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OPIC Funds Investing in Mexico

The OPIC funds investing in Mexico include:

Fund name: Darby-BBVA Latin America Private Equity Fund, LP

Contact information:
Julio Lastres, Managing Director
Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd.
1133 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202-872-0500
Fax 202-872-1818
http://www.darbyoverseas.com
Fund size/Region: $175 million, Latin America

Primary invest. focus: Investing Equity investments in media and communications, transportation, consumer goods, housing, energy, and non-bank financial services.

Fund name: Latin Power III, L.P.

Contact information:
J. Scott Swensen
Conduit Capital Partners, LLC
477 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Tel. 212-485-8900
Fax 212-485-8939
http://www.conduitcap.com

Fund size/Region: $200 million, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Primary invest. focus: Investing Equity investments in independent power projects (“IPPs”) in Latin America and the Caribbean with a focus on renewable energy and Mexico.

Fund name: Paladin Realty Latin America Investors II, LP 

Contact information:

James R. Worms
Paladin Realty Partners, LLC
10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-996-8766
310-996-8708 (Fax)

Fund description: $150 million in Latin America.  Investing Equity investments in housing and real estate projects.

Primary invest. focus: Location of project and description of site: Initial developments will be located in Central America, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. The Fund is actively seeking developments in other LAC countries. Palador is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Sao Paolo, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Mexico City.