The global market for mergers and acquisitions may have “relatively strong” growth next year as corporate earnings recover, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s German head said. “We expect the global M&A transactions volume to grow 10 percent to 15 percent in the mid-term,” Alexander Dibelius, Goldman Sachs’s head of operations in Germany and Austria as well as RussiaContinue reading “Global M&A Market Set to Grow in 2011, Goldman’s Dibelius Says – Bloomberg”
Monthly Archives: December 2010
QE2 Boosts Cross-Border M&A Deals | Global Finance
Brazil in evidence among cross borders deals in October. In other cross-border M&A deals announced in October, China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec) agreed to pay $7.1 billion to acquire a 40% stake in Repsol YPF Brasil, and the Qatar Investment Authority acquired $2.7 billion of bonds convertible into a 5% stake in Banco Santander Brasil.Continue reading “QE2 Boosts Cross-Border M&A Deals | Global Finance”
Brazil’s New President Settles In
The Economist’s review of the new Rousseff administration raises questions about the South American giant. “Ms Rousseff is to keep as finance minister Guido Mantega, who has been in the post since 2006. He is from the PT’s “developmentalist” wing, which sees a big role for state-owned companies and government intervention. During the credit crunchContinue reading “Brazil’s New President Settles In”
The Economist on Complexo do Alemao, RJ
The Economist’s coverage of Complexo do Alemao comes after two earlier pieces in 2010 on Brazilian peace-keeping. The fighting in Alemao would be familiar to US Marines who served in Ramadi or other places in Al Anbar, Iraq, or in Helmand, Afghanistan. The parallels between what the Americans call COIN (short for counterinsurgency) and theContinue reading “The Economist on Complexo do Alemao, RJ”
Stocks in Brazil – December Outlook compromised by concerns in Europe
Concerns about Europe should affect stock market performance in Brazil this month. That is what we learn from the reports of Banif and Bradesco Corretora. Companies with greater exposure to domestic market are pointed as safe ports. Banif: Tension in Europe and USA likely to overshadow positive economic news While key indicators of economic activityContinue reading “Stocks in Brazil – December Outlook compromised by concerns in Europe”
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