M&A News

Spain's largest natural gas supplier Gas Natural has received approval from Mexican competition watchdogs to acquire two power stations run by its acquisition target, Unión Fenosa,... 2008-10-08

On October 6 Canadian Energy Firm TransAlta confirmed that the sale of its Mexican power assets to InterGen Global Ventures would still go ahead, despite pervious delays and the turbulence... 2008-10-07

Leading inter-dealer broker GFI Group has acquired a 49% stake in Argentina's Premium Securities, with the option to purchase the remaining 51% in blocks over the next few years.... 2008-10-02

Peruvian miner, Atacocha, which said in August that a block of its shareholders were looking to sell a majority stake in the company, announced on October 3 that it would allow PAF... 2008-10-02

Paranapanema Group, a Brazilian base metals group, has agreed to divest its controlling stake in Mineração Taboca to Serra da Madeira, the Brazilian unit of Peru's Minera Minsur.... 2008-09-25

The merger of Aracruz Celulose and Votarantim Celulose & Papel (VCP), two of Brazil's major pulp and paper companies, was approved by shareholders on September 15. The merged... 2008-09-24

Spain's Telefónica has acquired the remaining 55.1% stake that it did not already hold in its Chilean telecoms unit, Telefónica Chile (CTC). Telefónica acquired series A shares... 2008-09-17

Banco do Brasil (BdB), the largest federally-controlled lender in Brazil and the countries largest bank by assets, has agreed to buy Banco do Estada de Santa Catarina (BESC) and its... 2008-09-15

Private equity firm Advent International has acquired Dominican airport operator Aeropuertos Domincanos (Aerodom) to expand its presence in Latin America's airport sector. Advent... 2008-09-10

Global inter-dealer broker (IDB) BGC Partners has expanded its global reach with the acquisition of Brazil's Liquidez. With offices in 16 countries, and only one of those in Latin... 2008-08-28