Informe Mensual México – Febrero 2021

Mercado transaccional mexicano registra descenso del 32% en febrero de 2021

En febrero se han registrado 19 transacciones en el país por USD 175,30m

A lo largo de 2021 se han registrado 39 transacciones por USD 277m

Operaciones de Venture Capital aumentan casi un 11% hasta febrero de 2021

Sector Financiero y de Seguros y Tecnología, los sectores más destacados del año


El mercado de M&A en México ha contabilizado en febrero de 2021 un total de 19 fusiones y adquisiciones, entre anunciadas y cerradas, por un importe agregado de USD 175,30m, de acuerdo con el informe mensual de Transactional Track Record.

Por su parte, en los dos primeros meses del año se han producido un total de 39 transacciones, de las cuales 15 registran un importe conjunto de USD 277m, lo que implica un descenso del 31,58% en el número de operaciones y una disminución del 76,03% en el importe de estas, con respecto al mismo período de 2020.

En términos sectoriales, el Financiero y de Seguros, además del sector de Tecnología, han sido los más activos del año, con 12 operaciones cada uno, así como el de Internet, con un total de 6 transacciones.

Ámbito Cross-Border 

Por lo que respecta al mercado cross-border, a lo largo de 2021 las empresas mexicanas han apostado principalmente por invertir en España, Chile y Estados Unidos, con 3 operaciones cada uno. Por importe destaca España, con USD 10,56m.

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Por otro lado, Estados Unidos, es el país que más ha apostado por realizar adquisiciones en México, con 11 operaciones, seguido de España con 3 transacciones. Por importe, se destaca Estados Unidos, con USD 231,15m.

Private Equity, Venture Capital y Asset Acquisitions 

Hasta febrero de 2021 se han contabilizado un total de 2 operaciones de Private Equity por USD 66m, lo cual supone un descenso del 33,33% en el número de operaciones y un aumento del 0,07% en el importe de éstas, con respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior.

Por su parte, en el segmento de Venture Capital se han contabilizado hasta febrero un total de 21 operaciones con un importe agregado de USD 159m, lo que implica un aumento del 10,53% en el número de operaciones y una disminución del 11,98% en el importe de las mismas en términos interanuales.

En el segmento de Asset Acquisitions, hasta el mes de febrero se han registrado 8 operaciones, por un valor de USD 26m, lo cual representa una disminución del 27,27% en el número de operaciones, y un descenso del 93,68% en el importe de estas, con respecto a febrero de 2020

Transacción del mes 

Para febrero de 2020, Transactional Track Record ha seleccionado como operación destacada la relacionada con BusUp Technologies, la cual ha cerrado una ronda de financiación de USD 6m.

La operación ha estado asesorada por Greenberg Traurig México y Loyra Abogados.

Ranking de asesores jurídicos 

Dealmaker Q&A

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TTR DealMaker Q&A with Auriga Global Investors Partner Diego Garcia de la Peña


Diego Garcia de la PeñaAuriga Global Investors

Responsable de Consultoría de Coberturas a fondos de Private Equity, infraestructuras, inmobiliarios, family offices y empresas, así como responsable de Inversiones Alternativas en Deuda para corporates en Auriga. En ambas actividades, el objetivo es proveer soluciones para la estructura de capital de las empresas y ayudar a las mismas, así como a los sponsors a desarrollar sus planes de negocio. 

Anteriormente, trabajó como Structured Solutions Sales para Sponsors Financieros a nivel europeo, así como para corporates españoles en Unicredit Bank, London (2007-2011). Previamente, fue director del departamento de Ventas de coberturas de tipos de interés para la Red y Empresas en Cajamadrid y Corporate Treasury Sales en Banesto.


TTR: Estamos viviendo una de las mayores crisis sanitarias y económicas ocurridas en la historia a nivel mundial por el COVID 19, justo cuando nos encontrábamos en un buen momento para el sector de M&A y Private Equity. ¿Cómo ha afectado al sector estos meses? Y, ¿cómo va a afectar al mercado a medio plazo? 

