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Q&A with Advent's Etlin: The challenge of Latin America

After a successful $2.1 billion fund close, managing partner Patrice Etlin explains how the buyout firm persuaded investors to back the uncertain economic outlook

Earlier this week Advent International closed the largest-ever buyout fund for deals in Latin America, collecting $2.1 billion from investors for investments primarily in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.

The firm, which has a long history of investing in Latin America, will search for opportunities in the region's various economies.

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