Brazilian infrastructure group Votorantim is expected to end this month, with great relief, the sale of its steelmaker in Colombia, in a deal negotiated in November with two local funds – Trinity Capital S.A.S. and Structure S.A.S. Banca de Inversión. The deal involving Boyacá-based Acerías Paz del Río depends on a public offering of shares […]
Brazilian companies had a prominent role in mergers and acquisitions this year and are likely to be major consolidators in 2022, investment banks told Valor. Dealogic data shows that M&A activity totaled $87.7 billion up to December 20, surpassing by 26% the amount seen in 2020. In volume, 695 deals were closed, up 24% from […]
The number of cases of double infection by Covid-19 and influenza, called Flurona or twindemic by some doctors, tends to increase in Brazil in the coming weeks, researchers warn. Specialists, however, affirm that this is not an unprecedented or unexpected fact — especially because it involves the influenza virus. “There are several viral coinfections that […]