Private-equity funds made investments of R$11.6 billion in Brazilian companies in the first quarter, up 8.4% year over year. The faster pace, this time, appears among the portfolios that invest in more mature companies, with R$5.2 billion, compared to R$1.9 billion in the same period in 2021. The venture capital portfolios, which focus on projects […]
The Brazilian cement market, strongly affected by rains in some regions of the country in January and February, closed the first quarter of the year with a decline of 2.4% in sales, said SNIC, a trade association representing companies in the sector. In March, however, there was some recovery, with a 0.3% increase in sales, […]
Telecom Vivo announced on Monday the creation of its first corporate venture capital (CVC) fund to invest R$320 million in startups over the next five years. The amount makes Vivo Ventures one of the largest CVCs in Brazil. The company plans to invest in 12 to 20 startups, with stakes in the range of R$15 […]