Brazil clears Monte Capital fund's takeover of data center operator Takoda
What's the deal? Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) has unconditionally approved the acquisition of all shares in Takoda Data CentersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a data center operator, by the M. Transportation infrastructure fund managed by Monte CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The buyer will gain sole control from current owners ApaxDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → FIP, Luiz Roberto Novaes Mattar, and other minority shareholders. Price and terms are confidential.
What does Takoda do? It runs four data centers — two in São Paulo, one in Rio de Janeiro, and one in Bogotá, Colombia — offering colocation and IT infrastructure services. Its 2025 revenue reached R$227.46 million in Brazil, or R$242.79 million including overseas operations.
Why now? Cade cleared the deal through a simplified procedure because Monte Capital's group has no existing data center operations in Brazil, leaving no competitive overlap. Takoda had been carved out of the sale of TivitDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s outsourcing business to Italy's AlmavivaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, which Cade approved in July 2025.
What's the endgame? The applicant framed the deal as a private equity financial investment and an opportunity to "expand and create a data center platform in Latin America." Monte Capital manages two funds set up in 2020 with 25-year terms and roughly R$2 billion in resources. Its group also holds a minority stake in InveparDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, controlling shareholder of Guarulhos International Airport's concessionaire, and provides water and sewage services across 46 municipalities.
What's in the package? Takoda wholly owns an energy trading arm that sells surplus electricity bought for its data centers, and holds a stake in Ventos de São Mizael, tied to a 63MW wind project in Rio Grande do Norte. Cade treated both as ancillary to the core data center business.
The signal: The deal marks Monte Capital's entry into a market drawing steady investor interest, as private equity moves to build regional data center platforms across Latin America.
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