Selected Foreign Private Equity Funds Investing in Mexico 

Key Name   (Nombre) Description   (Descripción) Website  (Dirección de Internet)
1 Advent Latin America Private Equity Fund Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund, L.P. De carácter regional, con capital objetivo de 200 millones de dólares para invertir en empresas medianas y grandes localizadas en México, Argentina, Chile y Brasil. Campos Eliseos 345-7o piso, Col. Polanco Mexico D.F. 11560 Mexico, tel: +52 (5) 202-6770 fax: +52 (5) 202-7707 http://www.adventinternational.com/HomePage.aspx
2 Mexico Private Equity Fund Mexico Private Equity Fund. Fondo regional con capital objetivo de 30 millones de dólares, para invertir en empresas pequeñas y medianas exportadoras de Sonora, Chihuahua, Baja California y Sinaloa. http://www.capitalvenue.com/MexicoPrivateEquityFund.htm
3 Multinational Industrial Fund Multinational Industrial Fund (MIF). Con capital objetivo de 100 millones de dólares para invertir en empresas mexicanas pequeñas y medianas, en coinversión con empresas europeas de la industria automotriz, auto partes eléctricas, electrodomésticos con un rango de inversión de cuatro a dies millones de dólares. http://www.iadb.org/iic/english/projects/2000_me1137a_invest.htm
4 North America Environmental Fund North America Environmental Fund, L.P (NEAF). Con capital objetivo de 50 millones de dólares para invertir en empresas pequeñas y medianas del sector medio ambiente. http://www.iadb.org/mif/investment_page/spanish/env_fund.html
5 The Baring Mexico Private Equity Fund The Baring Mexico Private Equity Fund, L.P. Con capital objetivo de 50 millones de dólares para invertir en empresas mexicanas medianas, con potencial exportador. http://www.baringcapital.com/team.html
6 ZN Mexico Trust ZN Mexico trust. Con capital objetivo de 10 millones de dólares para invertir en empresas mexicanas medianas y pequeñas en los sectores industrial, comercial y de servicios. Su rango de inversión es de tres a 15 millones de dólares. http://www.zmlp.com/znmobjective.html

