{"id":230,"date":"2024-08-04T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/?p=230"},"modified":"2024-08-04T13:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T13:25:02","slug":"the-low-value-of-the-brazilian-real-offers-opportunities-in-the-ma-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/the-low-value-of-the-brazilian-real-offers-opportunities-in-the-ma-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"The low value of the Brazilian Real offers opportunities in the M&#038;A sector."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a KPMG report, the volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) involving Brazilian companies experienced a surge in the second quarter and the first half of 2024. This represents the highest quarterly number in two years, with an increase of 16.7% compared to the same period last year. The first half of 2024 concluded with 776 transactions, which is 5.3% more than in the first half of 2023.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_231\" style=\"width: 1095px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y.webp\" alt=\"Real per US Dollar exchange rate\" width=\"1085\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y.webp 1085w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-300x103.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-1024x352.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-768x264.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-24x8.webp 24w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-36x12.webp 36w, https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/USD_to_REAL_10y-48x17.webp 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real per US Dollar exchange rate<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brazil also presents good entry opportunities into a BRIC country, thanks to currently favorable exchange rates, as seen in the &#8220;Real per Dollar&#8221; exchange rate graph above. Historically, the Real has often been expensive and likely overvalued. The Economist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/big-mac-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Mac Index<\/a> currently indicates an over 25% undervaluation. Therefore, from an exchange rate perspective, market entry or company acquisition in Brazil can be interesting. Don&#8217;t forget, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/brazil-is-big\/\">Brazil is large<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Interested in Brazil? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmexconsulting.com\/cms\/contact-us\/\">Talk to us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a KPMG report, the volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) involving Brazilian companies experienced a surge in the second quarter and the first half of 2024. This represents the highest quarterly number in two years, with an increase of 16.7% compared to the same period last year. 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