D. G. P.: En cuanto a actividad nueva, lo que estamos viendo es una concentración en análisis de operaciones en sectores como el agroalimentario, productos básicos de limpieza, higiene y en el sector salud en general. Creemos que existe un gran volumen de dinero disponible para invertir y que los inversores están enfocando sus esfuerzos de análisis en sectores refugio o de utilidad básica. También ha una gran actividad en el sector IT y en Internet. Posiblemente haya una huida de operaciones en sector retail en general, como consecuencia de la pandemia. 

Asimismo, hay un gran número de refinanciaciones de operaciones tanto por operaciones de add-on como para aprovechar las condiciones de financiación para extensiones de plazos. En el medio plazo vemos una recuperación gradual del volumen de transacciones debido a la cantidad de capital disponible listo para invertir, pero pensamos que va a seguir la concentración en sectores básicos. 

TTR: En coberturas de tipos de interés para financiaciones de Private Equity ¿qué tendencias destacáis después de estos meses de incertidumbre? 

D. G. P.: Debido a la situación actual de tipos bajos y las perspectivas de mantenimiento de estos tipos bajos durante un prolongado período de tiempo sigue teniendo sentido empezar las coberturas forward start, tiene sentido aprovechar la coyuntura para cubrir a largo plazo y por supuesto, emplear caps como instrumento de cobertura. 

TTR: Habéis asesorado recientemente a players relevantes como EOLIA y Ergon. ¿Qué transacciones destacarías? 

D. G. P.: Eolia Renovables ha realizado la refinanciación de dos grandes portfolios fotovoltaico y eólico, en una transacción de referencia en el mercado, tanto por el tamaño de la misma y los instrumentos de financiación empleados, como por los bancos involucrados y la complejidad de toda la operación. En concreto, ha refinanciado un portfolio de parques eólicos en los que tenía la financiación bancaria con distintos bancos en cada una de las SPVs en un préstamo sindicado en una compañía holding que agrupa dicho portfolio. Y, en la parte fotovoltaica, ha refinanciado la deuda bancaria independiente que tenía en cada una de las SPVs con distintos bancos en un bono de proyecto a largo plazo por todo el portfolio con inversores de referencia institucionales y a un coste de financiación tremendamente atractivo. Auriga asesoró en la cobertura tipos de interés en la refinanciación y en la cancelación de los swaps existentes. 

Podemos destacar también el asesoramiento realizado a Ergon en dos operaciones diferentes. Por un lado, en la cobertura de tipos de interés de la financiación de la compra de Palex, la cual se estructuró mediante una compra de cap por ser el producto más adecuado. Por otro lado, el asesoramiento al fondo en la estructuración y cobertura del riesgo de divisa en la compra de la empresa italiana Millbo y la subsecuente americana Bionaturals. Una transacción muy atractiva y compleja por las denominaciones en divisa distinta del precio de compra, así como la deuda de adquisición y la necesidad de cubrir el riesgo de fluctuación de divisa entre la firma de la operación, la aprobación y el cierre definitivo de la misma. 

TTR: El sector de las energías renovables está siendo uno de los más activos en los últimos meses en el mercado de M&A y capital riesgo. ¿Se mantendrá esta tendencia en 2021? 

D. G. P.: Nosotros pensamos que este sector va a seguir estando muy activo por dos razones fundamentales. En cuanto a los activos en operación, se siguen produciendo agrupamientos de carteras y proyectos, así como refinanciaciones, como consecuencia del yield compression existente en el sector por la madurez y estabilidad del mismo. A esto tenemos que añadir que en 2021 esperamos que empiecen a financiarse muchos de los nuevos proyectos en desarrollo para su construcción y entrada en operación comercial. 

TTR: La financiación alternativa se ha afianzado en España y hemos afrontado el cambio de tendencia ¿qué nos espera en los próximos años? 

