Europe fuels Baker M&A in Latin America

Some 42 per cent of the M&A deals that Baker & McKenzie worked on in H1 2014 in Latin America came from Europe - while fewer deals, 34 per cent in total, came from the US.
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Europe fuels Baker M&A in Latin America

In comparison, only nine per cent of the work was generated in South America itself. Jaime Trujillo, chair of the firm's Latin American M&A group, said: 'It was to a certain extent surprising to us because the deal flow coming from the US has always been perceived to be higher.' There has been a 'healthy increase' in private equity deals, he said. Source: The Lawyer

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