Highlights: On December 10, 2015, Mauricio Macri was elected president ending 12 years of Peronist Kirchner rule. The new government implemented a set of regulations purported to eliminate certain foreign exchange restrictions and soften others, reactivate the economy, and allow the possibility of accessing the foreign financial market for genuine financing. As part of the … Continued
KEY POINTS: Despite Argentina’s high inflation and a lack of certain structural reforms, there has been an increase in the M&A activity in the country during 2011. This increase has mainly been driven by strategic investors and to a lesser degree by venture capital and private equity funds attracted by Argentina’s GDP robust growth and … Continued
The attached slides summarize trends in cross-border M&A and strategic investment activity throughout the first quarter of 2011. Highlights: Global M&A volume for Q1 2011 was US$671.8 billion, up 29.5% as compared to Q1 2010. Cross-border transactions have rebounded substantially from 2009: 38% of Q1 2011 global M&A was cross-border — up slightly from … Continued
