwear brand.

Crescera Capital acquired 27.8% from Vix Global Enterprises, owner of the beachwear brand Vix Brasil, founded by Paula Hermanny and internationally recognized by a high-income audience.
Infrastructure

Kinea is targeting the auction and concession calendar for 2026.

Kinea wants to expand its infrastructure investments with the drop in interest rates, focusing on highways, sanitation, and data centers, an area in which it does not yet operate.
Private Equity

Opportunity enters, Warburg exits, and Grupo Salta is now worth almost R$ 6 billion.

Given that the company had a net debt of R$ 1.2 billion at the end of September, the equity value involved in the transaction was R$ 4.6 billion.
Venture Capital

ColmeIA raises R$ 18M in follow-on funding round with Crescera Capital.

Crescera has made a new investment in ColmeIA, totaling R$43 million since 2024 and bringing the company closer to a valuation of R$500 million.
Private Equity

Global asset manager sees evergreen funds for private equity as the next wave in the market.

According to Adam Howarth, a partner at Partners Group, evergreen funds offer access to the private market with flexible entry and exit windows, and will grow even in countries like Brazil.
CVC

Valetec wants to start investing "as soon as possible" with Petrobras' CVC.

Valetec plans to make its first investment in the second quarter of next year. The checks are expected to range from R$ 5 million to R$ 90 million.
CVC

BB expands corporate venture capital program to up to R$$ 500 million by 2026

BB will expand its CVC program, adding R$300 million to the previously planned budget. This new phase reinforces the strategy of creating solutions with startups and expanding its operations.
Venture Capital

33% of companies intend to increase investment in open innovation in Brazil.

According to the study "Open Innovation in Brazil," 731% of Brazilian companies have open innovation initiatives, with 331% of them having ongoing programs with startups.
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