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Petrobras divests refinery to Brazil’s Atem

A subsidiary of Brazilian oil and gas group Atem has enlisted Mattos Filho to acquire a refinery from state-owned counterpart Petrobras for US$257 million.

22 December 2022

Constellation finalises second restructuring

Global oil group Constellation has completed the last step of its global reorganisation after its Caribbean subsidiary secured US recognition of a British Virgin Islands provisional liquidation for the second time in two years.

19 December 2022

Machado Meyer poaches two partners from Mattos Filho

Machado Meyer Advogados has reinforced its insurance practice by recruiting two partners from fellow Elite firm Mattos Filho.

15 December 2022

Brazilian eye hospital snaps up local clinic

Mattos Filho has helped Brazilian eye infirmary Hospital de Olhos de Pernambuco (HOPE) acquire a clinic from local counterpart Núcleo Especializado em Oftalmologia (Neo).

15 December 2022

CPP Investments acquires stake in V.Tal from BTG Pactual

The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has hired Mattos Filho to buy a minority stake in V.Tal, the fibre optics business of Brazilian telecoms company Oi, for 2.5 billion reais (US$468 million).

14 December 2022

Brazil privacy community mourns architect of the LGPD

Danilo Doneda, a leading privacy lawyer and one of the guiding hands behind Brazil’s data protection law (LGPD), has died aged 52.

14 December 2022

“A matter of democracy:" Q&A with Renata Cubas

Mattos Filho partner and executive committee member Renata Cubas speaks to Latin Lawyer about the success of the firm’s Soma Talentos programme, the state of racial diversity in the Brazilian legal market and the challenges in overcoming inequality in leadership.

12 December 2022

Ultragaz goes greener with Brazilian energy buy

Mattos Filho has helped Brazil’s Ultragaz enter the compressed natural gas (CNG) market by buying local business NEOgás for 165 million reais (US$32 million).

09 December 2022

Banco Safra snaps up Brazilian counterpart Alfa

Banco Safra has enlisted Pinheiro Neto Advogados to buy a controlling stake in Brazilian financial institution Alfa for 1 billion reais (US$196 million).

08 December 2022

Latin Lawyer Diversity Survey: a look at the results

Latin Lawyer’s latest research shows that while the majority of lawyers are largely satisfied with the level of diversity at their law firms, the glass ceiling remains an undeniable truth for female practitioners when it comes to reaching the senior ranks, and black and indigenous lawyers continue to be heavily underrepresented across Latin America.

05 December 2022