IT tops LatAm deal flow in 2016

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BRAZIL: IT sector leads dealmaking in 2016

Transactions in Brazil’s IT sector led dealmaking in 2016 with volume up 17% over the previous year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

The number of cross-border deals in the space led by international buyers fell slightly, meanwhile, from 82 in 2015 to 68 in 2016. As in 2015, North American bidders demonstrated the strongest appetite for Brazilian firms from among the pool of foreign investors targeting the space.

MEXICO: IT deal volume up 23%

Dealmaking in Mexico’s IT space was up 23% in 2016 over the previous year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

The number of transactions led by foreign buyers fell slightly from 13 in 2015 to 11 in 2016, meanwhile. The largest deal in the space in 2016 was the USD 55m capital injection in e-commerce company Linio.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016*

Financial Advisory by number

Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking for 2016 with 46 deal mandates for the year on transactions worth a combined USD 32.1bn. Itaú’s 2016 performance represents a 13% dip in deal volume and a 55% spike in aggregate value compared to its 53 mandates on deals worth a combined USD 20.7bn in 2015, when it also led the chart. Banco Bradesco BBI climbed from third in 2015 to take second place in 2016 region-wide, its volume up 67% from 21 to 35 deals, the aggregate value of those transactions up 145% from USD 12.3bn to USD 30bn. Banco BTG Pactual was bumped from second in 2015 to third in 2016, meanwhile, its deal volume down 18% from 40 to 33, its aggregate value down 4% from USD 15.5bn to USD 14.9bn. BAML grew its deal volume 186% to place fourth while the aggregate value of its transactions climbed 1,494% to USD 22bn after not placing among the top 10 regionally for full year 2015. Banco Santander fell one place in the chart to take fifth despite increasing volume 50% from 12 to 18 and upping aggregate value 25% from USD 8bn to USD 10bn between the two twelve-month periods. Lazard, in sixth with 14 deals worth a combined 1.6bn, did not place among the top 10 regionally in 2015, nor did Citigroup, in seventh with 13 mandates on deals together worth USD 8.3bn, nor JPMorgan, in eighth with 12 worth USD 14bn combined. BBVA fell three positions to take ninth, despite adding one deal to its count and the aggregate value of it deals increasing 205% from USD 1.4bn to USD 4.3bn. BNP Paribas, in tenth, also with 12 mandates for the year in the region, was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Latin America in 2015.

Latin America Ranking* – 2016
Legal Advisory by number

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking for 2016 with 29 mandates on deals together worth USD 3.2bn, representing a 12% drop in volume and a 50% increase in aggregate value compared to its performance the previous year, when it also led the chart. White & Case follows in second, its deal count up by two to 15, the aggregate value of its transactions up 158% from USD 1.3bn to USD 3.5bn relative to its 2015 performance when it placed third. Clifford Chance also climbed one position in the chart to take third, its 14 deals worth a combined USD 9bn, representing a 56% increase in volume and a 6% increase in aggregate value compared to its nine together worth USD 8.5bn in 2015. Jones Day fell two positions from second to take fourth, its deal volume down by 10 to 14, its aggregate value down 61% from USD 2.8bn to USD 1bn. Linklaters is up three positions in the ranking from eighth to fifth, its deal count nearly doubling from seven to 13, the combined value of its transactions up nearly 4,000% from USD 233m to USD 9.3bn. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton also advised on 13 deals in 2016, in its case worth a combined USD 4.9bn, after not placing among the top 10 legal advisors in Latin America in 2015. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, ranked seventh, advised on nine deals in 2016, the same volume as in 2015, while the aggregate value of its transactions increased 372% from USD 1.2bn to USD 5.6bn. Shearman & Sterling fell three positions to take eighth, its deal volume remaining constant, its aggregate value up 109% from USD 1.2bn to USD 2.6bn. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is up one place in the chart in ninth after adding three deals to its count in 2015 while its aggregate deal value fell 2% from USD 6.4bn to USD 6.2bn. Hogan Lovells, in tenth with seven deals worth a combined 6.6bn, was not among the top 10 in 2015.

Brazil Ranking* – 2016
Financial Advisory

Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking for 2016 with 37 mandates on deals worth a combined USD 24.6bn. Brazil’s top investment bank also led the chart in 2015 when it’d advised on 46 deals worth a combined 20bn, representing a 20% decline in volume and a 23% increase in aggregate value. Banco Bradesco BBI is up one place in the chart to take second, its volume increasing 75% from 20 to 35, its aggregate value up 145% from USD 12.3bn to USD 30bn. Banco BTG Pactual fell one place to take third, its volume down 17% from 29 to 24, its aggregate value down 37% from USD 14bn to USD 8.9bn. BAML ranks fourth with 16 deals worth a combined USD 15.9bn after not placing among the top 10 investment banks in Brazil for full year 2015. Cypress Associates, in fifth with 11 deals together worth USD 22m, was also absent from the top 10 in 2015. Vinci Partners ranks sixth, as it did in 2015, its deal count increasing by one, its aggregate value up 164% from USD 184m to USD 487m. BR Partners fell two positions in the chart to take seventh, its volume on par at nine, its aggregate value up 353% from USD 347m to USD 1.6bn. JPMorgan, in eighth with seven deals for the year worth a combined USD 9bn, was not among the top ten in 2015, nor was BNP Paribas in ninth with six deals together worth USD 712m. Rothschild fell one place in the chart to take tenth, its deal count falling by one, its aggregate value up 3% from USD 8.2bn to USD 8.5bn.

