• Assistance to Brazilian beverage and bottling company with the corporate and governance aspects of a business combination, which resulted in one of the world’s 13 largest bottling and producers in the Coca-Cola System.
• Assistance to Swiss agriculture company Syngenta in Brazil and LatAm, with the acquisition of seeds market player, Nidera Seeds, from COFCO International. The transaction also included the implementation of pre-closing carve-outs of operational assets in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
• Assistance to Lanxess, a leading specialty chemical company, with an M&A transaction for the acquisition of Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL), including the legal due diligence and the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documents.
• Assistance to Lanxess, a leading specialty chemical company, with the Brazilian aspects of the transaction involving the creation of a joint venture between LANXESS Deutschland GmbH and Saudi Aramco, which also included the implementation of a pre-closing carve-out of the operational Brazilian entity.
• Advising Norwegian company Statkraft, the biggest producer of renewable energy in Europe, on all legal aspects related to the acquisition of a R$705 million stake (40.65%) in Brazilian renewable energy company Desenvix. The acquisition resulted in a joint venture with local shareholders of Desenvix to focus on hydropower projects in Brazil.
• Advising an American technology company with legal and regulatory matters related to the launching of a satellite constellation for the offering of high-speed internet connectivity in Brazil.
• Assisting Rafael Defense, an Israel-based defense company, with the establishment of a joint venture with Stefanini IT Solutions, a Brazilian information technology integrator and services provider, for purposes of operating in the cybersecurity segment in Brazil.
• Providing regulatory advice to Tampnet in connection their project for provision of offshore telecom, including advice in a Petrobras bid for the installation and lease of submarine optical fiber to allow 4G interconnection in the offshore Brazilian coastline.
• Assistance to Lojas Renner, one of the largest Brazilian retail chains of clothing departments, in a R$670 million transaction involving the acquisition attempt of Leader Magazine group.
• Assistance to international food and support services Compass Group in a R$305 million transaction involving the acquisition of 100% of the equity participation held by French Accor group in GRSA, a leading Brazilian company in the collective meals and support services segment.
• Assistance to Bridgepoint, international private equity group focused on investing in market-leading businesses, with the acquisition in Brazil of 5àSec Group, the world’s leading laundry and textile care services group.
• Assistance to Norwegian company Statkraft, the biggest producer of renewable energy in Europe on the acquisition of the 36.85% of the stake of the Brazilian power company Desenvix.
• Assistance to StackPath, cloud services and corporate solutions provider, with the acquisition in Brazil of Highwinds, an industry leading content delivery network (CDN) provider.
• Assistance to Polynt S.p.A. in the purchase of a petrochemical company, owned by a Brazilian holding.
