GeoPark divests in Brazil and Colombia
Several firms have guided Latin American oil and gas giant GeoPark in the sale of its stakes in two non-core assets located in Brazil and Colombia, in two deals worth some US$20 million. GeoPark relied on Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados for the Brazilian leg of the deal, whilst the buyer – Rio de Janeiro-based counterpart Gas Bridge Storage – enlisted Mattos Filho. Partners: Rafael Baleroni and Leandro Corrêa, and associate Antonio Lira.
Cescon Barrieu advise on Elepar’s commercial notes issue
Cescon Barrieu advised Elepar Consultoria e Participações, as the issuer and Itaú BBA Assessoria Financeira, as the lead underwriter, in the 1st issuance of commercial notes, with real and fiduciary guarantees, in a single series, for public distribution, under the automatic registration rite, of the issuer, pursuant to CVM 160. Cescon Barrieu relied on partners Eduardo Kuhlmann Abrantes, Alice Fulgencio Brandao, associates Lucas Ubiratan de Oliveira, Anaclara Reis, Karina Figueiredo, Filipe Andrade and interns Luiz Moura and Tauana Gualberto.
Cescon Barrieu advise Alliança Saúde on the acquisition of Cura
Cescon Barrieu advised Alliança Saúde e Participações on the acquisition of 100% of the imaging diagnostics and clinical analysis operations in the city of São Paulo developed by the traditional and renowned brand Cura. Cescon Barrieu advised Alliança Saúde and relied partners Eduardo Simões Lanna, Isabela Bagueira Leal Coelho do Val; associates Ana Paula Cristofolini, Italo Dantas, Thales Lima and Julia Pelá.
Cescon Barrieu act on the acquisition of Banco Digimais by Banvox
Cescon Barrieu advised Digimais Group on the divestment of Banco Digimais to Banvox, leading the M&A, antitrust (CADE), and capital markets fronts. Cescon Barrieu relied on several areas, with partners Tania Karina Liberman, Eduardo Simoes Lanna and associates Matheus Gomes do Nascimento and Roberta Silva. Team involved in CADE submission: partner Joyce Honda and associate Rafaella Schwartz.
JBS cracks egg market with Mantiqueira buy in Brazil
Meatpacker JBS has enlisted Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados to make its first foray into the egg market by acquiring a 50% stake in Brazil’s largest egg producer Mantiqueira. Counsel to JBS – Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados: partners Maria Cristina Cescon, Leandro Tavares Corrêa Pinto and Isabela Bagueira Leal Coelho do Val, and associates José Murad, Marco Túlio Loureiro and Daniel Paiva.
Two firms advise on the acquisition of EDF Renewables by APB
Two firms advised on the acquisition by Air Products Brasil (APB) of equity interests held, directly or indirectly, by EDF Renewables, aiming for the joint implementation of a wind farm complex in Paraíba, with an installed capacity of 242 MW. Cescon Barrieu advised APB and relied on partners Eduardo Simoes Lanna, Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, Isabela Bagueira Leal Coelho do Val, associates Gabriel Borges Mariano, Yasmin Yazigi de Conto, Hugo Vidal, Lucas Donati and Roberta Silva.
Cescon Barrieu advised B. Side Investimentos on CRI issue
Cescon Barrieu advised B. Side Investimentos on the issuance of real estate certificates (CRI), of the 1st Serie of the 20th issuance of Leverage Companhia Securitizadora – backed by real estate rights owed by City Incorporadora, for public distribution, pursuant the CVM 160, in the total amount of BRL 60 million. Cescon Barrieu relied on partners Vitor Arantes, Lucas Padilha; associates Breno Cavalheiro, Gabriel Garcia and intern Bernardo Fruchtengarten
Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) proposes a rule to bar non-bank fintechs from using ‘bank’ in their name
A draft under public consultation proposes banning institutions authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) from using terms that suggest activities they have no authorization to operate.
