Sam Zell’s Equity International is considering taking four of its companies public in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and India. The Chicago-based investment firm is “seriously evaluating” initial public offerings for Indian lodging company Samhi, Colombian lodging company Decameron, Mexican mall operator Acosta Verde and Brazilian parking lot firm Estapar, Equity CEO Tom Heneghan told Bloomberg. Estapar, a Sao Paulo-based network with more than 300,000 parking spaces, would be one of the first. Sao Paulo “has few ... [more]