On the morning of 15th April 2008, Lehman’s CEO Richard Fuld memorably told shareholders “the worst is behind us” with respect to the credit-market crunch that ultimately wiped $60 billion of value from the bank. Shortly afterwards, the executive added that his firm would sell assets and should be able to counter market rumours with strong performance. As the story famously pla...
READM&A stays steady in 2019 Despite 2019 kicking off with the two largest economies reporting GDP contractions, Latin American M&A and Private Placement activity remained consistent in deal volume and overall value. A total of 413 transactions were announced, representing $30.9B USD in M&A volume in the first half of 2019. Download The Full Report Seven transactions surpassed $1B ...
READIssue #9 highlights: Download The Full Report Latin American deal volume fell 3.9% in 2018 vs. 2017 Transaction value across Latin America fell 21% in 2018 - the lowest annual amount since the financial crisis The Materials sector was the largest driver of M&A activity at $26.6B USD for the year Transactions in the Information Technology sector rose for the third consecutive ye...
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