D. G. P.: Efectivamente, la financiación alternativa se ve como algo normal en España en la actualidad, tanto por el sector empresarial como por el sector bancario. Esta normalización era muy importante. Las empresas ya no ven a los fondos de deuda como financiadores oportunistas exclusivamente y los bancos los incorporan como cofinanciadores en multitud de operaciones. 

En los próximos años, esperamos un incremento de las transacciones sponsorless, ya que hasta ahora la mayoría de las operaciones de deuda alternativa han sido sponsor-driven. Con el incremento de fondos de financiación alternativa presentes en España y con la bajada de tamaño de compañía, así como con los importes de financiación mínimos para realizar las operaciones, creemos que va a haber un desplazamiento hacia operaciones sin sponsor

Asimismo, creemos que va a haber una mayor segmentación de las operaciones de financiación alternativa entre financiación senior bullet de crecimiento puro en compañías performing, deuda híbrida para compañías que necesiten una solución mixta de deuda-capital o financiación de situaciones especiales. 

Por último, la corriente de concentración bancaria que estamos sufriendo en España hace que la oferta se reduzca, así como que la concentración de riesgo se incremente por los dos lados. Esto va a hacer que se incrementen las necesidades de soluciones alternativas de financiación. 

Tendremos que estar atentos a la evolución de la crisis y la situación de liquidez con la que salen las empresas de la misma, con el fin de poder apoyarlas ante situaciones puntuales de estrés.


Versión en inglés


TTR: We are living through one of the biggest health and economic crises in global history because of COVID 19, just when we were in a good moment for the M&A and private equity sector. How has it affected the sector these months? And how will it affect the market in the medium term? 

D. G. P.: In terms of new activity, what we are seeing is a concentration on transaction analysis in sectors such as agri-food, basic cleaning products, hygiene and the health sector in general. We believe that there is a lot of money available to invest and that investors are focusing their research efforts on safe haven or core utility sectors. There is also a lot of activity in the IT and Internet sectors. There is likely to be a flight to safety away from the retail sector in general, as a consequence of the pandemic. 

There are also a large number of refinancing transactions both for add-on transactions and to take advantage of financing conditions for term extensions. In the medium term we see a gradual recovery in deal volume due to the amount of available capital ready to invest, but we think the concentration in core sectors will continue. 

TTR: In interest rate hedges for private equity financing, what trends do you see after these months of uncertainty? 

D. G. P.: Due to the current low rate situation and the prospects of continued low rates for a prolonged period of time it still makes sense to structure forward starting hedges, it makes sense to take advantage of the situation to hedge longer terms and of course it also makes sense to use caps as a hedging instrument. 

TTR: You have recently advised relevant players such as EOLIA and Ergon. Which transactions would you highlight? 

D. G. P.: Eolia Renovables has refinanced two large photovoltaic and wind portfolios, in a benchmark transaction in the market, both for the size of the transaction and the financing instruments utilised, as well as for the banks involved and the complexity of the entire deal. Specifically, it refinanced a portfolio of wind farms in which it had bank financing with different banks in each of the SPVs into a syndicated loan in a holding company that groups this portfolio. 

On the PV side, it refinanced the independent bank debt it had in each of the SPVs with different banks into a long-term project bond for the entire portfolio with institutional benchmark investors and at a tremendously attractive financing cost. Auriga advised on the interest rate hedging in the refinancing and on the cancellation of the existing swaps. 

We can also highlight the advisory provided to Ergon in two different deals. On the one hand, in the interest rate hedging of the Facilities for the purchase of Palex, which was structured through a cap purchase as the most appropriate product. On the other hand, advising the fund on the structuring and hedging of the currency risk in the purchase of the Italian company Millbo and the subsequent American company Bionaturals. A very attractive and complex transaction due to the different currency denominations of the purchase price, as well as the acquisition debt and the need to hedge the currency fluctuation risk between the signing, approval and final closing of the transaction. 

