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28 May 2025

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CONGRATULATIONS

LAVCA Deal Awards

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    Winners of the 11th Annual LAVCA Deal Awards were announced last week during a live ceremony on LinkedIn.

     

    The LAVCA Deal Awards showcase outstanding private capital investments, specifically targeting environmental, social and gender diversity initiatives. Winners are selected from deals submitted by LAVCA Member firms and evaluated through a rigorous process by a distinguished panel of institutional investors, including development finance institutions, pension funds and funds of funds. Congratulations to the 2025 award winners: 

     

    2025 Private Capital Deal of the Year | Patria for its investment in Delly’s

     

    2025 Environment Responsibility | SP Ventures for its investment in Gênica

     

    2025 Social Impact | DNA Capital for its investment in Sanar

     

    2025 Innovation | Crescera Capital for its investment in BomConsorcio

     

    2025 Better Tech | Lightrock and Mexican fintech Konfio

    Learn About the Award Winning Deals

    DEAL CASE

    Positive Ventures | Ruuf

      Ruuf

      Positive Ventures invested in Ruuf, a Chile-based solar energy marketplace that connects homeowners, solar panel installers and lenders through an integrated online platform, in July 2022. 

       

      Since Positive’s investment, Ruff has scaled its installation capacity in preparation for cross-border expansion. From 2023 to 2024, Ruuf experienced 4x sales growth due to increased electricity tariffs, which encouraged homeowners to transition toward solar energy. As of 2025, Ruuf has installed over 5 MW of residential solar capacity, helping clients avoid 3,000+ tons of CO2e emissions and save USD2m+ in total energy costs.

      Read Full Deal Case

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        Industry News

        ◼︎ Macquarie Asset Management acquired Monte Rodovias, a Brazil-based highway operator valued at ~USD355m. #RealAssets

         

        ◼︎ Patria Investments to invest USD1b in Omnia, a new data center platform targeting Brazil, Mexico and Chile. #RealAssets

         

        ◼︎ Southern Cross Group closed a GP-led secondary transaction for its fifth Latin America Private Equity Fund. #PE

         

        ◼︎ Patria Investments agreed to invest in Spott, a Brazil-based software platform that manages electric vehicle charging networks. #VC

         

        ◼︎ BlackRock increased its stake in Azul, a Brazil-based airline company. #PE

         

        ◼︎ Brookfield Asset Management acquired Mantiqueira Transmissora, a Brazilian energy transmission company, in a transaction valued at USD146.7m. #RealAssets

         

        ◼︎ Volo Loans, a Costa Rica- and US-based real estate credit platform, secured a USD50m credit facility from Gramercy. #PrivateCredit

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