Organisation: National Bank for Economic and Social Development (Brazil)

BNDES transforms area of Rio into cultural hub

Demarest Advogados has helped Brazilian development bank BNDES win a bid to develop a disused arena in Rio de Janeiro into a cultural and academic hub.

20 February 2023

Rio court accepts Americanas’ bankruptcy protection

Basilio Advogados and Salomao Kaiuca Abrahao Advogados have helped Brazilian retail giant Americanas get its request for bankruptcy protection approved by a Rio de Janeiro court, only days after accounting inconsistencies were revealed at the company.

26 January 2023

Minas Gerais railway privatisation calls on Tauil & Chequer

Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown has helped state-owned development bank BNDES structure the privatisation of Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU), a company that held the concession of the public railway transport in Minas Gerais.

20 January 2023

Vinci-backed airport concessionaire gets financing in Brazil

Mattos Filho has helped a Vinci Airports-backed concessionaire, which operates seven airports in northern Brazil, obtain a 1.35 billion reais (US$261 million) financing package.

18 January 2023

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