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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Latin America: 2026 Outlook

Latinvex talks to leading experts about the outlook this year.

BY LATINVEX STAFF

What is the outlook for capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, FCPA and corruption and the macro economy in Latin America this year? And what is the political outlook?

Latinvex asked more than a dozen experts to share their insights.

Our Panel:

Gustavo Akkerman, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling.

Filipe Areno, Skadden Partner in São Paulo.

Grenfel Calheiros, Co-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Latin America Practice and Head of Simpson Thacher’s São Paulo office.

Todd CriderCo-Head of Simpson Thacher’s Latin America Practice.

Tony Del Pino, Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Latin America Practice.

Matteson Ellis, Latin America Practice Head, Miller & Chevalier.

Michael FitzgeraldCorporate & Securities partner at Baker McKenzie.

Andrew M. Levine, co-head of the Latin America practice at Debevoise & Plimpton. 

Paola Lozano, Co-Chair of Skadden’s Latin America Group and Head of the firm’s Spanish language corporate practice.

Jorge JuantorenaLeader of the Latin America Practice Group at Cleary Gottlieb.

Juan Francisco MéndezPartner, Simpson Thacher.

Michael Shifter, former president of the Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor at Georgetown University.

J. Mathias von Bernuth, Head of Skadden’s São Paulo office.

 

THE REPORTS

Latin America M&As: Positive Outlook

Latin America Capital Markets: The 2026 Outlook

Latin America 2026: The FCPA, Corruption Outlook

Latin America 2026: The Macro Outlook

Latin America 2026: The Political Outlook

 

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