Entrevista con Daniel del Río – Basham, Ringe y Correa

Daniel del Río

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 1. Una vez finalizado el año, ¿qué balance haría del mercado transaccional mexicano en 2016? ¿Considera que las cifras obtenidas son positivas?

La tendencia del mercado mexicano siguió la tendencia mundial, donde el número de operaciones fue un poco menor al del 2015. Sin embargo, podemos decir que la tendencia fue positiva, habiéndose incrementado el número de operaciones de menor cuantía (pequeñas y medianas).

2. El mercado transaccional mexicano está muy marcado por su interacción con otras economías, principalmente Estados Unidos. Como experto en relaciones transaccionales entre empresas mexicanas y empresas foráneas, ¿cree que el factor Donald Trump puede tener una incidencia elevada en el mercado de fusiones y adquisiciones mexicano? ¿Qué países o regiones podrían recoger el testigo de Estados Unidos como socio de referencia de México?

Efectivamente, la relación comercial con Estados Unidos es muy fuerte. Dependemos mucho de ellos al exportar el 80% de nuestros productos, por lo que el factor Trump puede afectar el comercio entre los dos países. Este factor podría afectar a empresas norteamericanas que trasladen sus operaciones a México; sin embargo, considero que no obstante se revise NAFTA, seguirán habiendo oportunidades de inversión que aproveche este mercado, teniendo en consideración varios factores, como lo son la cercanía con los Estados Unidos, la mano de obra cualificada de los mexicanos, su disciplina y la diferencia en costos, principalmente por la devaluación del peso frente al dólar que hemos sufrido en los últimos 18 meses.

“ El factor Trump puede afectar
al comercio entre México y Estados Unidos ”

3. El sector más relevante del mercado mexicano en lo que va de año es el inmobiliario, seguido a cierta distancia por los sectores Financiero y Seguros y de Distribución y Retail. ¿Cree usted que la aparición de la Fibra E puede hacer aparecer sectores de infraestructura y energía en este pódium en los próximos años?

Aunque la creación de la Fibra E fue anunciada en septiembre de 2015, a la fecha, el único proyecto de Fibra E que ha sido dado a conocer por el gobierno federal fue en el mes de octubre de 2016 por una empresa denominada Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura (Pinfra). Dicha Fibra E tendrá como propósito principal el fondeo de inversiones relacionadas con la autopista México – Toluca.

Para el año 2017 se espera que la E-Fiber, sobre todo en proyectos de energía e infraestructura, tenga un crecimiento importante.

Según información de la Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, para el año 2017 se espera que Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) y la Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) sean emisores de Fibra E.

Durante 2016 la Fibra E en proyectos de PEMEX y CFE se vio retrasada, principalmente debido a las reestructuras que cada una de dichas empresas enfrentaron, sin embargo, CFE ya había anunciado dicho instrumento como mecanismo de monetización de nuevos proyectos principalmente en activos de transmisión por montos de aproximadamente 10 mil millones de pesos.

Asimismo, durante 2015, año en el que se anunció la creación de la Fibra E, PEMEX anunció que realizaría un análisis detallado de los activos que podrían monetizar a través de éste instrumento, principalmente en activos relacionados con downstream and midstream.

Conforme a lo anterior y derivado del entorno global, es muy posible que, durante 2017, así como en los próximos años, empresas como PEMEX y CFE realicen colocaciones en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, de proyectos de energía bajo el esquema de la Fibra E, con el propósito de monetizar sus activos.

4. Continuando con la Fibra E, y en relación a su experiencia en Derecho Ambiental. ¿Cree usted que la inversión en infraestructuras y energía, dos sectores invasivos con el medio ambiente, se traducirán en un incremento de demanda de esta práctica del Derecho?

Definitivamente la demanda de servicios legales en materia ambiental se ha incrementado desde hace algunos años y los nuevos proyectos infraestructura y energía la incrementarán aún más. El fortalecimiento de la regulación en la materia, su aplicación cada vez más efectiva por parte de las autoridades, así como los estándares corporativos que voluntariamente implementan muchos de nuestros clientes, han provocado y provocarán que, con mayor frecuencia, nuestros clientes requieran los servicios de especialistas en esta rama del derecho, para poder enfrentar con efectividad los retos de una regulación cada vez más amplia, especializada y compleja.