Brazil Ranking* – 2016
Legal Advisory

Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for full year 2016 with 71 transactions worth a combined USD 25.6bn, representing a 20% increase in volume and a 99% jump in aggregate value from the 59 deals together worth USD 12.9bn in 2015 when it ranked second. Pinheiro Neto Advogados fell from its leadership position in 2015 to rank second, its volume down 9% from 67 to 61, its aggregate value down 7% from USD 20.4bn to USD 19bn. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados ranks third with 59 deals worth a combined USD 6bn, up 16% by volume, down 73% by aggregate value compared to its performance in 2015, when it also ranked third. Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados ranks fourth, as it did for full year 2015, its deal count up from 51 to 58, the combined value of its deals up 18% from USD 6.7bn to USD 7.9bn. TozziniFreire Advogados climbed three positions in the chart to take fifth, its volume up by 10 to 41, its aggregate value up by 867% from USD 875m to USD 8.5bn. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão is down one position in the chart in sixth, its deal count down from 45 to 37, its aggregate value down 39% from USD 11.8bn to USD 7.2bn. Veirano Advogados, in seventh, also fell one place in the chart, its volume down 23% from 43 to 33, its aggregate value up 647% from USD 1.5bn to USD 11.2bn. Demarest Advogados too is down one place in the ranking, its volume having declined 24% from 38 to 29 while the aggregate value of its deals rose 178% from USD 1.9bn to USD 5.4bn. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados ranks ninth with 27 mandates in 2016 worth a combined 1.5bn, after not placing among the top 10 for full year 2015. Lefosse Advogados, in tenth with 24 deals together worth USD 8.7bn, was also absent from the top 10 in 2015.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016
Financial Advisory

BBVA leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking for full year 2016 with nine deals worth a combined USD 4.1bn, up from seven together worth USD 960m in 2015 when it also led the chart. Citigroup ranks second with four transactions worth a combined USD 4.5bn, leading the chart by aggregate value after not ranking among the top 10 for full year 2015. PC Capital ranks third, as it did the previous year, its deal count down by one to three. Deutsche Bank, in fourth with two deals in 2016, is tied by volume with JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Lazard, Credit Suisse Group, Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos and AZ Capital. Of the lot, only Lazard and Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos ranked among the top 10 in 2015, also with two transactions each. Lazard ranked sixth for full year 2015, its two deals amounting to USD 1bn combined, compared to USD 1.2bn in 2016, while Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos ranked fifth, its two transactions together worth USD 2.2bn, compared to USD 575m a year later.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016
Legal Advisory

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking for full year 2016 with 25 mandates on deals worth a combined USD 3.7bn, representing a 7% decline in volume and a 74% drop in aggregate value compared to its 27 transactions together worth USD 14bn in 2015, when it also topped the chart. Galicia Abogados is up one position in second with 14 deals worth a combined USD 4.5bn, on par by volume and up 57% by aggregate value compared to its performance for full year 2015, when it ranked third. White & Case México climbed one position in the chart to third, despite a slight decline in volume from 11 to nine transactions and a 26% drop in aggregate value from USD 1.3bn to USD 973m. Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, in fourth with eight deals worth a combined USD 2bn, was not among the top 10 for full year 2015. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes ranks fifth, also with eight advisory mandates in 2016, down from 15 in 2015 when it ranked second, while the firm’s aggregate deal value dipped 23% from USD 2.4bn to USD 1.8bn. Jones Day México is down one position in the chart in sixth, its deal count down by two to eight, its aggregate value down 55% from USD 2.2bn to USD 1bn. Santamarina y Steta Abogados, absent from the top 10 ranking for 2015, advised on six transactions in 2016 to place seventh, its deals together worth USD 2bn. González Calvillo Abogados, in eighth, is tied by volume with Von Wobeser y Sierra, the former’s five worth USD 1.8bn combined, the latter’s together worth USD 1.2bn. Neither firm was among the top 10 for 2015. Baker & McKenzie México fell four positions to bring up the rear with four transactions in 2016, half the volume of the previous year, while its aggregate value increased 86% from USD 366m to USD 680m.

* TTR Rankings are generated with transactions announced or closed in 2016 year-to-date. The ranking includes sales and acquisitions of shares and of assets, creation of joint ventures, and Private Equity/Venture Capital investments. The legal advisor rankings for Brazil and Mexico take into consideration advisory services regarding domestic laws. All rankings only include deals where a company of the respective country was the target of the transaction. In the case of LATAM, it would be a Latin American country. The LATAM ranking does not specify the origin of the advisory law, so the filter only considers firms from the UK/US.

In case of a draw, the adopted criteria will be the following: if the draw is due to number of transactions, the total deal value prevails; if it is due to deal value, the number of transactions prevail. When a draw of both number of transactions and deal value occurs, the same position will be retained and the deals will be arranged alphabetically.

Transacciones del sector de la energía eólica crecen un 58,3%

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ESPAÑA: Transacciones del sector de la energía eólica crecen un 58,3%

En el periodo de enero a octubre de 2016, el número de transacciones relacionadas con la adquisición de acciones en empresas que actúan en el segmento de generación de energía eólica registró un aumento del 58,3% comparado con el mismo periodo de 2015.

Según los datos de TTR (www.TTRecord.com), en 2015 el número de empresas extranjeras que adquirieron participaciones en empresas españolas representaron casi la mitad del número de transacciones, mientras que en 2016 representan el 13%.

Hasta ahora la mayor transacción, aún sin completar, es el acuerdo de fusión entre Gamesa y Siemens Wind Holdco. La operación, valorada en EUR 6.615,58m se estructura como una fusión por absorción, con extinción sin liquidación.

