Mexico is considered the 11th largest economy in the world with economy totaling around the U.S. $2.4 trillion and a mild year to year growth of around 2%. It has oriented towards manufacturing since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed in 1994. Mexico is the second largest exporter and third largest importer of US goods with the two-way trade exceeding the U.S. $579 billion.¹ Mexico is however not limiting the trade to the U.S. only, acquiring trade agreements with 46 countries with 90% of agreements signed under free trade regulation. The top exports of Mexico are cars, vehicle parts, delivery trucks, computers, and telephones. The imports, on the other hand, are refined petroleum, integrated circuits, computers and cars.

In terms of M&A deals, the total number of transactions have decreased by 17% but the overall value rose by 21% between 2016-2017, with an approximate total value of US $20.9 billion. The focal industries for these M&A transactions were financial, energy consumer products, insurance, infrastructure, and mining. For the time being, the most active sectors for M&A in Mexico are energy, infrastructure, real estate, consumer products, and health.²