Latin America M&A Outlook 2026: Deal Trends, Risk Architecture, and Nearshoring Opportunities

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising investor confidence in the Latin American M&A landscape as it approaches 2026.

In this episode of The Nearshore Cafe Podcast, host Brian Samson is joined by JP Trouillot, Deal Advisory Partner and Regional Advisory Leader for the Americas at KPMG, and Alan Riddell, Head of Deal Advisory for Brazil and South America at KPMG Brazil. Together, they explore the evolving M&A landscape in Latin America and why investor confidence is rising heading into 2026. Drawing from KPMG’s global executive research and real-world deal experience, this conversation unpacks how sophist...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Samson

Guests: JP Trouillot, Alan Riddell

Topics covered

• M&A landscape
• investor confidence
• deal trends
• risk architecture
• nearshoring opportunities

Keywords

• M&A
• Latin America
• investor confidence
• KPMG
• deal trends
• nearshoring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KPMG, KPMG Brazil

Places: Latin America

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