Rankings / League Tables

Ranking – 2016*

Asesoría Financiera – Year to Date (YTD)
Por valor total de transacciones

El banco francés BNP Paribas lidera el ranking de TTR por importe de enero a octubre de 2016, cabe destacar un crecimiento de más del 1000% en relación con el mismo periodo del año anterior. A continuación, los bancos estadounidenses Morgan Stanley y Goldman Sachs ocupan el segundo y tercer lugar respectivamente con un bajo volumen de transacciones. El BBVA, primer banco español del ranking por importe, ha crecido un 507% de un año para otro siendo líder en número de transacciones. El Banco Santander mantiene la quinta posición del año pasado, aunque presenta un crecimiento del 32%. AZ Capital, que tampoco estaba en el ranking de 2015, ahora ocupa el sexto lugar con un crecimiento del 984%. El líder del año 2015, Citigroup, ha tenido una reducción del 61% en el valor de sus transacciones. El inglés HSBC ha tenido el mayor crecimiento del periodo, 1142%. Bank of America, que estaba en cuarta posición en 2015, ha pasado al noveno puesto, con una caída del 60%. Cierra la tabla la consultora Lazard, de las Bermudas, con un crecimiento del 63%.

Asesoría Financiera – Year to Date (YTD)
Por número total de transacciones

El liderazgo del ranking de enero a octubre de 2016 ha sido mantenido por el BBVA con un crecimiento del 50% en el número de transacciones. En segundo lugar, la consultoría financiera Alantra, que no figuraba en el ranking de 2015, ha tenido un aumento del 150% en el número de transacciones. El banco francés BNP Paribas ocupa el tercer puesto doblando el número de transacciones del año anterior, lo que le ha impulsado a liderar el ranking por importe. En la cuarta posición está el Banco Santander, creciendo un 133% en volumen. El último del ranking en presentar crecimiento es la consultora PKF Attest, en quinto lugar, con un aumento del 150%, respecto a los diez primeros meses de 2015. A continuación, CREA Inversión ha subido de novena a sexta posición. AZ Capital, Arcano y Banco Sabadell han reducido el número de transacciones en un 20% en relación al ranking del año pasado. Cierra la tabla Montalbán Atlas Capital con una reducción del 33% en sus transacciones.

Asesoría Jurídica – Year to Date (YTD)
Por valor total de transacciones

El despacho Garrigues España ha escalado una posición en el ranking de TTR por importe ocupando la primera posición en el periodo de enero a octubre de 2016, con un crecimiento del 90% en relación al año anterior. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer España es el segundo con un aumento del 404% en el importe de sus transacciones. Uría Menéndez España está en la tercera posición en los dos rankings de asesores jurídicos, con un aumento del 17% en el valor de sus transacciones. Linklaters Spain mantiene el puesto noveno con un crecimiento del 16%. Allen & Overy Spain, que no figuraba en el ranking del año pasado, es el segundo despacho con mayor aumento de los diez primeros meses, 1034%. CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, en sexto lugar, destaca con un crecimiento del 4430% respecto al año 2015, que tampoco aparecía en el ranking. DLA Piper España ha crecido un 598% en relación al año anterior. Pérez-Llorca ha subido una posición con un aumento del 92%. Cliford Chance España, primero el año pasado, ocupa la novena posición con un decrecimiento del 47%. Cierra la tabla el despacho Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira España, con una reducción del 70% en el importe de sus transacciones, aun siendo líder del ranking por número de transacciones.

Asesoría Jurídica – Year to Date (YTD)
Por número total de transacciones

El despacho Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira España lidera el ranking por número de transacciones con una diferencia de 34 con el segundo clasificado, aunque sus transacciones han disminuido un 24% con relación a los diez primeros meses de 2015. A continuación, Pérez-Llorcaha escalado cinco posiciones con un crecimiento del 27% en relación al año pasado. Uría Menéndez España mantiene la tercera posición conquistada en 2015, pero con una reducción del 28% en el número de transacciones. Clifford Chance España y Raousad Costas Duran (RCD)cuentan con el mismo número de transacciones ocupando el cuarto y quinto puesto respectivamente, desempatando por el importe de sus transacciones. Del segundo lugar en 2015 a el sexto en 2016, Garrigues España ha tenido un decrecimiento del 40%. Allen & Overy Spain,que no figuraba en la tabla de 2015, ha tenido un crecimiento del 100%. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo España ha experimentado una reducción del 41% con respecto al año anterior quedando en octava posición. Linklaters Spain y King & Wood Mallesons España también han obtenido el mismo número de transacciones ocupando la novena y la décima posición respectivamente. Linklaters Spain ha visto su número de transacciones reducido, sin embargo, destaca en el ranking por importe. King & Wood Mallesons España ha tenido un aumento del 28% en el volumen total del periodo.

* Los Rankings TTR de este informe son elaborados con transacciones anunciadas y/o concluidas en 2016 Year to date. Están incluidas transacciones de inversión y desinversión de Private Equity y Venture Capital, compra/venta de activos y formación de Joint Ventures. En todos los rankings, son considerados aquellos deals donde alguna empresa del país respectivo haya sido target de la transacción.

En caso de empate, el criterio de desempate es: empate por número de transacciones, se desempata con el importe total, empate por importe total, se desempata por
número de transacciones. Cuando existe empate en importe y número, será mantenida la misma posición en orden alfabético.

** Téngase en cuenta el mismo periodo del año (comienzo de enero a final de octubre) de 2015 para hacer las comparaciones dispuestas encima.

