Brazil - February 2013

February 2013
Brazil - February 2013
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The Brazilian transactional market registered less deals this month than in January, and the least number of deals in the last 12 months. Total deal volume this month was BRL 3,900bn, taking into account deals with disclosed values. 53.19% of all deals registered in January, had a deal value below BRL 200m, totaling approximately BRL 1,100bn. Two transactions had a deal value above BRL 500m, totaling approximately BRL 1,550bn.

This month's largest deal was registered in the education segment. Abril Educação, through CAEP - Central Abril Educação, signed an agreement to acquire Wise Up, an education company specialized in the teaching of languages. The deal value was BRL 877m.

Regarding cross-border deals, we recorded 14 acquisitions of Brazilian companies by foreign buyers. US-based acquirers were, once again, particularly active with seven deals registered, followed by the UK with 2 acquisitions.

In February, the number of deals involving private equity and venture capital firms increased, compared to previous month. Eleven transactions were registered, six of them with disclosed value, totaling BRL 480m. Furthermore, Linx, a business management software developer, registered the first IPO of the year. This offering raised BRL 527.8m.


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