EY Brazil announced an agreement to acquire MB Agro, a Brazilian agribusiness consulting and market intelligence firm focused on economic analysis, strategic consulting, and sector forecasting services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
MB Agro is known for advising financial institutions, agricultural producers, cooperatives, trading companies, and investors on economic scenarios, strategic reviews, risk analysis, investments, and M&A activity across Brazil’s agribusiness sector.
As part of the transaction, MB Agro leaders Alexandre Mendonça de Barros and José Carlos Hausknecht are expected to join EY Brazil as partners.
EY Brazil said the acquisition strengthens its agribusiness advisory capabilities by combining MB Agro’s sector intelligence and market analysis expertise with EY’s broader global consulting, tax, transaction, audit, and technology platform.
The firm also plans to incorporate MB Agro’s existing client portfolio, active consulting projects, subscription intelligence products, and sector analysis offerings into its operations following the transaction closing.
According to EY Brazil, the integration enhances its ability to support strategic decision-making across the agribusiness value chain amid growing industry complexity driven by climate, costs, geopolitics, demand trends, and investment activity.
EY Brazil currently operates an Agribusiness Center of Excellence in Ribeirão Preto focused on technology, innovation, research collaboration, and sector development initiatives.
KEY QUOTES:
“The technical depth that Alexandre, José Carlos and their team bring represents a significant addition to our portfolio. This integration enhances our ability to provide diagnostics that support critical market decisions, now embedded within a global, multidisciplinary platform.”
Luiz Sérgio Vieira, CEO, EY Brazil
“Our history began in the 1970s with macroeconomic, sector and scenario analysis. Since 2005, we have focused on agribusiness, and now we are taking a new step forward. At a time when understanding the interaction between climate, costs, demand and geopolitics is essential for sound decision-making, EY Brazil offers the scale and capability to transform complex data into strategic drivers for the entire value chain.”
Alexandre Mendonça de Barros, Partner, MB Agro
“Our integration further strengthens our ability to monitor a complex sector with precision. Agribusiness demands technically grounded, data-driven analysis to anticipate movements and reduce uncertainty. I am confident we will deliver even more comprehensive, strategic and insightful services.”
José Carlos Hausknecht, Partner, MB Agro
“This integration was designed to foster continuity for existing clients while significantly expanding our service portfolio and delivery capabilities for the broader market. It places us in a distinctive position to address the most complex demands of Brazilian agribusiness.”
Otávio Lopes, Agribusiness Leader, EY Brazil
