◼︎ Acelen, a Mubadala-backed Brazilian refiner, secured USD1.5b to begin construction of a biofuels refinery in the northeastern state of Bahia. Funding was provided by over 10 financial institutions, including HSBC and the IFC. #RealAssets
◼︎ Macquarie Asset Management and IG4 Capital agreed to sell CLI - Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura, a Brazil-based independent port operator, to AD Ports Group in a transaction valued at USD835m. #RealAssets
◼︎ CPP Investments, AIMCo and BNDESPar invested BRL700m (~USD139m) in Iguá Saneamento, a Brazil-based sanitation company. #RealAssets
◼︎ Victoria Capital Partners exited Cellera Farma via a strategic sale to Elea, one of Argentina’s largest pharmaceutical companies. #PE
◼︎ CrediCorp Capital increased its loan facility to Galgo CrediOrbe, a Colombia-based fintech platform for purchasing motorcycles and vehicles. #PrivateCredit
◼︎ Arlon Private Equity exited Grano Alimentos, a Brazil-based frozen foods company, via a sale to Cl&am Capital. #PE
◼︎ CPP Investments agreed to acquire a 50% stake in two Hilton-branded properties in Morumbi and Copacabana from HSI. #RealAssets
◼︎ Novonor, Galapagos Capital and Mota-Engil won the auction for Rota dos Sertões, a Brazilian highway concession project. #RealAssets
◼︎ Greenoaks and Benchmark led a USD40m seed round for Pax, a Brazil-based AI-native public safety company, with participation from existing and angel investors. #VB
◼︎ Thopen Energia, a portfolio company of Denham Capital, acquired Biogás Energia Ambiental, a Brazil-based renewable energy company, from ALN Gás e Energia and Heleno & Fonseca Construtécnica. #RealAssets
◼︎ Summit Agricultural Group launched JetBio, a Brazil-based sustainable aviation fuel producer. The project is expected to require ~USD2b in investment. #PE
◼︎ CVC Capital Partners agreed to exit Hermes Transportes Blindados, a Peru-based cash transportation and security services company, via a sale to Prosegur for USD425.6m. #PE
◼︎ Vinci Compass reached a BRL312.5m (~USD55m) close for Vinci MAV IV, focused on agribusiness private credit investments in Brazil. #PE
◼︎ Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund acquired a portfolio of solar power plants in Uruguay. #RealAssets
◼︎ FinDev Canada committed USD15m to Exagon Impact’s XIC Latin America Fund I, focused on renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure investments across Latin America and the Caribbean. #RealAssets