Brazilian textiles and apparel in vogue

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BRAZIL: Fashion and textile industry consolidation accelerates

The number of transactions in Brazil’s fashion and textiles industry grew by 167% to the close of August 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).
The uptick in deal flow in the space was led predominantly by Brazilian firms, with just two cross-border deals in the sector YTD compared to one for the same eight months last year.

COLOMBIA: Real estate dealmaking picks up steam

Transaction volume in Colombia’s real estate segment jumped 75% in the first eight months of 2016 over the same period last year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).
Foreign buyers have demonstrated increased appetite for real estate assets, leading three transactions YTD compared to just one for the same eight months in 2015.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016*

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Banco Itaú BBA maintains a comfortable lead in TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking by deal volume and aggregate value at the close of August, with 27 advisory mandates under its belt worth a combined USD 15.6bn, the same number of transactions it advised on in the first eight months of 2015 when it also led the top 10. Its aggregate deal value is up 8% from USD 14.5bn a year ago, meanwhile. Banco Bradesco BBI climbed from sixth place a year ago to take second, its deal volume growing 250% from six to 21, the aggregate value of those transactions up 37% from USD 9.1bn to USD 12.5bn. BTG Pactual fell from second at the close of August 2015 to third a year later, its deal volume down 25% from 16 to 12, the aggregate value of its deals down 39% from USD 9.5bn to USD 5.8bn. Citigroup, in fourth with 11 deals under its belt YTD, was not among the top 10 financial advisors in the region a year ago. Banco Santander slipped from third place at the close of August 2015 to fifth, despite increasing deal volume by 38% from eight to 11 transactions and growing aggregate deal value 43% from USD 5.3bn to USD 7.5bn. BAML climbed from ninth a year ago to sixth, increasing deal count from four to 10, the combined value of its deals jumping from USD 777m to USD 12.2bn. BNP Paribas, in seventh, was not among the top 10 a year ago, nor was Morgan Stanley, in eighth. BBVA fell from fifth a year ago to ninth, despite maintaining the same deal volume and virtually the same aggregate value between the two eight-month periods. Vinci Partners brings up the rear in tenth, also with seven mandates YTD, after not appearing on the chart a year ago.

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking at the close of August with 17 mandates worth a combined USD 2.5bn, representing a 23% decline in deal volume and an 81% increase in aggregate value relative to its 22 transactions together worth USD 1.4bn at the close of August 2015, when it also led the chart. Jones Day follows in second, as it did a year ago, its deal volume down from 17, its aggregate deal value down 89% from USD 2.5bn. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ranks third with 10 deals, followed by Linklaters in fourth with nine, neither having appeared among the top 10 for the first eight months of 2015. Clifford Chance, in fifth, and White & Case, in sixth, have also advised on nine transactions in the region YTD, the former falling from fourth in the chart a year ago when it’d advised on five deals worth USD 8.3bn, the latter down from fifth at the close of August 2015, when it’d also advised on five transactions, in its case worth USD 983m. Hogan Lovells, in seventh with six deals YTD, was absent from the chart a year ago and is tied by volume with Shearman & Sterling, which fell one position from seventh, despite having added one deal to its count of a year ago and increasing the aggregate value of its transactions by 65% from USD 724m. Chadbourne & Parke, in ninth with four deals YTD, was not among the top 10 a year ago. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom brings up the rear with three deals together worth USD 2.7bn, down from five a year ago together worth USD 866m.

Brazil Ranking* – 2016
Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking at the close of August with 22 deal mandates YTD worth a combined USD 11.6bn, down by a single transaction from its 23 deals worth USD 14bn a year ago when it also led the chart. Banco Bradesco BBI rose from third to second place, up 250% by volume and 37% by aggregate value from its six transactions worth USD 9.1bn at the close of August 2015. Banco BTG Pactual fell from second to third despite having added one transaction to its count of a year ago. The aggregate value of BTG Pactual’s deals is down 45% from USD 8.4bn, meanwhile. BAML, in fourth, was not among the top 10 banks advising on M&A in Brazil in the first eight months of 2015, nor was Vinci Partners, in fifth, Banco Santander, in sixth, or Rothschild in seventh place. BR Partners ranks eighth, falling one position from seventh a year ago, despite having added one transaction to its deal count and increasing the combined value of its deals by 625% from USD 176m. Morgan Stanley, in ninth, and BNP Paribas, in tenth, were both absent from the top 10 ranking at the close of August 2015.

Legal Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for the first eight months of 2016 with 34 transactions worth a combined USD 14.7bn, representing a 48% increase in deal volume and a 65% spike in the combined value of its deals compared to a year ago, when it ranked fourth with 23 deals together worth USD 8.9bn. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados holds firm to its second place ranking of a year ago, its deal count up from 25 to 32, the combined value of its deals down 86% from USD 12.5bn to USD 1.8bn. Pinheiro Neto Advogados fell from first a year ago to third in the chart while maintaining the same deal volume. The firm’s deals are together worth 3% less than a year ago when the combined value of its transactions totaled USD 9.5bn. TozziniFreire Advogados climbed from eighth a year ago to take fourth place, its deal volume up 94% from 16 to 31, the aggregate value of its deals up 122% from USD 798m to USD 1.8bn. Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados holds onto the same fifth place ranking it held a year ago, notwithstanding a 26% increase in deal volume from 23 to 29 and a 16% decline in its aggregate deal value from USD 4bn to USD 3.4bn. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão fell three places in the chart to take sixth, its deal volume down from 23 to 18, its aggregate value down 38% from USD 9.1bn to USD 5.7bn. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados ranks seventh after not appearing among Brazil’s top 10 M&A firms a year ago. Veirano Advogados fell two positions in the ranking to take eighth as it lost two transactions relative to its deal count a year ago and increased aggregate deal value 1,300% from USD 408m to USD 5.7bn. Demarest Advogados held onto its ninth place ranking of a year ago while adding one deal to its count and increasing the combined value of its deals nearly 3,000% from USD 79m to USD 2.4bn. Lefosse Advogados brings up the rear in tenth place after not placing on the top 10 chart at the close of August 2015.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

