The Austrian Chamber of Commerce surely did a nice job in bringing together Latin American and Central European companies. According to Christian Gessl from WKO, on the first day there were 340 people from 37 countries. B2B meetings were intense, with 700 meetings booked. Why Austria In past years many Brazilian companies settled in Austria, stimulated byContinue reading “Building a bridge from Latin America and Central Europe (Day 2 on the WKO event in Vienna)”
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Colombian equity fund getting to Europe. A lesson to Brazilians
Citywire today brings the news that Colombian asset manager Bolsa y Renta (ByR), has brought its “flagship domestic equity offering” to Europe in response to growing demand among institutional investors for local country specialists. The group says it is the first to offer singular access to Latin America’s fourth largest economy in Ucits form. Now, I wonder: Colombians did aContinue reading “Colombian equity fund getting to Europe. A lesson to Brazilians”
Brazilian pharma targets internationalization
Brazilian pharmaceutical companies announce plans of internationalization. Latin America is primary target. The idea is to build partnerships, license and distribute branded products, but investment of investing in green field abroad is also a possibility. This is the case Hypermarcas, that has in the second half of this year begins to develop a plan for growthContinue reading “Brazilian pharma targets internationalization”
New Private equity record in Latin America. Time to invest?
While Fund-raising decreased by 7 % in the U.S., European Latin America Private equity firms raised a record $8.1 billion for investments in the region, representing more than twice the previous year, according to the Latin American Venture Capital Association. Are prices going up too fast? Brazil among peers in Latin America Brazil is the top countryContinue reading “New Private equity record in Latin America. Time to invest?”
Energy integration in South America, Cemig is ready
Cemig is ready to grow in South America in coming years, especially, in Chile, Peru and Colombia. The company intends to focus in distribution and transmission of electric energy. “This is a new stage. We believe in the long run there will be an energy integration in South America. This will require large investments and weContinue reading “Energy integration in South America, Cemig is ready”
