PRINT THIS PAGE Erik Peterson of Aureos on investment opportunities in Latin America26/03/2008. Source: Aureos.
Aureos, a private equity fund manager that specialises in emerging markets, is in the process of launching a Latin America Fund that will be exclusively focused on investment in small and medium-sized companies in the region. In this article, Erik Peterson, head of the Aureos Latin America Fund, talks about investment opportunities in Latin America. The financial sector in the region is changing with the recent consolidation and entry by large global players, but it remains to be seen whether that trend will mean more lending to mid-sized companies. At present the consolidation of regional banks is leading to more focus on consumer lending and lending to large corporates.
Our view is that this consolidation in the market will create more space and opportunities for smaller niche players in the financial sector to provide the kind of products the bigger banks are largely ignoring such as leasing and factoring. It is those niche financial service providers that could be subjects of investment by Aureos.
Click here to view the full document (pdf 71kb) You need Adobe Acrobat to read this document. If you do not have it, you can download it free from www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html Aureos is a private equity fund manager providing risk capital for expansion and change-of-control transactions in emerging markets for established businesses in the small to mid-cap segment of the market. Since inception, Aureos' funds under management have increased by six times to over US$700 million. This is forecast to double over the next two years. Aureos has 25 offices throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia. For more information visit www.aureos.com
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