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(Estadão) The M&A market moved more than US$ 58 billion last year, representing a 26.5% increase compared to 2024 Driven by large-scale transactions in the energy and natural resources sector, Brazil’s mergers and acquisitions market moved more than US$ 58 billion in 2025. According to a survey by Seneca Evercore, based on MergerMarket data, the volume represents a 26.5% increase compared to 2024 (US$ 45 billion), despite a 3% decline in the total number of transactions. “The

(O Globo) The coming months are expected to be busy in the universe of mergers and acquisitions M&A in Brazil, according to market players, with a race against time to complete transactions before the electoral campaign gains momentum, says Rodrigo Mello, cofounder of independent financial advisory firm Seneca Evercore. The year 2026 is expected to be challenging, but Brazil will experience a strong push to close M&A transactions and capital markets deals, particularly in the

(Valor Econômico)  According to banking executives, the trend is for the infrastructure sector, including energy, to remain heated for transactions Large-scale transactions sustained the volumes of Brazil’s mergers and acquisitions industry in 2025, a year in which high interest rates made the financing of such deals more expensive. Data from consultancy Dealogic show that the announced volume throughout the year, considering figures through mid-December, totaled R$234 billio

(InfoMoney) Between January and November 2025, the total value of mergers and acquisitions transactions in Brazil increased by 18% compared to the same period of the previous year — that is, the aggregate deal value. The number of transactions, however, fell by 25%. The data were compiled by M&A boutique Seneca Evercore at the request of InfoMoney. “The increase in total deal value is due to a small number of large-scale transactions, concentrated mainly in the energy and nat