TTR: The renewable energy sector has been one of the most active in recent months in the M&A and private equity market. Will this trend continue in 2021? 

D. G. P.: We believe that this sector will continue to be very active for two main reasons. In terms of operating assets, there will continue to be concentration of portfolios and projects as well as refinancings, as a result of the yield compression that exists in the sector thanks to its maturity and stability. Additionally, in 2021 we expect that many of the new projects under development will start financial execution for their construction and entry into commercial operation. 

TTR: Alternative financing has consolidated in Spain and we have undergone a change of trend, what do the next few years hold for us? 

D. G. P.: Indeed, alternative financing is seen as normal in Spain today, both by the business sector and the banking sector. This normalisation was very important. Companies no longer see debt funds as exclusively opportunistic financiers and banks incorporate them as co-financiers in plenty of deals. 

In the coming years, we expect to see an increase in sponsorless transactions, as up to now most alternative debt transactions have been sponsor-driven. With the increase of alternative finance funds present in Spain and the decrease in company size, as well as the minimum financing amounts for transactions, we believe that there will be a shift towards sponsorless transactions. 

We also believe that there will be a greater segmentation of alternative financing deals between senior bullet financing for pure growth in performing companies, hybrid debt for companies that need a mixed debt-equity solution or financing for special situations. 

Lastly, the current banking concentration we are experiencing in Spain is reducing supply, as well as increasing risk concentration on both sides. This will increase the need for alternative financing solutions. 

We will have to pay special attention to the evolution of the crisis and the liquidity situation in which companies come out of it, in order to be able to support them in specific stress moments.

LATAM: DEAL VOLUME AND AGGREGATE VALUE DOWN MODERATELY IN MAY

  • Deal volume was down 1.7% in May 2017 over May 2016
  • Aggregate deal value fell 10% for the month
  • Deal of the Month: Saeta Yield acquires the Uruguay-based companies and Fingano for USD 65m
TTR Insight

Deal volume in Latin America’s Pharmaceutical, Parapharmaceutical and Cosmetics sector increased 67% between January and May 2017 compared to the same five-month period in 2016, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com), in collaboration with Ontier. There were five announced and closed deals in the sector in the first five months of 2017 compared to three over the same period last year.

Deal volume fell 1.7% in May across Latin America with 172 announced and closed transactions region wide. YTD, volume is up 5.5%, meanwhile, with a total of 857 deals in the first five months of the year.

Aggregate transaction value fell 10% regionally in May to USD 6.7bn, taking into account the 70 deals with a disclosed consideration. YTD, the aggregate value of the 334 transactions with a disclosed consideration increased 89% compared to the same January-May period in 2016, meanwhile.

Top Six M&A Markets in Latin America

Brazil dominated regional M&A activity YTD with 425 deals together worth USD 37.8bn, up 8% by volume and 227% by aggregate value compared to the same five-month period in 2016. There were 168 announced and closed deals of disclosed consideration in Brazil to the close of May contributing to YTD aggregate value.

Mexico followed with 118 deals worth a combined USD 9.3bn, up 1% by volume, down 14% by aggregate value, including the 45 deals of disclosed consideration, relative to the same January-May period last year.

Chile ranked third regionally with 104 deals together worth USD 3.3bn to the close of May, up 14% by volume and down 55% by aggregate value over the first five months of 2016, taking into account 44 transactions of disclosed consideration.

Argentina followed close behind, with 102 announced and closed deals YTD, up 15% by volume and 23% by combined value, considering the 41 transactions for which a sum was disclosed.

Colombia was down 1% by deal volume and up 188% by aggregate value to the close of May, with a total of 67 transactions, 24 with disclosed consideration together worth USD 12.7bn.

Peru rounds out the top six M&A markets in the region, despite a 29% decline in deal volume to 47 and a 26% fall in aggregate value to USD 1.4bn, taking into account 23 transactions of disclosed consideration.