Selected Private Equity Funds Investing Throughout Latin America 

Key Name Description Website
1 Advent International Corp. Campos Eliseos 345-7o piso, Col. Polanco Mexico City, D.F. 11560 Mexico, tel: +52 (5) 202-6770 fax: +52 (5) 202-7707 http://www.adventinternational.com/HomePage.aspx
2 American Industrial Partners Established in 1989. Geographic focus: Companies based in the USA, Canada or Mexico, with current or potential global reach., industry focus: Middle market companies in the manufacturing and industrial service sectors that are primarily engaged in selling to other businesses., investment size: from USD 10 million up to USD 50 million from AIP, with additional amounts available from investment partners, deal types: MBOs, recapitalisations, corporate divestitures, growth capital investments to fund acquisitions or internal growth, private investments in public equity. One Maritime Plaza, Suite 2525
San Francisco, CA 94111-3523 United States of America, tel: +1 (415) 788-7354 fax: +1 (415) 788-5302.
http://www.aipartners.com/
3 Bachow & Associates, Inc. Established in 1985. Geographic focus: Worldwide, industry focus: Technology, communications, service businesses, manufacturing, and vertical software. Will consider growth opportunities in most other industries except retail, distribution, packaged goods and real estate., investment size: from USD 5 Million up to USD 25 Million, deal types: Companies must have existing products or services with demonstrated market demand, and should currently or soon be profitable. Will consider special situations http://www.bachow.com/
4 Baring Private Equity Partners Ltd. Geographic focus: Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Russia & CIS, India, Asia, industry focus: generalist, investment size: from GBP 0.5 million up to GBP 10 million, deal types: expansion, development capital, replacement capital, staff: 65, notes: a division of ING Asset Management, contact: Varel Freeman (Latin America), Mark Hawkesworth (Western Europe), Gyuri Karady (Central Europe), Mike Calvey (Russia and CIS), Rahul Bhasin (India), Jean Salata (Asia). 33 Cavendish Square
London, W1G 0BQ United Kingdom, tel: +44 (20) 7290-5000 fax: +44 (20) 7290-5020.
http://www.bpep.com/bpep/
5 Bastion Capital Corp. Private equity investments in traditional industries in the U.S. and Mexico. Expertise in companies that would benefit from our knowledge of the Hispanic market. 1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 2960 Los Angeles, California 90067 United States.
http://www.bastioncapital.com/
6 Hicks, Muse, Tate & Frust Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst creates investment pools in the form of limited partnerships. Investors are mostly pension funds but also include financial institutions and wealthy private investors. Headquarters located at 200 Crescent Ct., Ste. 1600, Dallas, TX 75201    N/A
9 Merfin Capital Geographic focus: Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, North America, industry focus: generalist, investment size: from EUR 0.2 million up to EUR 3 million, deal types: early stage, expansion, development capital, turnarounds, restructuring, buyouts, buyins, staff: 10, contact: Guillaume de Rham (Geneva), Jan Mutsmans, Coen Teulings, Christopher Wright (New York). 6 av Lloyd George, 8th Floor Brussels, 1000 Belgium, tel: +32 (2) 646-2580 fax: +32 (2) 646-3036. N/A
10 Securtias Capital, LLC Geographic focus: Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, industry focus: finance, insurance, real estate, Internet technology, medical, life sciences, health related, services, computer related, investment size: from EUR 1 million up to EUR 250 million, deal types: early stage, expansion, replacement capital, start-up capital, turnarounds, restructurings, buyouts, buyins, staff: 54, contact: Jock Birney, Peter Gujer, Beat Lüthi, Didier Thibault. Freigutstrasse 16, P.O. Box 4288
Zurich, 8022 Switzerland, tel: +41 (1) 285-9800 fax: +41 (1) 285-9899.
http://www.securitascapital.com/
11 TCW / Latin America Partners, LLC The TCW Group, Inc. is an indirect subsidiary of Société Générale, S.A. with total ssets Under Management of approximately $80 Billion. http://www.tcw.com/
12 Triodos International Fund management BV Geographic focus: Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, industry focus: environment, food, beverages, energy, investment size: from EUR 150,000 up to EUR 1 million, deal types: early stage, expansion, start-up, staff: 9, contact: Hans Schut, Alexander Schwedeler. Utrechtseweg 60, Postbus 55 Zeist, 3700 AB Netherlands, tel: +31 (30) 693-6500 fax: +31 (30) 693-6566. http://www.triodos.nl/
13 Unigestion Geographic focus: Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia, industry focus: generalist, deal types: buyouts, buyins, expansion, development capital, mezzanine, bridge finance, turnarounds, restructurings, early-stage, staff: 10, contact: Hanspeter Bader, David Chamberlain, Christophe de Dardel, Jean-Yves Gourin, David Law Smith. 8C Avenue de Champel, P.O.Box 387 Genève 12, 1211 Switzerland, tel: +41 (22) 704-4111 fax: +41 (22) 704-4211. http://www.unigestion.com/
14 WestSphere Equity Investors L.P. (New York) Geographic focus: United States, Latin America, notes: other office in Washington DC, contact: Eduardo Bohórquez, Joseph J. Vadapalas, Martín G. Azcárate, Duncan Littlejohn, Thomas Donahue, John Lugar, Michael J. Mazzola. 55 East 59th Street, 13th Floor New York, NY 10022 United States of America, tel: +1 (212) 317-3600 fax: +1 (212) 317-0739. http://www.westsphere.com/

