Priscilla Ann Murphy

Oct 7, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Priscilla Ann Murphy |Max Gonzales |Izaz Ansari |Carlos Martinez

Interest rate cut in US seen as turning pointMacroeconomic scenario suspended deals until mid-yearDeal volume increases in 3Q24Brazil’s M&A market is expected to rebound in the short term, according to lawyers and financial advisors. Sao Paulo-based law firm TozziniFreire Advogados has seen a promising interest in acquisitions and partnerships start to return in 2H24, said partner Carla do Couto. “Uncertainty has lowered a bit,” added partner Marcela Ejnisman in the same interview.

Jan 17, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Carlos Martinez |Adriana Curiel |Priscilla Ann Murphy |Santosh Shetty

Analysis VC firms shied away due to overpriced valuationsPE firms struggled to raise new fundsLower inflation and interest rates may boost investment activityThe combination of high interest rates, overpriced valuations in venture capital and difficulties for private equity firms to raise new funds made 2023 a challenging year for Latin American companies and financial investors, a pool of entrepreneurs, and legal and financial advisors told this new service.

Jan 5, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Adriana Curiel |Priscilla Ann Murphy |Carlos Martinez

US tense relationship with China benefits MexicoInvestors familiar with political optionsStabilization of interest rates could encourage more dealsThe nearshoring effect that started in 2018 during former President Donald Trump’s administration as the US escalated tariffs on goods imported from China will continue regardless of who wins the US federal election and of who wins the Mexico presidential elections in 2024, a pool of M&A advisors told this news service.

Oct 23, 2023 | community.ionanalytics.com | Priscilla Ann Murphy

As of January, new distributed generation projects will have to pay for the use of infrastructure Companies are trying to stock up projects approved under the old rules Rates of return for greenfield projects are squeezed, leading to the acquisition of operating projects M&A in Brazil’s green power sector continues to be affected by a regulation-led gold rush for distributed generation (GD) projects benefited by incentives that started to be reduced as of January, said two industry...