Editing Economy of Brazil (section)

=== Mergers and acquisitions ===
Between 1985 and 2017, 11,563 [[Mergers and acquisitions|mergers & acquisitions]] with a total known value of US$1,185&nbsp;billion<!-- 1,185 billion = 1.18 trillion?? --> with the involvement of Brazilian firms were announced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://imaa-institute.org/m-and-a-statistics-countries/|title=M&A Statistics by Countries - Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)|work=Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA)|access-date=23 February 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The year 2010 was a new record in terms of value with $115&nbsp;billion of transactions. It is worth noticing, that in the top 100 deals by value there are only four cases of Brazilian companies acquiring a foreign company. This reflects the strong interest in the country from a direct investment perspective.

Here is a list of the largest deals where Brazilian companies took on either the role of the acquiror or the target:
{| class="wikitable"
! Date Announced
! Acquiror Name
! Acquiror Mid Industry
! Acquiror Nation
! Target Name
! Target Mid Industry
! Target Nation
! Value of Transaction ($mil)
|-
|9 January 2010
|[[Petrobras]]
|Oil & Gas
|Brazil
|Brazil-Oil & Gas Blocks
|Oil & Gas
|Brazil
|42,877.03
|-
|20 February 2017
|[[Vale (company)|Vale SA]]
|Metals & Mining
|Brazil
|Valepar SA
|Metals & Mining
|Brazil
|20,956.66
|-
|8 November 2006
|Cia Vale do Rio Doce SA
|Metals & Mining
|Brazil
|Inco Ltd
|Metals & Mining
|Canada
|17,150.30
|-
|20 February 2008
|[[B3 (stock exchange)|BM&F]]
|Brokerage
|Brazil
|Bovespa Holding SA
|Brokerage
|Brazil
|10,309.09
|-
|13 January 2000
|[[Telefónica]] SA
|Telecommunications Services
|Spain
|Telecommunicacoes de São Paulo
|Telecommunications Services
|Brazil
|10,213.31
|-
|31 July 2014
|Telefónica Brasil SA
|Telecommunications Services
|Brazil
|GVT Participacoes SA
|Telecommunications Services
|Brazil
|9,823.31
|-
|5 October 2010
|Telefónica SA
|Telecommunications Services
|Spain
|Brasilcel NV
|Telecommunications Services
|Brazil
|9,742.79
|-
|11 March 2008
|[[Banco Itaú|Banco Itaú Holding Financeira]]
|Banks
|Brazil
|[[Itaú Unibanco|Unibanco Holdings SA]]
|Other Financials
|Brazil
|8,464.77
|-
|3 March 2004
|[[Ambev]]
|Food and Beverage
|Brazil
|John Labatt Ltd
|Food and Beverage
|Canada
|7,758.01
|-
|10 January 2010
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation]]
|Oil & Gas
|China
|Repsol YPF Brasil SA
|Oil & Gas
|Brazil
|7,111.00
|-
|2 July 2012
|Banestado Participacoes
|Other Financials
|Brazil
|[[Rede S.A.|Redecard SA]]
|Computers & Peripherals
|Brazil
|6,821.71
|}