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Dow Chemicals and Actis subsidiary strike renewables deal in Brazil
White & Case LLP in New York and Miami and Brazilian firm Machado Meyer Advogados have helped the renewables arm of British private equity group Actis obtain a US$67 million loan to build solar plants in northeastern Brazil and seal a power purchase agreement (PPA) with US company Dow Chemicals.
Brazilian second-hand e-commerce trader launches IPO
Two White & Case LLP offices, Lefosse Advogados in São Paulo and Trindade Advogados in Rio de Janeiro have helped Brazilian e-commerce platform Enjoei launch an initial public offering worth 987 million reais (US$184 million).
Japan’s Sojitz returns stake in export business to Brazilian grain supplier
Brazilian grain supplier Cantagalo General Grains has hired TozziniFreire Advogados to buy back a minority stake in a local export business from Japanese counterpart Sojitz.
Multiple firms in Brazilian fintech IPO
Paul Hastings LLP in New York and Brazil’s Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados have helped Brazilian e-commerce start-up Méluiz raise 583 million reais (US$103 million) in an IPO that priced at the bottom end of the target range.
Multiple firms steer Natura’s US$1 billion equity offering
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and São Paulo and Brazil’s Pinheiro Neto Advogados have helped Brazilian cosmetics group Natura raise 5.6 billion reais (US$1 billion) in an equity offering.
Machado Meyer in two Magazine Luiza acquisitions
Machado Meyer Advogados has helped Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza acquire logistics software business SincLog and transport company GFL Logística in two separate deals.
Down but not out: the future for law firm offices
A recent Latin Lawyer survey of more than 100 Latin American law firms indicates a significant proportion – one in five – have opted not to reopen their offices after closing earlier this year in response to the covid-19 pandemic. Those that have reopened are operating at much-reduced capacity, with safety precautions in place. Our survey highlights changing attitudes towards office life and the chief concerns partners have about remote working.
Machado Meyer and Felsberg seal water concession bid
Machado Meyer Advogados has helped Brazilian sanitation company BRK Ambiental win the rights to run the water and sewage services in the northeastern city of Maceió with a bid worth 2 billion reais (US$354 million).
Register for Latin Lawyer M&A conference next week
There is still time to register for Latin Lawyer’s virtual M&A conference, which takes place on 19 and 20 October. Read on to find out how to tune in.
Petrobras opens natural gas processing to third parties
Brazil’s Machado Meyer Advogados has helped state-owned Petrobras strike a deal with the local subsidiaries of energy companies Shell, Repsol and Petrogal that will allow the three counterparts to use Petrobras’ natural gas processing units.
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