Es innegable que cualquier proyecto de energía o infraestructura tendrá impactos en el medio ambiente y por ello es importante lograr un equilibrio entre la protección del medio ambiente y los beneficios económicos y sociales que el proyecto tendrá.

Hablando específicamente de los proyectos de energía, en el campo del petróleo y gas, con motivo de la reforma energética aprobada en el año 2013 en México, se creó la Agencia de Seguridad, Energía y Ambiente (ASEA) que es un nuevo ente facultado para regular y supervisar las actividades del sector hidrocarburos y asegurar que éstas se lleven a cabo con apego a las disposiciones en materia de seguridad industrial y protección al medio ambiente.

La ASEA ya ha comenzado a emitir importantes disposiciones administrativas de carácter general en materia de: seguridad industrial, operativa y de protección al medio ambiente en actividades de reconocimiento, exploración y extracción de hidrocarburos; seguros para empresas que realicen actividades de exploración y extracción de hidrocarburos; operación de estaciones de servicios, etc.; disposiciones que se sumarán a un ya de por sí extenso y complejo marco regulatorio.

En conclusión, la regulación ambiental está presente en todas las etapas de un proyecto, incluyendo, los de energía e infraestructura, desde la selección del sitio, su construcción, operación y desmantelamiento. Cada una de estas etapas requiere de la obtención de licencias y/o de la preparación y presentación de reportes periódicos ante las autoridades ambientales o bien de la evaluación de criterios ambientales establecidos en planes, programas o normas de observancia obligatoria. En este sentido, la intervención de abogados especialistas en la materia de medio ambiente, se torna necesaria para garantizar que los proyectos se realicen en tiempo y en estricto cumplimiento a las disposiciones ambientales vigentes.

“ La demanda de servicios legales en materia ambiental se ha incrementado desde hace algunos años ”

5. ¿Se mantendrá el ritmo del mercado transaccional mexicano durante 2017?

Por el momento, lo que se podría esperar del ritmo del mercado transaccional mexicano durante 2017 resulta incierto, sobre todo, debido al próximo cambio de gobierno en los Estados Unidos de Norte América y la expectativa que existe en torno a las medidas que el Presidente electo Trump pudiera llegar a anunciar para captar mayores inversiones en ese país, pero, sobre todo, para evitar la fuga de dichas inversiones a México.

Aunque según cifras de la Secretaría de Economía, existió una disminución en la captación de inversión extranjera directa en México durante el tercer trimestre del año 2016, también hay optimismo en cuanto al ritmo del mercado transaccional.

Según informes de TTR (Transactional Track Record), el mercado de M&A mexicano, durante el mes de noviembre de 2016, experimentó un panorama optimista con un aumento de 67% en el número de operaciones respecto al mes de noviembre del año 2015.

Las reformas estructurales en varios sectores de la industria en México, tales como la energética, así como la apertura de y fortalecimiento de ciertas actividades como la de la exploración y extracción de hidrocarburos, generación de energía eléctrica, y la industria automotriz, que en los últimos años ha logrado transitar a un esquema de mayor productividad, podrían ser factores claves para mantener y, en todo caso, incrementar el mercado transaccional mexicano en el 2017.

 

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.

Fusiones y adquisiciones en América Latina aumentan un 20% en noviembre de 2016

América Latina

Informe mensual sobre el mercado transaccional latinoamericano

  • En el mes de noviembre se han registrado 177 transacciones en la región
  • 68 operaciones registradas en el mes alcanzan un importe de USD 12,846m
  • Argentina, Brasil y Chile registran un aumento en el capital y en el número de transacciones

Madrid, 16 de diciembre de 2016.- El mercado transaccional de América Latina ha experimentado en el mes de noviembre un aumento del 20% en el número de operaciones respecto al mismo mes del año 2015, según el más reciente informe de Transactional Track Record (www.TTRecord.com) en colaboración con ONTIER. Este incremento se ha producido en la región, además de un significativo incremento del 443% en el importe de transacciones registradas respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior.