Selected US Funds Focused on Minority Markets in the US 

Key Name Description Website
1 21st Century Group, LLC 21st Century Group, LLC is an ethnic-minority-controlled partnership formed in August 1998 by former Dallas City Manager John Ware and Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated, a leading private equity firm based in Dallas. It invests in medium-size businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, service, and media industries where value can be increased through improved and expanded operations and add-on acquisitions. N/A
2 Ark Capital The Fund has a particular emphasis on domestic emerging markets such as industries and geographies that are undercapitalized and emerging entrepreneurs who are outside of the traditional private equity network.  Ark Capital is based in Chicago, IL. http://www.arkvc.com/
3 Axxon Capital Based in Boston and focused on minority and women-owned startups. Aiming to raise $75 million. http://www.axxoncapital.com/
4 Bastion Capital Corp. Private equity investments in traditional industries in the U.S. and Mexico. Expertise in companies that would benefit from our knowledge of the Hispanic market. 1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 2960 Los Angeles, California 90067 United States. http://www.bastioncapital.com/
5 Civic Ventures Investment Fund Multimillion dollar fund established by a group of Fortune 500 companies to provide capital as well as management and financial advisory services for small businesses, particularly minority-owned companies, in St. Louis and the Midwest. Based in St. Louis, MI. N/A
6 Hispania Capital Partners $75 million coordinated fund with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the US government, led by Victor Maruri. For more information, contact: The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2175 K Street N.W., Ste. 100, Washington, D.C. 20037. Phone: (202) 842-1212. http://www.ushcc.com/
7 ICV Equity Partners ICV Capital Partners (ICV) is a private equity investment firm focused on small- to middle-market companies. We invest in businesses that have strong, defensible market positions and growth potential where "buy-and-build" and other value enhancement opportunities exist. Our investment strategy is focused on the following three markets: America’s inner cities, ethnic-minority owned and/or controlled businesses, and businesses targeting ethnic-minority markets. http://www.icvcapital.com/
8 Medallion Capital Mezzanine and sub-debt finance company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota which lends money at competitive interest rates to a variety of small businesses. http://www.medallionfinancial.com
9 MESBIC Ventures (Pacesetter Capital Group) MVHC’s mission is providing equity capital to growing businesses where the owners of the company include Hispanic-American, African-American, Asian-Indian, Native American, or Asian-American company builders who have substantial economic upside through capital appreciation. http://www.pacesettercapital.com/
10 New Vista Capital A group of private equity venture capital funds with $73,000,000 under management. Investing in early-stage Information Technology companies. A primary investment focus on women and minority founded and managed companies in the Western states. Typical initial investments range between $250K to $1million, with a total of $6 million over the life of the company. http://www.nvcap.com/
11 Penman Partners Based in Chicago, IL. Focused on management buyouts, recaps, equity buy-ins, expansion financing and consolidation. Telephone: 312.346.2800 N/A
12 Polstar Capital Polestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in early stage information technology companies led by minority entrepreneurs. Polestar seeks to obtain superior returns for investors by taking equity positions within early-stage privately held companies that operate in large and/or rapidly growing markets.
http://www.polestarvc.com/
13 Syncom Established in 1977, SYNCOM combines more than two decades of entrepreneurial spirit and venture capital management experience in providing early stage growth capital to minority entrepreneurs and/or under-served market sectors. We work as partners with the companies we help build, by combining our passion for success with a pledge of excellence and fairness. SYNCOM is also committed to creating and growing significant companies that produce a meaningful positive economic impact within the minority community. http://www.syncomfunds.com
14 TSG Capital Group, LLC. TSG Capital Group, L.L.C., is a private equity investment firm that manages more than $740 million of capital. An important element of TSG’s strategy is its focus on companies serving fast growing, under-served ethnic markets. These markets most often consist of Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans, and they reflect powerful long-term demographic trends which are creating outstanding private equity investment opportunities. TSG Capital Group, LLC
Stamford, CT. Contact:  Cleveland A. Christophe, Managing Partner.
http://www.tsgcapital.com/

Government Institutions and Development Agencies Investing in Mexico and in Minority Owned Businesses in the US

Key Name Description Website
1 BIRF Banco Internacional de Reconstruccion y Fomento http://www.bancomundial.org/birf.htm
2 FIDA Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agricola http://www.ifad.org/
3 FOMIN Fondo Multilateral de Inversion del BID http://www.iadb.org
4 IADB Inter-American Development Bank http://www.iadb.org
6 IDA International Development Association http://web.worldbank.org/
7 IFC International Finance Corporation http://www.ifc.org/about/basicfacts/basicfacts.html
8 NAFIN Nacional Financiera. Banca Mexicana de desarrollo http://www.nafin.com/portalnf/
9 SBA Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/