The number of M&A deals in South America increased significantly in the last decade, peaking at 2,500 in 2021. In 2022, however, the number of transactions in the region decreased by approximately 20 percent, just below 2,000.
Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023
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Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (May 1, 2023). Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023." Chart. May 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). (2023). Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA). "Number of Mergers and Acquisition (M&a) Transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/
Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Number of mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in South America from 1985 to April 2023 [Graph], Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA), May 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/729424/number-mergers-acquisitions-latin-america/