Probably so. One more international house crossing the Equador line heading Brazil. Hamilton Lane, an independent private equity asset management announced that it is planning to open an office in Rio de Janeiro. Local office will be headed by Ricardo Fernandez Silva, Jr. and Filipe Caldas. Both execs come from swiss firm Capital Dynamics, who set foot in RioContinue reading “International asset managers eye Brazilians nouveaux riches?”
Monthly Archives: September 2011
E-commerce giant launching in Brazil this year
Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce giant, plans to start operation in Brazil this year. Hiroshi Mikitani, company’s CEO, visits the country to meet with the local team and Brazilian retailers preparing for the launch. “We will have a ‘soft launch’ in November and a grand opening next year,” he said in an interview to Jornal O Globo this week. In June, Rakuten announced the purchase of 75% of Brazilian Ikeda, for an undisclosed amount. Ikeda provides electronic commerce services to large retailers such as localsContinue reading “E-commerce giant launching in Brazil this year”
A couple of notes on Brazilian agribusiness
Agrifirma, the Brazilian farmland investment company, announced a new joint venture with Fundo Brasil Agonegocio, one of Brazil’s biggest private equity investors. The new fund, Agrifirma Brasil Agropecuaria, will receive an $82m investment in Agrifirma’s existing projects. Notedly, huge areas of undeveloped land in Brazil’s Bahia region. Keep an eye on the gouvernement NoContinue reading “A couple of notes on Brazilian agribusiness”
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