En concreto, el mercado M&A de América Latina sigue una dinámica optimista en el mes, con un total de 177 operaciones registradas, de las cuales 68 tienen un importe no confidencial que suman aproximadamente USD 12,846m. De estas operaciones, 13 son transacciones de private equity y 12 de venture capital.

Private Equity y Venture Capital
Los segmentos de Private Equity y Venture Capital se destacan en el informe del mes de noviembre, ya que a lo largo de 2016 se han llevado a cabo 156 transacciones de Private Equity, de las cuales 63 operaciones tienen un importe no confidencial que suman alrededor de USD 7,190.05m, lo que supone un crecimiento interanual del 10.64%.

En Venture Capital, se han llevado a cabo 198 operaciones, de las cuales 127 tienen un importe no confidencial que suman USD 642.94m, aproximadamente, lo que representa un crecimiento interanual de 11.86%.

Ranking de operaciones por países
A lo largo del año, por número de operaciones, Brasil sigue liderando el ranking de países más activos de la región con 920 operaciones y con un aumento del 42% de capital movilizado en términos interanuales. Le sigue en el listado México, uno de los países menos favorecidos en el mes, con 277 operaciones y con un decrecimiento del 13% de su importe con respecto al mismo periodo de 2015. Por su parte, Chile conserva su tendencia alcista con 198 operaciones y con un aumento del 221% en el capital movilizado a lo largo del año, lo cual desplaza a Argentina en el ranking, con 182 operaciones, pero con un aumento significativo del 579% en capital movilizado.

En los últimos lugares, Colombia, con un resultado mixto, ha registrado 151 operaciones, lo cual representa un 2% menos, pero ha tenido un aumento del 60% en su importe respecto al mismo periodo del año pasado. En la tendencia, Perú desciende al último lugar del listado, con 131 operaciones y con un descenso del 17% en su capital movilizado.

Ámbito cross-border
En el ámbito cross-border se destaca el apetito inversor de las compañías latinoamericanas en el exterior, especialmente en Norteamérica y Europa, donde se han llevado a cabo 10 y 4 operaciones, respectivamente. Por su parte, las compañías que más han realizado transacciones estratégicas en América Latina proceden de Norteamérica, con 25 operaciones, Europa (24), Asia (9) y Oceanía (1).

Transacción destacada
Para noviembre de 2016, Transactional Track Record ha seleccionado como operación destacada la adquisición de Telefé, gestora argentina de canales de televisión, por parte de Viacom, conglomerado de medios con sede en Nueva York.

La operación, que ha registrado un importe de USD 345m, ha estado asesorada por la parte legal por DLA Piper US, A&F Allende & Ferrante Abogados, Shearman & Sterling y M & M Bomchil Abogados.

Entrevista con Miranda & Amado
Roberto MacLean, Partner de Miranda & Amado, ha comentado a TTR sus perspectivas sobre el mercado transaccional en Colombia y América Latina para 2017: “En el caso del Perú, la salida de las constructoras brasileñas de diferentes proyectos ha generado transacciones de importes elevados. Como el proceso no ha culminado, esperamos que continúe el pipeline de estas operaciones.  Pensamos que el sector de microfinanzas y el sector salud también dará que hablar en el 2017”.

Para más información:
Wagner Rodrigues
TTR – Transactional Track Record
T (PT):  +351  913 577 278
wagner.rodrigues@ttrecord.com
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El mercado de Fusiones y Adquisiciones en México aumenta un 67% en noviembre de 2016

noviembre

Informe mensual sobre el mercado transaccional mexicano

  • En noviembre se han registrado 30 transacciones en el país
  • 16 operaciones registradas en mes alcanzan un importe de USD 2,014m
  • A lo largo de 2016 se han registrado 277 transacciones y un importe de USD 26,849m
  • Los sectores inmobiliario y financiero son los más destacados del año

Madrid, 14 de diciembre de 2016.- El mercado M&A mexicano ha experimentado en noviembre de 2016 un panorama optimista, con un total de 30 operaciones, de las cuales 16 suman un importe no confidencial de USD 2,014m, de acuerdo con el informe mensual de Transactional Track Record (www.TTRecord.com) en colaboración con Merrill Corporation. Estos datos reflejan aumentos del 67% en el número de operaciones y un aumento del 651% en el importe de las mismas respecto noviembre de 2015.