Cross-Border Deals

Latin American firms made four outbound acquisitions in May 2017, two with targets based in North America, one in the EU and one in Asia. North American and EU-based buyers led inbound acquisitions in Latin America during May, with 24 deals originating from the US and Canada and 23 from across the pond. Asian buyers targeted three companies in Latin America and Australian buyers made two acquisitions in the region.

Deal of the Month

TTR selected the Saeta Yield’s USD 65m acquisition of Uruguay-based Vengano and Fingano, owners and operators of the Carapé I and Carapé II wind farms, from Argentina’s Corporación América and Spain’s Grupo San José as Deal of the Month. The buyer was advised by Jimenez de Arecha, Viana & Brause alongside Clifford Chance España. The sellers were advised by Guyer & Regules, M&M Bomchil Abogados and Lazard.

Interview with Brigard & Urrutia

Darío Laguado, legal partner from Brigard & Urrutia, discuss with TTR about his perspectives about the M&A market in Colombia and Latin America (Interview in english and spanish).

Rankings – Financial and Legal Advisory

Find the TTR ranking of financial and legal advisors (year to date) in our monthly report.

TTR in the Press

FORBES – “Chile gana atractivo entre empresas mexicanas”

LA REPUBLICA – “Prestasalud y Continental, dos de los negocios que se cerraron este mes”

GESTIÓN – “M&A en América Latina: Monto transado crece 89.4% hasta mayo del 2017”

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LATIN AMERICA: COMBINED DEAL VALUE GREW 75% IN 1Q17

  • Deal volume was up 4% to in 1Q17 over 1Q16 to 501 transactions regionwide
  • Aggregate deal value grew 75% in 1Q17 over 1Q16
  • Deal of the Quarter: Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Femsa acquire AdeS from Unilever for USD 575m

 TTR Insight

The aggregate deal value of transactions in the industrials sector in Latin America grew by 527% in 1Q17 compared to the same period last year. The growth in aggregate deal value contrasts with deal volume in the sector, which was down from 69 deals in 1Q16 to 50 in the first three months of 2017.

The leading source markets for cross-border deals in Latin America in 1Q17 were the US, with eight transactions together worth USD 1.9bn, followed by Brazil, with 18 transactions worth a combined USD 1.07bn, and Luxembourg, with a sole transaction worth USD 1.01bn.

 

 

The total combined value of announced and closed transactions in Latin America stood at USD 38.2bn in 1Q17, up 75% over the same quarter last year, according to the latest TTR data.

Deal volume increased more modestly in the quarter at just over 4% over 1Q16 for a total of 501 transactions region-wide, of which 184 had disclosed considerations contributing to regional aggregate value.

Transactional Ranking by Country
  1. Brazil led the top six most active M&A markets by deal volume in 1Q17, with 256 transactions announced and closed in the quarter worth a combined USD 19.9bn, representing a 6% increase in volume and a 249% increase in aggregate value over 1Q16.2. Mexico followed as the second-most active M&A market regionally, with a total of 64 deals worth a combined USD 6.7bn, a 7% increase in volume and 21% decline in aggregate value over 1Q16.3. Chile ranked third in the region, with a 69 deals announced in 1Q17 worth a USD 2bn combined, a 28% increase in transactional volume and a 47% decline in aggregate deal value relative to 1Q16.4. Argentina followed as the fourth ranked market by M&A volume in the region in 1Q17 with 58 deals together worth USD 1.4bn, a 23% increase in deal flow and a 5% increase in aggregate value over 1Q16.5. Colombia was the fifth-most-active market by announced and closed deals in 1Q17 with 29 deals worth a combined USD 10.8bn, a 37% decrease in volume and a 266% increase in aggregate value over 1Q16.6. Peru ranked sixth regionally, with 27 deals in the quarter worth a combined USD 984m, representing a 25% dip in deal volume and a 30% decline in aggregate value compared to 1Q16.
Outbound Cross-Border Deals

Latin American buyers acquired 23 targets in North America, eight in the EU and one in Asia in 1Q17.

