BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : FEBRUARY 7, 2000 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- LATIN AMERICAN BUSINESS

Where the Cash Is Coming from--and Where It's Going


VENTURE CAPITALIST       DEALS PLANNED OR UNDER WAY

CHASE CAPITAL PARTNERS   Has invested $60 million in startups
(NEW YORK)               ranging from StarMedia, a portal, to
                         Mercado Libre, an Argentine online
                         auctioneer

GP INVESTIMENTOS         Deals include a $12 million investment
(SAO PAULO)              in Submarino.com, a Brazilian book
                         retailer, and an $11 million investment
                         in online Brazilian auctioneer Lokau.com

GRUPO OPPORTUNITY        Has put down close to $30 million so far
(RIO DE JANEIRO)         in ventures such as Agencia Click, an
                         interactive advertising agency. Plans to
                         invest $260 million more

SOFTBANK LATIN VENTURES  Japanese venture capital group is in the
                         process of setting up a $100 million fund
                         exclusively for Latin America

DATA: BUSINESS WEEK


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