The $2.3 billion sale of Mexican paint company Comex to US-based PPG Industries was one of the largest announced deals in Latin America during the first half. (Photo: Comex)
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Special Reports
Latin America M&As Jump 33%
Announced value of Peru M&As nearly double that of Mexico.
BY LATINVEX STAFF
The value of announced mergers and acquisitions in Latin America jumped 32.7 percent during the first half of the year, according to Thomson Reuters. That compares with 24.9 percent in emerging markets as a whole.
Meanwhile, the value of announced M&As in Peru was nearly twice that of Mexico.
All in all Latin America saw total of 564 announced deals worth a combined ...
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Keywords: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru
THE NUMBERS
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