Mergers and acquisitions in Brazil fall 30% in 1st half

Mergers and acquisitions transactions (M&A, the acronym in English) in Brazil fell by 30%, in values, in the first half of 2018 on annual, to $ $26.490 billion, according to a survey of Baker McKenzie Office, global partner of the Canadian Trench Rossi Watanabe. In all, were 192 transactions. In Latin America, the volume of M&A rose 5% and reached $ $74.410 billion. On the other hand, considering the number of operations in the region, there was a decrease of 22%, to 641 transactions. Outside. Despite fear-mongering about protectionist policies globally, it is expected that the mergers and acquisitions cross border, i.e. with a foreigner investing in Latin America, follow prevalent over the next 12 months. In the first half of this year, these operations accounted for $ $52.2 billion: 70% of the total amount.