Banks consolidate in preparation for M&A surge

Why Brazil is all abuzz

Why Brazil is all abuzz

As Sadia’s attempted takeover of Perdigão indicates, Brazil’s already vibrant M&A market is gathering momentum. Goldman Sachs and UBS are probably the leading advisory firms in the country, and the former’s recent transactions cover a range of complex and innovative deals that go beyond straightforward takeovers.

In December Goldman Sachs advised TCP in a complex restructuring of wireless company Vivo’s public subsidiaries into TCP in the largest M&A transaction in Brazil in 2005; the same month it also advised Wal-Mart on its acquisition of Sonae SGPS’s Brazilian retail business.

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