Region: Latin America region M&A’s on the rise in 2017

Mergers and acquisitions in Latin America reached a total of 509 operations in the second quarter of 2017, of which 218 offered non-confidential amounts of approximately US$33 billion, according to the most recent Transactional Track Record report (www.TTRecord.com). This number represents an increase of 86.36% in terms of monetary value, compared to the same period of 2016.

In addition, a total of 1,026 transactions took place during the year, 412 of which totalled $ 73.433 million, an increase of 5.34% in the number of operations and an increase of 85.34% in The amount of the same, compared to the same period last year.

Over the course of 2017 Brazil leads the ranking of most active countries in the region with 512 operations (an increase of 8%), and a rise of 220% in mobilized capital in interannual terms ($ 44.5 billion). It’s followed by Mexico, with 148 declared operations (an increase of 1%), but with a decrease in total value traded of 13% when compared to the same period in 2016.

Full Content: El Economista

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