Deal of the Quarter

 

TTR selected The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Femsa’s joint bid for AdeS, including the target’s operations in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay from Unilever for USD 575m as Deal of the Quarter for 1Q17.

The buyers were advised by Lobo & de Rizzo Advogados, Clifford Chance US, TozziniFreire Advogados, BerkemeyerCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Argentina, Von Wobeser y Sierra and Clifford Chance Brasil. The seller was advised by Baker & McKenzie US (Global), Trench, Rossi e Watanabe Advogados, Baker & McKenzie UK, Lazard (Global) and Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos.

Rankings – Financial and Legal Advisory

Find the TTR ranking of financial and legal advisors (year to date) in our quarterly report.

TTR in the Press

EL ECONOMISTA AMÉRICA: “Latinoamérica cierra un trimestre récord en el mercado de fusiones y adquisiciones”

ECONOMÍA HOY: “Inversiones en AL bailan al ritmo de la samba”

ESTRATEGIA & NEGÓCIOS: “Mercado transaccional de América Latina crece 4,38%”

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Brazilian renewable assets back in vogue

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LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL: Foreign investors boost renewable energy investments

The number of transactions in Brazil’s renewable energy segment grew by 16% in 2015 compared to the previous year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

The participation of foreign investors in the renewables industry jumped by 89%, meanwhile, with 17 deals led by international buyers in 2015 compared to nine the previous year.

CHILE: Financial services deals double in 2015

The volume of financial services deals in Chile more than doubled in 2015 compared to the previous year, with a 122% increase according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

The number of financial services deals led by international investors jumped by 200%, meanwhile, with 15 such transactions in 2015 compared to  five in 2014.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2015

Financial Advisory – Full year Rankings

Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking for the full year of 2015 with 65 transactions together worth USD 27.4bn, a 4% decline in deal volume and a 23% increase in combined deal value compared to 2014, when it advised on 68 deals together worth USD 22.2bn. Banco BTG Pactual follows in second place, as it did in 2014, with 49 transactions worth a combined USD 17.5bn, representing a 29% increase in deal count and a 17% increase in combined deal value relative to its performance the previous year when it advised on 38 deals, together worth USD 15bn. Banco Bradesco BBI climbed one position relative to its 2014 performance to take third place with 26 transactions worth a combined USD 18.7bn compared to 17 worth USD 6.7bn in 2014, representing a 53% jump in volume and a 179% increase in aggregate value. Banco Santander fell from third in 2014 to fourth in 2015, meanwhile, closing 13 deals worth a combined USD 8.7bn in 2015 compared to 19 worth USD 8.3bn in 2014, a 32% decline in deal volume and a 5% increase in aggregate value. BBVA, in fifth, also with 13 deals in 2015 region-wide, in its case worth USD 3.3bn, was not among the top 10 financial advisors in the region in 2014. BR Partners climbed from its tenth place ranking in 2014 to take sixth for the 12 months ending 31 December 2014, with 12 transactions under its belt together worth just over 1.3bn compared to 11 worth just under USD 1.4bn the previous year. BAML fell from fifth in the 2014 chart to seventh in the 2015 ranking, its deal volume down 38% from 16 transactions to 10, its aggregate value falling 78% from USD 13.6bn to USD 3bn. Vinci Partners ranks eighth, PwC ninth and IGC Partners Assessoria Empresarial tenth in the 2015 chart, none of the three having placed among the top 10 in 2014.