BBVA leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking at the close of August, advising on five transactions YTD, the same deal volume of a year ago when it also led the chart, the aggregate value of its deals virtually unchanged between the two eight-month periods. Citigroup jumped five places to take second, adding three transactions to its count of a year ago and upping aggregate deal value 269% from its sole transaction worth USD 1.2bn to four worth USD 4.5bn combined. Deutsche Bank ranks third after not placing among the top 10 to the close of August 2015. JPMorgan, in fourth, was also absent from the top 10 chart a year ago, as was Morgan Stanley, in fifth, and Lazard, in sixth. RIóN M&A ranks seventh with two transactions YTD of undisclosed value, down from three a year ago. Goldman Sachs, in eighth, PC Capital, in ninth, and UBS, in tenth, were all absent from the top 10 at the close of August 2015.

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking for the first eight months of 2016 with 18 mandates together worth USD 3.3bn, the same deal volume it had for the corresponding period in 2015 when it also led the chart. The aggregate value of its deals fell 66% from USD 9.5bn a year ago, meanwhile. Galicia Abogados held on to its deal count of 10 of a year ago, climbing one place in the chart to take second, its aggregate deal value up 24% from USD 2.8bn to USD 3.4bn. Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau ranks third with five deals YTD after not placing among the top 10 legal advisors in Mexico in the first eight months of 2015. White & Case México added one transaction to its count of a year ago, climbing six places to take fourth, notwithstanding a 28% decline in aggregate value from USD 983m to USD 704m. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, also with five M&A mandates YTD, fell three places in the chart to take fifth, the combined value of its deals down 80% from USD 3.5bn at the close of August 2015. Jones Day México lost two deals relative to its count of a year ago and fell two places in the chart to take sixth, its aggregate deal value down 90% from USD 2.2bn. Santamarina y Steta Abogados, in seventh, and Von Wobeser y Sierra, in eighth, were both absent from the top 10 a year ago. Basham Ringe y Correa fell two places in the chart to take ninth, its deal count down by two, its aggregate deal value down 93% from USD 1.4bn at the close of August 2015. Robles Miaja Abogados brings up the rear in tenth with its two transactions after not placing among the top 10 M&A firms advising in Mexico in the first eight months of 2015.

* TTR Rankings are generated with transactions announced or closed in 2016 year-to-date. The ranking includes sales and acquisitions of shares and of assets, creation of joint ventures, and Private Equity/Venture Capital investments. The legal advisor rankings for Brazil and Mexico take into consideration advisory services regarding domestic laws. All rankings only include deals where a company of the respective country was the target of the transaction. In the case of LATAM, it would be a Latin American country. The LATAM ranking does not specify the origin of the advisory law, so the filter only considers firms from the UK/US.

In case of a draw, the adopted criteria will be the following: if the draw is due to number of transactions, the total deal value prevails; if it is due to deal value, the number of transactions prevail. When a draw of both number of transactions and deal value occurs, the same position will be retained and the deals will be arranged alphabetically.

Chile’s distribution and retail space heats up

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BRAZIL: Oil & Gas sector dynamic

Transactions in Brazil’s oil & gas sector increased by 113% in the first seven months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).
Asset sales also rose in the energy sector with five such transactions YTD compared to two in the January-July period of 2015.

CHILE: Deal volume grows in distribution and retail

Dealmaking in Chile’s distribution and retail space is up 150% YTD in 2016 compared to the same seven months in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).
The appetite from international investors in the sector is also up, with five transactions led by foreign buyers YTD compared to three in the first seven months of 2015.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016*

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking at the close of July by volume and aggregate value, with 24 deal mandates in the first seven months of 2016 worth a combined USD 15.3bn. The top M&A bank in Brazil also led the chart in the first seven months of 2015, when it had advised on 28 transactions worth a combined USD 14.6bn, representing a 14% dip in volume and a 5% increase in aggregate value between the two periods. Banco Bradesco BBI climbed from sixth place in the chart a year ago to take second, its deal volume up 133% from six to 14 transactions, the combined value of those deals up 18% from USD 9.1bn to USD 10.8bn. Banco BTG Pactual fell from second at the close of July 2015 to take third, its deal volume down 25% from 16 to 12, the aggregate value of those transactions down 39% from USD 9.5bn to USD 5.8bn. BAML climbed from ninth place at the close of July 2015 to take fourth, its deal volume up 125% from four to nine transactions, its aggregate value up 1,152% from USD 777m to USD 9.7bn. Citigroup, in fifth, didn’t place among the top 10 in the first seven months of 2015. Banco Santander fell from third a year ago to take sixth, despite adding one deal to its tally of eight at the close of July 2015 and increasing its aggregate deal value by 15% from USD 5.3bn to USD 6bn. Morgan Stanley, in seventh, was not among the top 10 a year ago. BBVA fell from fifth to eighth in the chart, its deal count holding steady at seven, the combined value of those transactions down 3% to USD 2bn. BNP Paribas, in ninth with six mandates YTD, was also absent from the top 10 a year ago, as was Vinci Partners, bringing up the rear with an equal number of deals.

