EBANX, the leading cross-border commerce platform in Latin America connecting global merchants with local consumers, today announced an investment of US$400 million from Advent International and an additional commitment of US$30 million to the company's planned IPO in the U.S. Advent is one of the largest private equity firms in the world and one of the most successful investors in the Payments industry, having made investments in Vantiv, Worldpay, Nets, Nexi, Planet, Xplor Technologies, Prisma, Concardis, Monext, and Stone. The firm joins FTV Capital as a minority investor in EBANX. 

The investment will be used to continue funding EBANX's aggressive expansion across Latin America. "Our goal has always been to develop the highest-performing digital payments solutions, recruit the best technology talent and business minds, and deliver a superior value proposition that makes it easier and more cost effective for global companies to access and grow their businesses across Latin America. We are excited to have Advent join us on our journey and help us accelerate our growth”, said João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX.

EBANX’s Expansion in Latin America 

EBANX has helped companies such as Amazon, Alibaba, Shopee, Spotify and Uber reach and conduct commerce with over 70 million Latin American consumers across 15 countries, through its proprietary platform and solutions. The Company has grown at an exponential rate in recent years, and processed over US$3.5 billion in volume and 150 million transactions in 2020.

“EBANX is one of the most impressive companies I’ve seen in the last 20 years,” said Mario Malta, Managing Director and Head of Latin America Financial Services at Advent. “The company is the clear leader in a rapidly expanding market, serving clients that are among the fastest-growing companies in the world and helping them to sell throughout Latin America with simplicity, confidence and higher-levels of transaction approval.”

EBANX also continues to recruit talent aggressively. The Company recently hired Alexandre Dinkelmann as Chief Financial Officer, who brings his public company experience as CFO of TOTVS, the largest software company in Brazil. “Recruiting the most talented and experienced professionals in the market is essential to the continued evolution of our best-in-class customer experience and industry-leading capabilities," said Wagner Ruiz, Chief Risk Officer and co-founder at EBANX.

Advent Invests Through All Four Funds for the First Time in History 

For the first time in its history, all four of Advent’s funds, including Latin American Private Equity Fund (LAPEF), Global Private Equity (GPE), Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital, are participating in the same investment, demonstrating the firm’s strong global support of EBANX. This round is also Advent’s largest investment in a Latin American tech company. 

Brenno Raiko, Managing Director and Head of Latin America Technology at Advent said, “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with such a remarkable group of founders and industry leaders at EBANX. This management team is building a unique growth engine throughout Latin America and is the type of disruptive category leader in which we look to invest. We are proud to have EBANX in the Advent ecosystem.”