De las 16 operaciones con importe no confidencial contabilizadas en el mes, nueve son de mercado bajo (importes inferiores a USD 100m), seis de mercado medio (entre USD 100m y USD 500m) y una de mercado alto (superior a USD 500m).

Por su parte, en lo que va de año se han producido un total de 277 transacciones, de las cuales 147 registran un importe conjunto de USD 26,849m, lo que implica decrementos del 2% en el número de operaciones y del 13% en el importe de las mismas, respecto al mismo período de 2015.

Por su parte, los sectores inmobiliario y financieros son los que más transacciones han contabilizado en los 11 meses del año, con un total de 46 y 32 transacciones, respectivamente, seguido por el de distribución y retail, con 26; e industria alimentaria, con 19.

Ámbito cross-border
Por lo que respecta al mercado cross-border, a lo largo del año las empresas mexicanas han apostado principalmente por invertir en Estados Unidos, España y Argentina, con nueve transacciones en Estados Unidos y España, y ocho en Argentina. Por importe, destacan Chile, con USD 2,024.26m, Estados Unidos, con USD 1,217.95m, y España, con USD 1,217.06m

Por otro lado, Estados Unidos y España, son también los países que más han apostado por realizar adquisiciones en México, con 27 y 10 operaciones respectivamente. Por importe, vuelven a destacar Estados Unidos, con USD 3,873.05m, y España, con USD 1,360.39m.

Private equity y venture capital
En lo que va de año se han producido un total de 65 transacciones de private equity y venture capital, con un aumento del 20,37% con respecto al mismo periodo de 2015. En términos de importe, hasta noviembre de 2016, 34 operaciones de esta naturaleza registraron USD 958.67m, reflejando un descenso del 35.75% respecto al importe del mismo periodo del año anterior.

Transacción destacada
Para noviembre de 2016, Transactional Track Record ha seleccionado como operación destacada la compra del Grupo Infun y sus subsidiarias por parte de Grupo Industrial Saltillo. La operación, que ha registrado un importe de USD 296.86m, ha estado asesorada por la parte legal por Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira, y por Santamarina y Steta; y por la parte financiera, Santander Global Corporate Banking y KPMG.

Para más información:
Wagner Rodrigues
TTR – Transactional Track Record
T (PT): +351 913 577 278
wagner.rodrigues@ttrecord.com
www.TTRecord.com

Financial Services deals up by 50% in Peru

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BRAZIL: Construction deals double

Deal volume among Brazilian construction companies grew 112% in the first 11 months of 2016 over the same period last year, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

Joint ventures and asset sales have also increased in the sector, while the number of foreign-led transactions jumped from five to eight between the two 11-month periods. The BRL 328m (USD 92m) 50% stake acquisition of Cimentos Apodi by Greece-based TITAN Cement Group is the largest inbound transaction in the sector YTD.

PERU: Financial Services deals up by 50%

Financial services transaction volume rose 50% in Peru between January and November 2016 over the same 11-month period in 2015, according to TTR data (www.TTRecord.com).

Eight transactions YTD have been inbound cross-border deals, compared to five in the 11 months ending 30 November 2015. The most recent deal in the sector was ACP’s sale of a 9.99% stake in Paraguay-based Fielco – Financiera El Comercio to New York-based investment fund WWB Capital Partners.

