◼︎ Aqua Capital reached a USD450m final close for its third flagship fund to invest in middle-market agribusiness and food value chain companies in Latin America. The fund had an original target of USD400m. #PrivateEquity ◼︎ Auna, a hospital and prepaid healthcare plan management platform with operations in Mexico, Peru and Colombia, raised USD360m through an IPO on the NYSE. #PrivateEquity ◼︎ DFIs committed USD130m for Darby International Capital’s fourth fund focused on mid-sized companies to develop low-carbon and climate-resilient businesses in Latin America. #PrivateCredit ◼︎ Addi, a Colombia-based buy now, pay later platform, raised a USD36m round from GIC, Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. ADDI also secured USD50m in debt financing from Goldman Sachs. #VC ◼︎ Patria Investimentos invested BRL120m (~USD24m) in Tria Energia, a Brazil-based energy trading platform. #PrivateEquity ◼︎ Ashmore Colombiaacquired a majority stake in Bioena, a Colombia-based producer and distributor of industrial wood pellets. #PrivateEquity ◼︎ Darby InternationalexitedArandanos Selectos, a Mexico-based blueberry producer and exporter, via a full repayment of its debt financing. #PrivateCredit ◼︎ Apex CapitalacquiredClorox Argentina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of cleaning product manufacturer The Clorox Company, with operations in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. #PrivateEquity ◼︎ LatAm Logistic Properties (LLP), a real estate platform with operations in Central and South America, and TWOA, a Cayman Island-based exempted company, completed their business combination. LLP and TWOA are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Logistic Properties of the Americas following the transaction. #RealAssets ◼︎ Astella Investimentos led a ~USD7m Series A for Techome, a Brazil-based smart home startup, with participation from Endeavor Scale-Up Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst. #VC | 