Security and technology solutions provider Global Digital Solutions Inc. recently acquired emergency warning equipment manufacturer Rontan Group, which is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.The new CEO for Rontan will be named by GDSI's board of directors in a upcoming meeting. Richard J. Sullivan is the most probable name to fulfill the position. Rontan registered $128 million in 2014. Read More »

B&B Gestão is an accounting and services firm based in San Paulo, Brazil. Read More »

The deal expands Tecma's manufacturing support services operations to Tijuana. Read More »

Jaguar Growth Partners opened an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday. Christian Klotz and Ricardo Costa, two recent additions to the private equity firm’s staff, will head up the new office. The opening of the office will establish Jaguar's presence in Latin American, according to Thomas McDonald, Jaguar managing partner. Prior to joining Jaguar, Klotz co-founded UJAY Capital. Read More »

Latamkey will manage application performance infrastructure company Riverbed's business relationships with Mexican telecommunication service providers. Besides the traditional telecom services, Latamkey will also develop cloud service and support interconnection from any device or platform. Latamkey stressed its commitment to make more investments in specialized resources. Read More »

Ingram Micro is acquiring the Acao Group, a Latin America provider of IT solutions based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new addition represents a $300 million increase on Micro's  annual value-add solutions revenue and is expected to be finalized by the end of 2015. The key leadership from Acao will support the integration between the two companies in order to maintain its growth. Read More »

The recent acquisition of California-based Made in Mexico has expanded the Tecma Group of Companies, a Mexico manufacturing adviser enterprise. The decision to commit to the creation of an ongoing Mexican shelter operation in Tijuana was made as a result of a steadily expanding demand for Tecma's services by manufacturers, but the Made in Mexico acquisition sealed the deal. Read More »

Brazil Minerals Inc. CEO Marc Fogassa joined an advisory committee of a 2016 U.S presidential candidate Oct. 12. And while the company did not name which candidate Fogassa is advising, he was selected to offer his expertise on U.S.-Brazil relations and supports expanded open trade between the two countries with less bureaucracy. Fogassa is not being paid for his contributions. Read More »

Cloud-based solutions provider Endurance International Group launched Google Apps for Work Thursday on international brands Bluehost Mexico and HostGator Mexico. Endurance launched Google Apps for Work on BigRock in India earlier this year. With these additions, small business subscribers in Mexico and India can grow their business online through Google Apps and Endurance. Read More »

Altenesol Colombia S.A.S., a natural gas subsidiary, obtained the permits needed to begin preparing the site for the Nataly I LNG plant in Colombia Oct. 16. Nataly I is backed by Geoproduction Oil and Gas, a subsidiary of Canacol Energy and Shona Energy, through a 10-year contract. The permits acquired ensure that construction will be carried out according to the contract. Read More »

São Bento Farm in Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil, is the first South American dairy farm to qualify for the Certified Humane Raised and Handled program. The Certified Humane label guarantees that animal products being purchased have been produced according to Humane Farm Animal Care's (HFAC) defined animal care standards. Under HFAC’s standards, animals must be fed a nutritious diet. Read More »

Argentina's Ministry of Health authorized bio-pharmaceutical company Mediwound Ltd. to market and distribute NexoBrid®, which removes dead or damaged tissue from adults with thermal burns, Thursday. Clinical studies conducted on NexoBrid show that the product debrides burn wounds earlier than the current standard of care, significantly reducing surgical excisions and autografting. Read More »

The Latin American comic strip industry is different from its U.S. and European counterparts because of its influence by political and social issues, a local comic strip creator recently told Latin Business Daily. In Europe and especially in the U.S., there historically has been a bigger emphasis on characters who have special powers, but that's not the case in Latin America.  Read More »

AziLat Ltd. agreed to acquire full interest in OGX Petróleo e Gás S.A's two blocks off the coast of Brazil that are operated by ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil, Ltda. AziLat is an oil and gas exploration company backed by Seacrest Capital Group. Through its local subsidiary, AziBras Exploração de Petróleo e Gás Ltda., Azilat will take over the OGX working interest in the blocks. Read More »

As Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to reassure investors, the National Industry Confederation said that the entrepreneurs' confidence index had hit its lowest level since the organization began monitoring the indicator in 1999. The indexes fell 0.7 percent in October, declining for a second consecutive time and accumulating a loss of 2.1 points over two months. Read More »

Israel's Gazit-Globe, a global real estate firm focused on shopping centers in urban markets, recently grew its stake in BR Malls, the leading shopping center company in Brazil, to 5.16 percent. The investment was made through a wholly owned subsidiary active in Brazil. BR Malls’ portfolio includes 46 shopping centers that contain 1.65 million m2 of GLA and 966 thousand m2 of owned GLA. Read More »

Colombian coffee exporters anticipate that new export qualities that will include smaller and chipped grains offered at a discount will help reach demanding but price-sensitive markets in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. The result of changes in the administration of the country´s federation of coffee producers, the new qualities won't affect the coffee's overall taste. Read More »

Mexus Gold US and Argonaut Gold have been granted a permit by SEMPRAS to commence drilling at the Julio/Martha Elena property in Mexico. Mexus is currently building roads and drill pads on behalf of Argonaut after drill results showed a high-grade, multi-vein system on the land. The Julio/Martha Elena property is one of the biggest open pit mines in the world. Read More »

Over the next decade, Latin America will see an increase in urbanization and a growing middle class, in addition to more purchasing power for women, a recent study on megatrends by Frost & Sullivan predicted. The full study will be published in November ahead of Frost & Sullivan's conference on Growth, Innovation and Leadership to be held in early December in Miami, Florida. Read More »

Management standards company GS1 Colombia/LOGYCA and Cloud applications provider Oracle are the newest corporate members of the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum. Promoting their interoperable standard for financial data exchange, the IFX Forum's members and subscribers are based in 17 countries on five continents. IFX is available at no charge to its members. Read More »