Inter-American Innovation with IADB's Garcia-Robles (Privcap video - free to watch)

May 22, 2012 - PRLog -- Nurturing the Brazilian LPs

All developing nations want to have ecosystems for innovation in which entrepreneurs, fund managers and local institutional investors partner to build companies and create jobs. But building out that infrastructure is no easy task, especially for a small, emerging economy.

Maria Susana Garcia-Robles of the Multilateral Investment Fund is here to help. As a Principal Investment Officer at this division of the Inter-American Development Bank, Garcia-Robles is in charge of not only strategically committing capital to fund managers across Brazil and the rest of Latin America (39 funds and counting), but of helping to educate and nurture local participants in fledgling ecosystems, including limited partner communities.

In an exclusive interview with Privcap, which took place at the most recent Congresso ABVCAP in Sao Paulo, Garcia-Robles discusses the mission of MIF, why Brazil’s private equity market is seen as a “laboratory,” the importance of GPs working together to promote the industry, the uniqueness of Brazil’s LPs, and how governments across Latin America are eager for guidance from market experts in Brazil and the United States.

This program is sponsored by the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brasil).

View the full video here - http://www.privcap.com/programs/113-nurturing-the-brazili...

Susana García-Robles
Principal Investment Officer
Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF)
Inter-American Development Bank

Ms. García-Robles has been with Multilateral Investment Fund since 1999. Besides, she leads the microfinance activities at MIF for Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. Previously, Ms. García Robles was employed at the Executive Council of Diplomacy. From 1994 to 1999, she worked at different NGOs and with several Latin American countries, and participated as Country Delegate for negotiations in the United Nation Conferences. She serves as Director of Latin American Venture Capital Association. Ms. García Robles serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Associação Brasileira de Private Equity & Venture Capital, and serves as Member of the Investment Committee at CAP Ventures. Ms. García-Robles holds a Master's Degree in International Policy from Columbia University, and a M.S. and B.S. in Philosophy and Education from the Argentine Catholic University (UCA - Universidad Católica Argentina). She is a native Spanish speaker, and fluent in English and Portuguese.