Foreign capital buys 40% of Brazilian companies sold in the first half, study says

21 Jul, 2026

Over the past three years, foreign investors concentrated 68% of the money involved in the operations
Survey was carried out by Acorn Advisory, with data from the TTR Data platform

A study by Acorn Advisory, a strategic advisory firm for M&A (mergers and acquisitions), says that cross-border transactions accounted for 40% of purchases of Brazilian companies in the first half of this year. The survey was based on data from the market intelligence platform TTR Data.

Cross-border is any transaction in which the buyer and seller are in different countries. In this case, Acorn’s study refers to the sale of domestic companies to foreigners.

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