Legal Advisory – Full year Rankings

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking for 2015, as it did in 2014, despite its deal volume for the year falling 26% from 34 to 25 deals and the aggregate value of those transactions falling 82% from USD 10.5bn to USD 1.9bn. Jones Day ranks second with 21 deals under its belt in 2015 worth a combined USD 2.7bn, up 50% in deal volume and 37% by aggregate value from 14 transactions worth a combined USD 2bn in 2014, when it ranked fourth. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom ranks third with 12 deals together worth USD 1.2bn, up 300% by volume and 253% by aggregate value compared to its performance in 2014, when it didn’t rank among the top 10 firms practicing in the region. White & Case fell from second in 2014 to fourth in 2015, its deal volume down 42% to 11 deals from 19 the previous year and aggregate deal value down 98% from USD 11bn to USD 228m. Clifford Chance added one deal to its performance of 2014 and climbed from eighth to fifth in the chart, notwithstanding the 39% drop in the aggregate value of its mandates from USD 24.6bn to USD 15.1bn. Greenberg Traurig fell from fifth in 2014 to sixth in 2015, its deal volume falling from 13 to eight, the aggregate value of its mandates down 87% from USD 1.6bn to 207m. Linklaters climbed from ninth to seventh in the chart, despite deal volume falling from nine to seven and its combined deal value falling 48% from USD 11.2bn to USD 5.9bn. Shearman & Sterling climbed two positions in the chart from tenth in 2014 to take eighth in 2015, also with seven deal mandates compared to nine the previous year, its aggregate deal value falling 29% from USD 1.9bn to USD 1.3bn. Holland & Knight, in ninth, was not among the top 10 firms in 2014, nor was Sullivan & Cromwell, bringing up the rear in tenth place.

Brazil Ranking – 2015

Financial Advisory – Full year Rankings

Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking for 2015 with 56 transactions worth a combined USD 26bn, just one deal behind its 2014 performance when it also led the chart. The leading bank’s aggregate deal value jumped 238% meanwhile, from USD 7.7bn in 2014. Banco BTG Pactual follows in second with 37 advisory mandates in 2015, up from 34 in 2014, when it also ranked second. BTG Pactual grew aggregate deal value by 17% from USD 14bn to USD 16.3bn between 2014 and 2015, meanwhile. Banco Bradesco BBI climbed one position relative to 2014 to take third place in the chart, its volume up 47% from 17 to 25 deals, the aggregate value of its transactions up 179% from USD 6.7bn to USD 18.7bn. BR Partners climbed from fifth to take fourth, despite advising on one deal less in 2015 than the previous year and a drop in its aggregate deal value from USD 1.4bn to USD 1.3bn. Vinci Partners, in fifth, advised on 10 deals in both 2014 and 2015, the aggregate value of those deals up 45% from USD 328m to USD 476m from one year to the next. BAML climbed from eighth to sixth, despite volume falling from nine to eight deals and the combined value of its transactions down 26% from USD 4bn to USD 3bn. IGC Partners Assessoria Empresarial, in seventh, also advised on eight deals in 2015, in its case worth USD 152m. IGC was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Brazil in 2014. Rothschild climbed from ninth to eighth despite advising on one deal less in 2015. Its aggregate deal value was up 188% from USD 4.6bn to USD 13.2bn. Banco Santander fell from third in 2014, when it advised on 34 deals in Brazil, to ninth in 2015, when it advised on six transactions, while the combined value of its transactions fell 20% from USD 7.8bn to USD 6.2bn. PwC brings up the rear in tenth place, also with six transactions, in its case worth USD 60m. PwC was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Brazil in 2014.

