Hi readers, welcome to our February newsletter covering Latin American software and technology trends, expansions, and M&A. This edition features Equiteq’s 2026 Global Buyer’s Report alongside a high-activity month of deals, including big names like Visa, Accenture, and Evertec. ¡Vámonos
Equiteq Global Buyers Report 2026: The 2026 Knowledge Economy Global Buyers Report shares a unique look at the trends likely to shape M&A activity over the coming year. Equiteq’s annual report combines proprietary data with the insights of the global team across the Knowledge Economy’s core sectors of management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing.
Our take: These charts are from a recent M&A buyer survey on digital services acquisition priorities. A few things stand out.
AI and Data & Analytics are running away from the field — 40% and 37% of buyers, respectively, ranked them “Very High,” and both categories show a combined Very High + High score above 75%. If you’re a tech services firm not leaning into these, the market is telling you something.
North America remains the clear priority at 57% Very High.
Only 10% of buyers ranked LATAM “High” — but 24% ranked it “Medium,” putting combined interest at 34% and ahead of both APAC (29%) and ANZ (19%). That Medium proves buyers are watching the region–the deals we track each month are part of what’s moving that needle.
Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, completed its acquisition of Prisma and Newpay in Argentina to modernize the country’s payments ecosystem. (Visa)
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), the global technology leader, announced it is on pace to invest $50 billion by 2030 to expand AI infrastructure, skills, and innovation across the Global South, including Mexico and South America, where it invested $8B+ in datacenter infrastructure in its last fiscal year alone. (BNAmericas)
Visma, a leading European and Latin American provider of mission-critical business software, acquired MaisMei, Brazil’s largest mobile-first compliance platform for Individual Micro Entrepreneurs with 3.7 million registered customers. (Visma)
Vesta Software Group, part of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU) and a buy-and-hold acquirer of vertical market software, acquired Suplos, a Colombian cloud-based digital procurement platform serving large enterprises across Colombia, Peru, and Panama, marking Vesta’s twelfth Latin American investment. (Vesta Software Group)
Kavak, Mexico’s leading digital platform for buying, selling, and financing used cars, raised $300 million in a Series F round led by Andreessen Horowitz in its first-ever Latin American investment, with WCM Investment Management co-leading alongside Foxhaven Asset Management and others. (Bloomberg)
H&CO, a global professional services firm operating in over 30 countries, acquired B2Finance, a São Paulo-based BPO company delivering financial, accounting, tax, and payroll services to enterprise clients, marking H&CO’s entry into the Brazilian BPO segment. (H&CO)
Evertec (NYSE: EVTC), a leading fintech provider operating across 26 Latin American countries, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dimensa, a B2B technology provider serving financial institutions in Brazil, its fourth acquisition in the country. (EVERTEC)
Remote, a global employment operating system backed by SoftBank, Accel, and Sequoia, acquired Atlas, an AI-native expense management platform built for distributed teams featuring a global employee card and multi-country health insurance coverage across markets including Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina. (PR Newswire)
Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company, agreed to acquire Verum Partners, a Belo Horizonte-based infrastructure and capital projects management firm specializing in mining, energy, and transportation, expanding Accenture’s AI-enabled project management capabilities in Latin America. (Accenture)
VEMO, a Mexico City-based clean mobility platform combining EVs, charging infrastructure, and fleet management technology, raised a $250 million commitment led by Vision Ridge Partners to expand its public charging network and EV deployment across Mexico, bringing total capital raised to over $500 million. (Business Wire)
Nu (NYSE: NU), the Brazilian digital financial services platform, announced that Nu Mexico’s total investments are expected to reach $4.2 billion by 2030 as it approaches the launch of full banking operations, with nearly 14 million customers and unit economics outperforming Brazil at the same stage of maturity. (Nubank)
Lightrock, a global impact investment platform managing approximately $800 million in Latin America, opened a Mexico City office — its eighth global location and second in the region — to deepen investment in growth-stage companies, building on existing Mexico investments including Konfio and SalaUno. (Lightrock)
Asaas, a Brazilian fintech providing payment infrastructure for over 240,000 SMBs, acquired Mutuus, a Brazilian digital insurance broker, adding insurance distribution as a new vertical to its platform in its fourth acquisition in five years. (LatamList)
If you missed our Inside the M&A Playbook: What Investors & Buyers Look for in LATAM Tech Companies, it is now posted to our YouTube channel below.
Additional stories we’re following:
LatAm-focused roles at top tech companies.
Monday is hiring a Channel Partner Manager, LATAM
CrowdStrike is hiring a Corporate Account Executive, LATAM
Okta is hiring a Sr. Commercial Account Executive, North LATAM
Anthropic is hiring a Strategic Account Executive, LATAM Financial Services
Substack is hiring a Head of Partnerships, Brazil
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