Brazil

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)'s rumoured interest in acquiring offshore Brazil-focused Barra Energia fits in with its overseas expansion strategy, which has seen the Chinese... 2013-05-13

US listing hopefuls are about to be taught a lesson by an outsider. So far this year, US corporates have been showing IPO candidates around the world how it is done with a steady flow... 2013-04-25

The bar has been raised in the Brazilian IPO arena. On April 15, sugar and ethanol firm Biosev raised BRL814.4mn (US$407mn) from equity market investors to become Brazil's largest float... 2013-04-17

América Móvil is reportedly interested in strengthening the structure of its Brazilian operations by merging them into a single operation. Embratel, Claro and... 2013-04-15

Petrobras' decision to auction off its stakes in the Agbani and Akpo oil producing blocks in Nigeria is part of its broader strategy to re-focus its upstream investment on developing... 2013-04-02

Petrobras' decision to auction off its stakes in the Agbani and Akpo oil producing blocks in Nigeria is part of its broader strategy to re-focus its upstream investment on developing... 2013-04-02

A growing number of private equity and venture capital firms are deciding to dancing to the rhythm of the samba beat. Data from the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital... 2013-03-14

The prospective sale of Vivendi SA's Brazilian unit, GVT, has been given the approval of the Brazilian government. Only two players remain in the bidding process, DirecTV and a group... 2013-02-25

The latest strikes and industrial unrest to hit Brazilian ports offer downside risk not only to BMI's 2013 throughput growth forecasts for the facilities, but also our medium-term outlook... 2013-02-19

When several US automotive dealership groups reported record profits for Q312 and revealed acquisition plans, CFW highlighted risks to this strategy, including a return to the glut... 2013-02-19