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking for the first seven months of 2016, as it did for the corresponding period a year earlier, despite a 36% decline in the firm’s deal volume and a 25% decline in aggregate value compared to its performance to the close of July 2015 when it led with 22 transactions worth a combined USD 1.4bn. Jones Day follows in second with 11 transactions worth a combined USD 279m, a 35% decline in volume and an 89% decline in aggregate value relative to its performance in the seven months ending a year ago, when it also placed second. Linklaters, in third, was not among the top 10 international law firms advising on deals in Latin America in the first seven months of 2015. Clifford Chance holds firm to its fourth-place position of a year ago, its eight mandates YTD worth USD 7.4bn combined, compared to five worth USD 8.3bn in the same seven-month period last year. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, in fifth, did not place among the top 10 to the close of July 2015. White & Case fell one place to sixth, despite adding two transactions to its tally of five compared to the January-July period in 2015. Hogan Lovells, in seventh, was absent from the chart a year ago, this year bumping Shearman & Sterling down a spot to eighth, down also in volume by one deal. Chadbourne & Parke, in ninth, is tied with Shearman & Sterling by volume with four deals under its belt, after not appearing on the chart at the close of July 2015. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom lost two deals compared to its tally of a year ago to bring up the rear, its aggregate value up 207% from USD 866m to USD 2.7bn.

Brazil Ranking* – 2016
Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Banco Itaú BBA leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking for the first seven months of 2016 with 19 transactions worth a combined USD 11.3bn, representing a 21% decline in deal volume and a 20% decline in aggregate deal value relative to the corresponding period in 2015 when it also led the pack. Banco Bradesco BBI rose from third to take second in the chart, bumping Banco BTG Pactual to third place. Bradesco advised on 14 transactions worth a combined USD 10.8bn, increasing its deal volume by 133% from six at the close of July 2015 to 14 as the combined value of its transactions grew 18% from USD 9.1bn to USD 10.8bn. BTG Pactual added one deal to its tally of a year ago while its aggregate deal value fell 45% from USD 8.4bn. BAML, in fourth, was not among the top 10 investment banks advising in Brazil to the close of July 2015, nor was Banco Santander, in fifth, Vinci Partners in sixth, nor Rothschild, in seventh. BR Partners fell from seventh to eighth, despite adding one deal to its tally of a year ago to close July 2016 with five transactions worth a combined USD 1.3bn, representing a 625% increase in aggregate deal value from USD 176m. Morgan Stanley, in ninth, and Magma, in tenth, were both absent from the top 10 ranking at the close of July 2015.

Legal Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


TozziniFreire Advogados leads TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking for the first seven months of 2016 with 31 transactions worth a combined USD 1.8bn, a 94% increase in deal volume and a 121% increase in aggregate value compared to its 16 transactions worth a combined USD 798m of a year ago when it ranked eighth in the chart. Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados ranks second, its 30 transactions worth a combined USD 12bn leading the chart by aggregate value and representing a 30% increase in volume and a 34% increase in combined deal value compared to its 23 transactions together worth USD 8.9bn to the close of July 2015, when the firm raked fourth. Pinheiro Neto Advogados fell from first a year ago to take third place, with 29 transactions together worth USD 8.7bn compared to 31 worth USD 9.5bn at the close of July 2015. Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados is up one place to take fourth, with 29 deals together worth USD 3.4bn compared to 23 worth USD 4bn a year ago, a 26% increase in volume and a 16% decline in aggregate value. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados fell three positions to take fifth, despite increasing deal volume by 16% from 25 to 29. Its aggregate deal value is down 92% meanwhile, from USD 12.5bn to USD 1bn. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados, in sixth, was not among the top 10 M&A firms in Brazil at the close of July 2015. Veirano Advogados fell one position from sixth a year ago to take seventh in the chart, its deal count down by two transactions, its aggregate deal value up nearly 1300% from USD 408m. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão fell from third at the close of July 2015 to eighth, its volume down 26% from 23, its aggregate deal value off 38% from USD 9.1bn. Lefosse Advogados, in ninth, was not among the top 10 firms in Brazil in the first seven months of 2015. Demarest Advogados brings up the rear with 16 transactions together worth USD 2.4bn, the same volume as a year ago when it ranked ninth, its aggregate value up nearly 3,000% from USD 79m.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

BBVA leads TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking at the close of July 2016 with five transactions worth a combined USD 2bn, the same deal volume the Spanish bank had registered a year ago when it also led the chart. BBVA’s aggregate deal value is virtually on par as well, its USD 2bn in combined value representing little more than a 1% increase over a year ago. Citigroup rose from seventh to take second place in the chart as it added two transactions to its tally of a year ago and increased the combined value of its deals by 184% from USD 1.2bn to USD 3.5bn. Deutsche Bank, in third, was not among the top 10 banks advising on M&A in Mexico a year ago, nor was JPMorgan, in fourth, nor Morgan Stanley, in fifth. Lazard too was absent from the top 10 a year ago and now ranks sixth. RióN M&A lost one transaction compared to its tally at the close of July 2015, falling from third to seventh in the chart. Goldman Sachs, in eighth, PC Capital, in ninth, and UBS, bringing up the rear in tenth, were also absent from the top 10 a year ago.

