Jessica Bedoya

Managing Partner LARA Fund|Private Equity Investor in LATAM/Adjunct Professor USC and LATAM Expert

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

LATAM has so many opportunities! Thanks to #EntrepreneurialThinkers and Rob Ryan for inviting me to chat about being a female founder in private equity!

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[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

LARA Fund heads to Guatemala! Can't wait to find out more about the market, key sectors, and perceptions of U.S. capital and investor interest. Great new opportunities on the horizon as we see it!

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

I see many opportunities for investment in Colombia. BRI is a political distraction! Colombia - it's time to rethink why you still rely on IFIs as an OECD economy? More private capital infused with the best business practices = muting this political noise and seeing real growth!

[Noticias RCN @NoticiasRCN]

#ATENCIÓN | Estados Unidos anunció medidas tras la adhesión de Colombia a la ruta de la seda. Aseguraron que la administración de Donald Trump se opondrá a los desembolsos del BID y otras instituciones, dirigidos a proyectos chinos en territorio colombiano.▶️

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

The only way to change this perverse dynamic is by working with private capital to structure these projects. Incentives have to be aligned so that bids are attractive to the right investors. Unfortunately that is not the purview of IFIs. It's the work of private sector.

[Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs @WHAAsstSecty]

The U.S. will strongly oppose recent projects and upcoming disbursements by the @the_IDB and other IFIs for Chinese state-owned and controlled companies in Colombia (and other BRI countries in the region). These projects endanger the region's safety and security. American tax dollars SHOULD NOT be used in any way by international organizations to subsidize Chinese companies in our hemisphere.

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Thank you @RepublicaUSA for the opportunity to share my journey as a first generation Hispanic American woman. I am proud of my story, my service to my country, and now my new endeavor to have impact across LATAM through the LARA Fund. Tune in for the full episode soon!

[República USA @RepublicaUSA]

“In the United States, there are no limits to achieving any dream you might have.” – Jessica Bedoya.

En este episodio de Líderes con @rodrigoarenas conversamos con Jessica Bedoya, Socia Fundadora de LARA Fund, una firma de inversión privada liderada por mujeres que impulsa oportunidades de crecimiento en América Latina y el Caribe.

Descubre cómo @JessicaLBedoya rompe barreras y abre caminos hacia el éxito.

¡No te pierdas la entrevista completa muy pronto!

#LíderesConRodrigoArenas #JessicaBedoya #LARAFund #podcastlideres #SueñoAmericano #lideres

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

It's time to put America back in the Americas. Check out my latest blog on how we view U.S. Investment contributing to LATAM as an emerging powerhouse not an emerging market! #LARAFund #LATAM
https://t.co/sfla3uT2Zm

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Check out my views on U.S. copper review and the prime opportunity for stronger US-LATAM ties to checkmate China in the critical minerals gambit #InterAmericanDialogue#LARAFund

https://t.co/o19LLMlvq2

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Over the coming weeks I’ll be traveling across the region: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇨🇴 Colombia, and 🇪🇨 . I want to learn more and see what investment looks like and what local partners are saying. LATAM has an opportunity!

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Lightning in a bottle for LATAM. LARA keeps seeing a lot of opportunities in the region and the time is now. This week I start to pound the pavement with travel to Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Colombia! LARA Fund wants to bring LATAM to the rest of the world.

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

LATAM is a region full of undercapitalized investment opportunities and a lot of frustration because global investors remain tepid! Patient investor capital is the name of the game- learn more from our latest LARA "Insights"! https://t.co/2OeI05VqJx

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Headed to Mexico to speak about how LARA Fund can have impact in strategic sectors. Excited to learn more about the investment landscape and key partners!

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

I could not disagree more. The fact remains that multilateral lenders in LATAM distress assets because they do not focus on returns. They focus on debt servicing. Only private capital seeking returns has the incentive to ensure projects get off the ground.

[Financial Times @FT]

The US must play to its strengths to compete with China in Latin America https://t.co/XJBu8nb17a | opinion

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

In LATAM we need an outcome driven platform that focuses on the solution to the most pressing problem! The problem- slow economic growth. The solution - private capital. From LARA Fund I have some ideas! #ripAPEP

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

The real winner of tonight's Superbowl is my amazing hometown New Orleans. No matter the challenge, NOLA always rises from the ashes and shows the world what it has to offer. One of a kind- my NOLA!

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Panama's decision to reverse course on BRI should be a signal to the rest of the region. Strategic assets across the great Western Hemisphere are critical to Hemispheric security. Partner with the U.S. for security and prosperity! There is no other choice.

[PanAm Post Español @PanAmPost_es]

🇵🇦🇺🇸 | Luego de la reunión con el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, el presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Molino, informó que su gobierno no renovará el memorando de entendimiento sobre la "Ruta de la Seda" firmado con China.

👉 "Vamos a estudiar la posibilidad de si se puede terminar antes o no. Creo que le toca en uno o dos años la renovación", explicó.

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

Seeing LATAM in the headlines is an opportunity. The region needs an infusion of capital, a new framework for economic engagement with the U.S., and a plan to ensure prosperity and security for all. POTUS is right. Distressed assets in LATAM should be American assets! #LARAFund

[Eduardo Feinmann @edufeiok]

En Argentina la noticia ha estado muy enfocada en la relación Mauricio Claver-Carone/Francos, una conflictiva relación en el Bid.
Consultada una alta fuente cercana al flamante encargado para Latinoamérica, expresó:

1. Le tiene mucho respeto al Presidente Milei y espera trabajar estrechamente con él para ayudar a que tenga exito en su gestion, para el bien de los EEUU, Argentina, y la region.

2. Claver-Carone no es el problema de Francos. El problema de Francos es que hace unos meses publicamente acuso al Presidente Trump de ser corrupto y usar la presidencia para su beneficio propio.

Las declaraciones publicas de Francos hacia el Presidente Trump no solamente fueron insultantes e inapropiadas, pero como Jefe de Gabinete, reflejan pobremente sobre el gobierno. Y obviamente no piensa que el Presidente Milei comparta la opinion de Francos sobre el Presidente Trump.

[Ivonne A Baki @ivonnebaki]

I’m confident that my shift from the public sector to the private will help in making the Americas greater and more prosperous through investments and job generation. Financial relationships and commitments are the basis for World Peace. Bringing together both of my cultures, Middle East and Latin America, is a lifelong dream ✨

[Jessica Bedoya @JessicaLBedoya]

We at LARA Fund are so excited for Ambassador Baki to join our team! She is an invaluable asset and global talent. Ivonne is a proven leader who understands the region and the perspectives of global investors.

[Eric Martin @EMPosts]

SCOOP: Former #Ecuador Ambassador to the US @ivonnebaki is joining Mauricio Claver-Carone's LARA private equity fund, focused on attracting investors from the Middle East to industrial assets in Latin America with Donald Trump returning to the White House

https://t.co/fybdTcT6MC

[Eric Martin @EMPosts]

SCOOP: Former #Ecuador Ambassador to the US @ivonnebaki is joining Mauricio Claver-Carone's LARA private equity fund, focused on attracting investors from the Middle East to industrial assets in Latin America with Donald Trump returning to the White House

https://t.co/fybdTcT6MC