Brazil Means Business SymposiumThierry Larose – Moderator, Online M&A Brazil Amsterdam, 29th March 20101
PE/VC market in Brazil 229th March 2010Access for Cross Border InvestorsStrengths & Opportunities 
Abundance of private companies
Ratio of PE commitments to GDP still low by international standards
Reduced role of leverage in company balance sheets
Country risk aversion falling
Young population, growing middle-class and diversified economyPE/VC market in Brazil 329th March 2010Access for Cross Border InvestorsWeaknesses & Threats
Low labour productivity
Complicated bureaucracy
Infrastructure, logistics still way below developed country standards
Poverty and inequality still high, albeit improving
Hawkish monetary policy – the bad side of the good sideThe first worldwide open M&A network with an extensive pipeline of deals in mid-market finance429th March 2010Access for Cross Border Investors
Types of mid-market finance Private Equity
Venture Capital
Company Sales
Share Placements
Bridge Finance
Project Finance

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