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking at the close of July 2016 with 18 advisory mandates YTD, the same volume it registered in the first seven months of 2015 when it also led the chart. The leading firm’s aggregate deal value is down 66% from USD 9.5bn. Galicia Abogados held firm to its deal count of 10 a year ago, climbing one position in the chart to take second and increasing aggregate deal value 24% from USD 2.8bn to USD 3.4bn. Jones Day México climbed one position in the chart to take third, notwithstanding losing two transactions relative to its tally of a year ago and its aggregate value falling 90% from USD 2.2bn to USD 209m. Santamarina y Steta Abogados, in fourth, was not among the top 10 M&A firms advising in Mexico for the seven months ending at the close of July 2015, nor was Ritch Mueller, in fifth. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes fell from second place a year ago to take sixth in the chart, its deal volume down 73% from 15, its aggregate deal value down 81% from USD 3.5bn to USD 661m. Von Wobeser y Sierra ranks seventh after not placing among the top 10 in the first seven months of 2015. White & Case México is up two positions in the chart, despite its deal volume declining by one transaction and its aggregate deal value falling 90% from USD 983m a year ago. Basham Ringe y Correa, in ninth, lost two transactions relative to its tally at the close of July 2015 when it ranked seventh, its aggregate deal value falling 93% from USD 1.4bn. Robles Miaja Abogados brings up the rear after not placing on the chart at the close of July 2015.

* TTR Rankings are generated with transactions announced or closed in 2016 year-to-date. The ranking includes sales and acquisitions of shares and of assets, creation of joint ventures, and Private Equity/Venture Capital investments. The legal advisor rankings for Brazil and Mexico take into consideration advisory services regarding domestic laws. All rankings only include deals where a company of the respective country was the target of the transaction. In the case of LATAM, it would be a Latin American country. The LATAM ranking does not specify the origin of the advisory law, so the filter only considers firms from the UK/US.

In case of a draw, the adopted criteria will be the following: if the draw is due to number of transactions, the total deal value prevails; if it is due to deal value, the number of transactions prevail. When a draw of both number of transactions and deal value occurs, the same position will be retained and the deals will be arranged alphabetically.

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BRAZIL: Mining sector attracts growing international interest

Transaction volume in Brazil’s mining industry grew 62.5% in the first six months of 2016 relative to 1H15, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

International investment in the sector grew as well between the two periods, with 10 deals led by foreign buyers YTD compared to three in the first six months of 2015.

MEXICO: Hospitality industry serving up more deals

The number of transactions in Mexico’s hospitality sector grew by 50% in 1H16 compared to the same six-month period last year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

As in 1H15, deals in the sector were dominated by Mexico-based companies.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016*

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Banco Bradesco BBI leads TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking for 1H16 with 12 deal mandates YTD Worth a combined USD 2.8bn, doubling its volume of 1H15 when it ranked fifth in the chart with six mandates on transactions together worth USD 9.1bn, representing a 69% decline in aggregate value. Banco Itaú BBA was bumped from its lead of a year ago to take second place in the ranking, with 11 mandates worth a combined USD 4.5bn, representing a 56% decline in volume and a 68% decline in aggregate value compared to its 25 mandates worth a combined USD 14bn in the first six months of 2015. Citigroup ranks third with nine deal mandates region-wide in the first six months of 2015 worth a combined USD 6.2bn after not placing among the top 10 a year ago. Banco BTG Pactual fell from second place a year ago to take fourth in the chart, its deal volume down 40%, its aggregate deal value down 74% from 15 in the first six months of 2015 worth a combined USD 2.5bn. Morgan Stanley ranks fifth with seven deals under its belt YTD together worth USD 6.5bn. Morgan Stanley did not place among the top 10 banks in the region in 1H15. BAML is up three positions from ninth a year ago to take sixth, its volume up 50% and the aggregate value of its deals up by nearly 400% from USD 777m to USD 3.9bn. BBVA, in seventh, lost one position in the chart, but is up by one transaction compared to its performance in 1H15 while the aggregate value of its deals is up by 131% to USD 2bn. BNP Paribas follows in eighth, also with six deal mandates YTD, tied by volume with Banco Santander, in ninth. Neither BNP Paribas nor Santander where among the top 10 banks advising on M&A in the region at the close of 1H15, nor was Lazard, bringing up the rear with five mandates YTD worth a combined USD 1.3bn.

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking for the first six months of 2016 with 13 deal mandates YTD worth a combined USD 837m, up from second place a year ago when it had advised on 15 deals worth USD 1.3bn in aggregate. Jones Day was nudged to second by Baker, the firm’s 10 deals worth USD 279m, representing a 41% decline in volume and an 89% decline in aggregate value compared to its performance in the first six months of 2015. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton ranks third with eight mandates under its belt in 1H15 worth a combined USD 1.2bn after not placing among the top 10 in the first six months of 2015. Linklaters, in fourth, was also absent from the top 10 a year ago, and nudged Clifford Chance from its fourth-place position of a year ago to fifth, despite the firm having added one deal to its tally of last year. Hogan Lovells, in sixth with five transactions under its belt YTD, was not among the top 10 in 1H15, nor was Chadbourne & Parke, in seventh with four mandates in the region in 1H16. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, in eighth, fell from its sixth-place ranking at the close of June 2015, its deal count down by two, the aggregate value of those transactions up by 207% to USD 2.7bn. Latham & Watkins, in ninth, also with three transactions under its belt region-wide YTD, was not among the top 10 at the close of June 2015, nor was Davis & Gilbert, in tenth.

