Brazil

Claure Group acquired an undisclosed stake in eB Capital, a Brazilian private equity, infrastructure and real estate firm with about BRL 5 billion ($1 billion) in assets under management.

Folium Capital Co-founder Andrew Wiltshire discusses the firm’s global, diversified investment portfolios of agriculture and forestry assets.

While Russia and China look increasingly uninvestable, the coming 12 months offer “an amazing environment” for distressed and special situations opportunities in Brazil, according to Brunel Partners.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and The Rockefeller Foundation have agreed to invest in The Amazon Reforestation Fund managed by Mombak Gestora de Recursos Ltda.

Valor Capital Group added Paulo Passoni as managing director in charge of handling the $1.5 billion firm’s growth equity business and sourcing of new investment opportunities.

Private market investors placed nearly $1 billion today across a variety of sectors. Bain Capital was particularly active, participating in a total of three diversified transactions across the biotech, cybersecurity and aviation sectors.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) hired Yana Watson Kakar as managing director and head of Americas in New York, where she will oversee the pension fund’s offices in Mexico and Brazil.

Houlihan Lokey gained a foothold in Latin America with the launch of an office in São Paulo, Brazil. The NYSE-listed investment bank hired Bruno Baratta as a managing director and head of Brazil, tasking him with leading the company’s efforts ...

Martin Laguerre joined Warburg Pincus as a senior advisor working with its Capital Solutions, Financial Services and Business Services groups.

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association continues to make inroads in its private markets portfolio, including allocations to credit, private equity and farmland.