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In a place where private equity (PE) has no real history as an asset class, the successful close of the biggest Latin American-focused PE fund to-date is a watershed moment for the...
2010-04-14Brazil
Fiscal accounting is more of an art than a science at the best of times. This is all the more valid in election years and the Brazilian Presidential election in October 2010 is no...
2009-08-18Brazil
Consolidation in Brazil's retail sector is ramping up as smaller businesses are ripe for takeover and there is no shortage of larger, cash-rich players which are keen to take advantage...
2009-06-17Brazil
New data from Dealogic shows that targeted Brazilian M&A has reached US$13.8bn in 2009, down a massive 70% from 2008 year to date's record level of $46.7bn. Indeed, thus far 2009...
2009-05-19Argentina
CFW's prediction of increased consolidation in Europe's infrastructure space (Infrastructure M&A To Hold Up In 2009, CFW, December 2008) played out in a big way this week, with...
2009-02-24Peru
According to a note to the Lima stock exchange Peru's two largest telecoms operators are to merge, in a move that will create far and away the largest operator in an increasingly...
2008-12-29Brazil
In a BRL389.1bn (US$17.7bn) move that will create the largest financial group in Latin America, Brazilian bank Itau confirmed on November 5 that it will acquire its smaller rival...
2008-11-06Argentina
Despite the negative sentiment pervading global financial markets, opportunities are arising for private equity funds. Indeed, in Latin America private equity funds look set to benefit...
2008-10-23
