Private equity firms eye potential in Latin America

Latin America has been a relative backwater for private equity firms. Could better equity market conditions in the region drive an uptick in activity?

Latin America faces a structural issue when it comes to private equity: the region remains a buyer’s market for these funds, while, if anything, the dynamics are increasingly skewed towards those international firms that operate in the region. And their numbers are dwindling.

“In Latin America today, there are fewer and fewer [international private equity firms],” says Dirk Donath, managing director at US-based private equity firm L Catterton responsible for Latin America strategy.

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