Brazil Ranking* – 2016
Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Banco Bradesco BBI leads TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking with 12 deal mandates in the first six months of 2016 worth a combined USD 2.8bn, double its tally of a year ago when it ranked third with six mandates on transactions worth a combined USD 9.1bn. Banco BTG Pactual holds firm to its second-place ranking of 1H15 with the same number of mandates YTD as it had by the end of June 2015. The combined value of those deals is down by 70%, meanwhile, from USD 8.3bn. Banco Itaú BBA fell from its leading position a year ago to take third, its deal volume dropping 59% from 22 to 9, the aggregate value of those transactions down 85% from USD 9.1bn to USD 2bn. BAML, in fourth with five mandates YTD, was not among the top 10 banks advising on M&A deals in Brazil in 1H15. BR Partners, in fifth, is tied with BAML by volume, up by one deal from its tally of a year ago, the aggregate value of those transactions up by 625% to USD 1.3bn. Vinci Partners also advised on five transactions in 1H16 to place sixth, after not appearing among the top 10 a year ago. Morgan Stanley too was absent from the top 10 a year ago, as was BNP Paribas, Citigroup and Banco Santander, in seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth place, respectively.

Legal Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)


Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados tops TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking at the close of 1H15 with 25 deal mandates worth a combined USD 2.3bn, representing a 14% increase in volume and a 74% decline in the aggregate value relative to 1H15 when it had advised on 23 deals together valued at USD 12.5bn to rank third. Pinheiro Neto Advogados is tied by volume with 25 deals together worth USD 4.4bn, also up marginally in deal count from 1H15 when the firm had advised on 22 deals worth a combined USD 9.5bn and also ranked second. Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados follows in third with 24 transactions YTD, up 9% over 1H15 by volume and down 22% by aggregate value from 22 deals worth USD 4bn when it ranked fourth. TozziniFreire Advogados climbed two rungs in the ranking to take fourth in the chart, adding five deals to its tally of a year prior and bucking the trend by increasing aggregate transaction value by 72% from USD 767m to USD 1.3bn. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados fell from first place at the close of 1H15 to take fifth in the chart, it’s deal volume down 13% from 23, the aggregate value of its deals down 95% to USD 564m. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão, in sixth, fell one position in the chart relative to its performance in the corresponding period in 2015, its volume down 16% and aggregate value off 85% from 19 deals worth USD 8.8bn when it ranked fifth. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados ranks seventh at the close of 1H16 after not having placed among the top 10 at the close of 1H15. Lefosse Advogados, in eighth, was also absent from the top 10 a year ago. Veirano Advogados lost one deal from its tally of a year prior to close 1H16 in ninth place with 12 deals together worth USD 140m, representing an 8% dip in volume and a 55% decline in aggregate deal value. Demarest Advogados brings up the rear in tenth, its tally also down by a sole transaction, while its 11 deals are together worth USD 2.4bn representing an uptick in aggregate deal value of USD 2,889% from its 13 deals worth USD 71m combined a year ago.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

BBVA tops TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking at the close of June with four transactions under its belt YTD worth a combined USD 2bn, the same number of deals it’d advised on by the close of 1H15 when it also ranked first with four transactions then worth USD 869m in aggregate. Citigroup climbed from sixth to take second in the chart, its deal count up from a sole transaction a year ago worth USD 1.2bn. Deutsche Bank, in third, was not among the top 10 at the close of June 2015, nor was JPMorgan, tied by deal volume and aggregate value alongside Morgan Stanley, which was also absent from the chart at the close of 1H15. Lazard too was absent from the top 10 at the close of June 2015, as was Goldman Sachs, PC Capital and Buenos Aires Advisors, ranked sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth. Evercore Partners lost one deal compared to its tally of a year ago when it ranked fourth to round out the top 10 with a sole transaction of undisclosed consideration.

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking by a wide margin with 14 transactions to its name in 2016, holding firm to the top spot it held a year ago when it’d advised on 18 deals together worth USD 9.5bn. Galicia Abogados lost one deal compared to its volume a year ago when it ranked third but climbed one position in the chart nonetheless to take second place. Santamarina y Steta Abogados ranks third after not placing among the top 10 M&A firms in Mexico in 1H15. Ritch Mueller, in fourth, was also absent from the chart a year ago. Jones Day México lost three deals and one position in the chart relative to its seven deals worth a combined USD 2.2bn a year ago to rank fifth, its volume down 43%, its aggregate deal value off by USD 90%. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes ranks sixth, down from second at the close of 1H15 when it’d advised on 12 deals together worth USD 2.4bn, representing a 75% dip in volume and a 74% fall in aggregate value. Von Wobeser y Sierra, in seventh, did not place among the top 10 M&A firms in Mexico as the first six months of 2015 came to a close, nor did Robles Miaja Abogados, in eighth, nor Greenberg Traurig México, in ninth. Basham Ringe y Correa lost 50% of its deal volume and 93% of its aggregate deal value falling one position in the chart to round out the top 10 with its two transactions worth a combined USD 91m.

* TTR Rankings are generated with transactions announced or closed in 2016 year-to-date. The ranking includes sales and acquisitions of shares and of assets, creation of joint ventures, and Private Equity/Venture Capital investments. The legal advisor rankings for Brazil and Mexico take into consideration advisory services regarding domestic laws. All rankings only include deals where a company of the respective country was the target of the transaction. In the case of LATAM, it would be a Latin American country. The LATAM ranking does not specify the origin of the advisory law, so the filter only considers firms from the UK/US.

In case of a draw, the adopted criteria will be the following: if the draw is due to number of transactions, the total deal value prevails; if it is due to deal value, the number of transactions prevail. When a draw of both number of transactions and deal value occurs, the same position will be retained and the deals will be arranged alphabetically.