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BTG Pactual launches two private equity funds

BTG Pactual has been meeting investors in the Middle East to pitch two private equity funds. One of the funds , called “Health”, would look for takeovers in the health industry, while the other, “Real Economy”, could have $1 billion to invest in undisclosed sectors, Valor Economico newspaper reported on Friday. Andre Esteves BTG Pactual started inContinue reading “BTG Pactual launches two private equity funds”

Brazilian capital markets roadshow in the U.S.

U.S. investors will have an opportunity to talk to representatives of Brazilian capital markets institutions this month. Meetings will be held in New York (22/jun), San Francisco (24/jun) and Boston (23/06). The visits are part of the next round of BEST, a joint initiative of ANBIMA, BM & F, CETIP and FEBRABAN, with support from CVM,Continue reading “Brazilian capital markets roadshow in the U.S.”

Now Everyone Wants to be the “Fifth BRIC”

Last year in a Special Report on Indonesia, The Economist quotes certain investment bank research arguing that Indonesia may be the “fifth BRIC” (BRIIC?). Now, in the latest edition, The Economist notes a source saying that Africa should be the “fifth BRIC.” This little trend should indicate the increase in status of the four BRICContinue reading “Now Everyone Wants to be the “Fifth BRIC””

Policing in Rio impacts Economics ahead of Olympic Preparation

A traveler in Rio sees two police with AR-15 rifles at the entrance to a favela midway between Copacobana and Ipanema, less than a football field from the finest beaches in the world. Yards away, more police stand watch, while up the curving road, street vendors hawk roasted chicken on a stick. The scene isContinue reading “Policing in Rio impacts Economics ahead of Olympic Preparation”

IBM’s new research lab is in Brazil

It is true that IBM has been in Brazil for 93 years. But now, the American company launches its first lab in 12 years in the country. The mission of the Brazilian IBM lab is to develop technology systems around natural resource development – namely petroleum and gas – and large-scale events such as the Olympics.Continue reading “IBM’s new research lab is in Brazil”