After two years of pandemic, ocean freights remain at record levels in Brazil. On the one hand, the industry believes that prices in the short-term market have peaked and are unlikely to rise further. On the other hand, the persistence of the pandemic still generates a lot of uncertainty and makes forecasts difficult. In Brazil, […]
The minority shareholders of Cesp, a São Paulo-based power generating company, managed to improve the conditions of the deal that will merge assets of Votorantim and the Canadian pension fund CPPIB. Led by Felipe Dutra, from the activist management firm Squadra, the independent committee set by Cesp to negotiate the deal recommended to the board […]
The investment scenario for retail this year is likely to remain stable in the face of a possible new slowdown in brick-and-mortar commerce, balanced by the development of ecommerce, say analysts with investment banks and rating agencies consulted by Valor. Market sources point out that the opening of new stores is related to heated consumption […]