BMA Advogados in our news
Brookfield raises funds for Brazilian real estate buy
i2a Advogados has helped Canadian asset manager Brookfield issue real estate receivables certificates worth some 4.4 billion reais (US$799 million) to fund the acquisition of Brazilian real estate assets.
01 August 2022
Pinheiro Neto and BMA advise on customer experience deal
French customer experience and business process outsourcing (BPO) group Webhelp has turned to Pinheiro Neto Advogados to acquire Curitiba-based counterpart Grupo Services.
19 July 2022
Samarco dam victims to have their day in English court
The English Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the victims of the Samarco Mineração dam collapse, which killed 19 people and resulted in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, meaning the previously launched US$6.6 billion lawsuit against multinational BHP can be heard in English courts.
18 July 2022
Several Brazilian firms steer lab merger
BMA Advogados has helped Brazilian healthcare and laboratory group Fleury acquire local counterpart Hermes Pardini, creating a company worth some 6.1 billion reais (US$1.2 billion).
14 July 2022
BTG and Globenet complete US$2.4 billion V.Tal investment
Several firms have helped BTG Pactual and its affiliated telecoms group Globenet complete a 12.8 billion reais (US$2.4 billion) investment in V.Tal – the fibre optic business of telecoms company Oi – just weeks before the target made Brazil’s largest debenture offering so far this year.
06 July 2022
Brazil’s Constellation completes second restructuring
US firm White & Case LLP, Galdino & Coelho Advogados in Rio de Janeiro and two Mattos Filho offices have helped Brazilian oil drilling company Constellation complete a US$1.84 billion global restructuring, allowing it to exit a four-year recovery period and cut its debt by more than half.
05 July 2022
Several firms in multi-billion-dollar shopping centre merger
Brazilian shopping centre group BRMalls has hired Brazilian firms Spinelli Advogados and Mattos Filho to enter into a merger with local counterpart Aliansce Sonae Shopping Centers, creating a company worth some 12 billion reais (US$2 billion).
04 July 2022
PetroRecôncavo raises funds through follow-on offering
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in São Paulo and Brazilian firm BMA Advogados have helped local oil and gas company PetroRecôncavo make a follow-on offering worth 1 billion reais (US$202 million).
04 July 2022
Mattos Filho and BMA steer insurance buy
Brazilian insurance group HDI Seguros has hired Mattos Filho to acquire the retail business of local counterpart Sompo Seguros.
13 June 2022
Eneva acquires Brazilian power plant for US$2.2 billion
Brazilian electricity company Eneva has hired Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper to buy the Porto de Sergipe power plant for 10.2 billion reais (US$2.2 billion) from New Fortress Energy and Ebrasil.
07 June 2022