Investment Summary

Portland Private Equity Invests In Merqueo

On January 1, 2019, private equity firm Portland Private Equity invested in e-commerce company Merqueo

Investment Highlights
  • This is Portland Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Portland Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in Colombia.

Investment Summary
Date 2019-01-01
Target Merqueo
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Portland Private Equity
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Merqueo

Chapinero, Colombia
Merqueo is an online supermarket that you always have on hand, you can pay as you like, find your favorite brands and receive your order at your doorstep. Merqueo was established in 2015 and is based in Chapinero, Colombia.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Portland Private Equity

St. Michael, Barbados

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 425M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Portland Private Equity LP is an investment group focused on opportunities across the Caribbean. Portland looks to partner with management when pursuing transactions, and targets 'simple', scalable businesses, with talented management. The firm invests in the range of $10 - $40 million per transaction. Portland's minimum investment size is $15 million. Portland Private Equity is based in Barbados.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 11
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 4
Country (Colombia) 2 of 2
Year (2019) 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-16 Facey Telcom

Jamaica

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