December 2025 top M&A deals in Brazil market
China’s State Grid Corporation, through its Brazilian subsidiary State Grid Brasil, has acquired the Mantiqueira Transmission Line concession from Brookfield, via Quantum Participações, for a reported deal value of USD 1.3bn. Roughly one-third of the value was paid in equity, with the rest covering assumed debt. The acquisition strengthens State Grid’s footprint in Brazil’s electricity transmission sector and provides access to 11 transmission lines spanning 1,200 km across Minas Gerais.
EMIS and Forvis Mazars Launch New Report - CEE Strategic Resilience in Banking: Outlook 2025
Covering six core markets in the region - Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia - the report provides a panoramic view of the sector’s evolution through data, regulatory insight and digital transformation trends.
Our extensive analysis reveals how banks across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have combined profitability, strong capitalisation and rapid digitalisation to become key players in Europe’s financial landscape.