Legal Advisory – Full year Rankings


Pinheiro Neto Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for 2015 with 71 transactions worth a combined USD 17.2bn, compared to 72 in 2014 together worth USD 11.8bn. Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados ranks second, as it did in 2014, with 63 deals together worth USD 13.6bn, an 11% decline in volume and a 26% drop in aggregate value relative to its 71 mandates worth USD 18.4bn combined in 2014. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados ranks third, as it did for 2014, its deal volume down from 56 transactions to 51, its aggregate deal value up 277% from USD 3.7bn to USD 14bn. Souza Cescon Advogados climbed from seventh in 2014 to take fourth in 2015, advising on 47 deals worth USD 8.3bn in aggregate, compared to 35 worth USD 11.5bn the previous year. Veirano Advogados ranks fifth, as it did in 2014, also with 47 deals in 2015, in its case worth a combined USD 1.7bn, representing a 45% decline in aggregate deal value from USD 3bn the previous year. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão ranks sixth with 38 transactions in 2015 together worth USD 11bn, compared to 34 the previous year worth USD 11.6bn when it ranked ninth. Demarest Advogados follows in seventh with 36 deals worth USD 2.8bn in aggregate, up from 34 worth USD 9.4bn combined in 2014, when it ranked tenth. TozziniFreire Advogados ranks eighth with 30 deals in 2015 worth USD 1.2bn combined, compared to 42 in 2014 worth USD 7.2bn, when it ranked sixth. Pinheiro Guimarães Advogados, in ninth, and Azevedo Sette Advogados, in tenth, were not among the top 10 M&A firms practicing in Brazil in 2014.

Mexico Ranking – 2015

Financial Advisory – Full year Rankings

BBVA leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking for 2015 with nine transactions worth a combined USD 2.9bn, compared to six worth USD 239m in 2014 when it also led the chart. Banco Santander follows in second with four deal mandates for the year worth USD 1.5bn combined, up from one in 2014 worth USD 1.3bn when it ranked tenth. Citigroup, in third, also advised on four deals in Mexico in 2015, in its case worth USD 1.3bn, up from two the previous year worth USD 1.7bn, when it ranked fifth. Pablo Rión y Asociados closed 2015 ranked fourth, also with four mandates for the year. Evercore Partners ranks fifth with three transactions and Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos sixth with two. Credit Suisse Group ranks seventh, advising on two deals for the year in Mexico, as did Lazard, ranked eighth, and Vace Partners, in ninth. BAML, in tenth, was the only firm below third place that appeared among the top 10 in 2014, when it ranked seventh for its two deals worth USD 634m combined.

Legal Advisory – Full year Rankings

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking for 2015, as it did in 2014, with 28 mandates worth a combined USD 13bn compared to 25 worth USD 9bn the previous year, a 12% increase in volume and a 46% increase in aggregate value. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes follows in second, as it did in 2014, with 18 deals together worth USD 4.4bn, compared to 15 worth USD 3bn the previous year, representing a 20% increase in deal volume and a 48% jump in the combined value of its transactions. Galicia Abogados climbed from fifth to take third, advising on 12 deals together worth USD 2.8bn, compared to eight worth USD 1.2bn in 2014, a 50% upswing in volume and a 138% jump in combined value. White & Case México fell one position to take fourth, its deal volume down 18% from 11, its aggregate deal value down 94% from USD 3.2bn in 2014. Jones Day México takes fifth, advising on eight deals in 2015 worth a combined USD 2.2bn, after not appearing among the top 10 M&A firms practicing in the country in 2014. Basham Ringe y Correa climbed from tenth to take sixth, advising on six transactions worth a combined USD 1.4bn in 2015 compared to four in 2014 worth USD 2.3bn. Holland & Knight México added one deal to its performance the previous year and climbed one position in the chart to take seventh place, with six transactions together worth USD 547m. Its five deals in 2014 were worth USD 2.3bn combined. Ritch Mueller, in eighth, also advised on six deals in 2015, in its case worth a combined USD 286m, representing a 33% decline in volume and a 90% decline in aggregate value from nine the previous year worth USD 2.8bn, when it ranked fourth. Nader Hayaux & Goebel Abogados closed 2015 in ninth place with five deals together worth USD 8.2bn, compared to six worth USD 132m the previous year when it ranked seventh. Despite a modest drop in deal volume, the aggregate value of its transactions grew 6,000%. Santamarina y Steta Abogados, in tenth, rounds out the chart for 2015 after not placing among the top 10 firms practicing in Mexico in 2014.