Rankings / League Tables

Latin America Ranking – 2016*

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

Banco Itaú BBA maintains a healthy lead in TTR’s Latin America financial advisory ranking by volume and value with 46 transactions to the close of November together worth USD 32bn. Brazil’s top investment bank also led the chart a year ago with 42 mandates on deals worth a combined USD 17.8bn by the end of November. Banco BTG Pactual follows in second, as it did a year ago, its deal count down by two to 31, its aggregate deal value up 6% to USD 14.7bn. Banco Bradesco BBI is in third, as it was a year ago, but has increased deal volume by 76% and aggregate deal value by 150% from its 17 transactions worth USD 10.8bn to the close of November 2015. Banco Santander is up three positions in the chart in fourth, its deal volume rising from nine a year ago to 19 YTD, the aggregate value of its deals up 31% from USD 7.7bn to USD 10.1bn. BAML, in fifth, was not among the top 10 financial advisors in the region at the close of November 2015, nor was Citigroup, in sixth, BNP Paribas, in seventh, JPMorgan in eighth, or Morgan Stanley, in ninth. Vinci Partners landed the same number of deals and grew aggregate value 164% to USD 487m, but fell two places in the ranking to bring up the rear.

Baker & McKenzie leads TTR’s Latin America legal advisory ranking at the close of November, its 29 deal mandates nearly matching its 30 of a year ago, while the aggregate value of its deals is up 53% to date this year over the same period last. Jones Day follows in second, as it did a year ago, notwithstanding a decline in deal count from 20 to 14 and a 76% fall in the aggregate value of its deals to USD 654m. Clifford Chance is up four positions in the chart at third, its deal count increasing from six to 13, its combined deal value up 8% from USD 8.4bn to USD 9bn. White & Case gained two deals on its 10 of year ago and increased aggregate deal value by 127% but was bumped from third to fourth, nonetheless. Linklaters, in fifth, was not among the top 10 legal advisors in Latin America a year ago, nor was Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, in sixth. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom fell three places from fourth to seventh, despite maintaining the same deal count of nine and increasing the aggregate value of its deals 374% from USD 1.2bn to USD 3.8bn. Hogan Lovells, in eighth with seven mandates YTD, is tied by deal volume with Shearman & Sterling in ninth, and Norton Rose Fulbright, in tenth. Of the three, only Shearman & Sterling appeared among the top 10 a year ago, when it ranked fifth, with seven deals also, then worth USD 1.1bn combined, compared to USD 1.8bn in aggregate value a year later.

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

Banco Itaú BBA dominates by deal volume in TTR’s Brazil financial advisory ranking at the close of November with 37 transactions worth a combined 24.6bn. Brazil’s leading investment bank had the same number of deals under its belt by this time last year, together worth USD 17.3bn then. Banco Bradesco BBI follows in second with 30 transactions, nearly double its 16 of a year ago when it ranked third by the end of November. Its deals are worth USD 27bn combined, representing a 150% increase from USD 10.8bn, putting Bradesco in the lead by aggregate value. Banco BTG Pactual was bumped from second to third, its deal count down by a single transaction, the combined value of those deals down 28% from USD 12.4bn to USD 8.9bn. BAML, in fourth, was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Brazil for the same 11-month period of 2015. Vinci Partners occupies the same fifth-place position it held at the close of November 2015, its deal count also on par at nine; its aggregate value is up 164% from USD 184m to USD 487m. Cypress Associates, in sixth with eight deals YTD, and Banco Santander, in seventh with six, were both absent from the chart a year ago. BR Partners, in eighth, has also advised on six deals YTD, in its case together worth USD 1.5bn compared to eight worth USD 347m at end-November last year when it ranked seventh. Rothschild occupies the same ninth place it held a year ago, its deal count down from six to five, the combined value of its deals up 3% from USD 8.2bn to nearly USD 8.5bn. JPMorgan holds the rear, also with five mandates in Brazil YTD, in its case worth a combined USD 6.5bn. The New York bank was not among the top 10 financial advisors in Brazil in the 11 months that ended 30 November 2015.


Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados has a healthy lead in TTR’s Brazil legal advisory ranking at the close of November, by volume and value, with 63 deal mandates on transactions worth a combined USD 25.2bn in the first 11 months of the year. The top M&A firm in Brazil climbed from second place in the corresponding period last year, when it’d advised on 48 deals together worth USD 10.9bn. Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados climbed two positions from fourth, its deal count up from 41 to 50, its aggregate value down 73% from USD 13.3bn to USD 3.6bn. Pinheiro Neto Advogados led the chart at the close of November 2015 when it’d advised on 57 deals in the first 11 months of the year; the firm ranks third for the corresponding period this year, its deal volume down 14% to 49, the aggregate value of its deals up 68%, meanwhile, from USD 10.9bn to USD 18.3bn. Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados was bumped one position to fourth, despite adding five deals to its count of 44 a year ago to tie by volume with Pinheiro Neto. The firm is behind in the chart for its lesser aggregate deal value of USD 4.6bn. TozziniFreire Advogados ranks fifth with 41 deals worth a combined USD 8.6bn, up from ninth a year ago when it’d advised on 25 together worth USD 798m. Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão fell one position to sixth, its volume down from 37 to 28, its aggregate value down 29% from USD 9.5bn to USD 6.7bn. Stocche, Forbes, Padis, Filizzola, Clapis, Passaro, Meyer e Refinetti Sociedade de Advogados, in seventh, was not among the top 10 legal advisors in Brazil by the close of November 2015. Veirano Advogados fell two positions from sixth a year ago to eighth, its deal count down from 36 to 26, the combined value of its deals growing 731% from USD 1.3bn to just shy of USD 11bn. Demarest Advogados fell from seventh to ninth in the ranking, its deal flow down 19% from 31 to 25, the combined value of its deals up 1,391% from USD 316m to USD 4.7bn. Lefosse Advogados, in tenth with 23 mandates YTD, was not among Brazil’s top 10 M&A firms at the close of November last year.

Mexico Ranking* – 2016

Financial Advisory – Year to Date (YTD)

BBVA continues to lead TTR’s Mexico financial advisory ranking with six mandates YTD together worth USD 3.3bn combined, versus four worth USD 869m a year ago when it also led the chart. Citigroup is up from last place at the close of November 2015 to second for the first 11 months this year, its deal count increasing fourfold from one. PC Capital, in third, is up one position while maintaining the same number of deals as in the 11 months ending a year ago. Deutsche Bank, in fourth with two deals, was not among the top 10 advisors in Mexico at the close of November 2015; the bank is now tied by volume with JPMorgan, in fifth, Morgan Stanley, in sixth, Lazard, in seventh and Credit Suisse Group, in eighth; the lot were also absent from the top 10 a year ago. Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos fell four positions to ninth and RIóN M&A is down eight positions in tenth. Both have also advised on two transactions YTD, the same tally of each in the first 11 months of 2015.

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez leads TTR’s Mexico legal advisory ranking for the first 11 months of 2016, as it did for the corresponding period last year, despite losing two deals on its count and a 74% decline in aggregate transaction value from USD 13bn to USD 3.4bn. Galicia Abogados, in second, is up by one deal and up one place in the chart, the value of its 13 deals up 61% to USD 4.5bn on the USD 2.8bn its 12 represented at the close of November last year. Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes fell one place to third, its deal count down from 15 to eight, its aggregate value contracting 23% from 2.4bn to USD 1.8bn. Jones Day ranks fourth, as it did a year ago, its deal count also on par at eight, while its combined deal value is down 73% from USD 2.2bn to USD 584m. White & Case, in fifth, also holds to the same ranking of a year ago, its deal count down by one to seven, its aggregate value down 21% from USD 1.2bn to USD 973m. Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau, in sixth with six mandates YTD on deals together worth USD 1.8bn, was not among the top 10 a year ago, nor was Santamarina y Steta Abogados, in seventh with five worth USD 1.9bn combined. Von Wobeser y Sierra had the same five deals under its belt at the close of November 2015, jumping from tenth to eighth, nonetheless. The value of Von Wobeser’s deals is up 229% from USD 358m to nearly USD 1.2bn. González Calvillo Abogados ranks nine with four deals YTD; it did not place among the leading 10 at the close of November a year ago. Baker & McKenzie is down four places in the chart in tenth, also with four mandates between January and the close of November. The firm had advised on twice as many deals by the end of November a year ago, but its aggregate deal value is up 86%, notwithstanding, 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.