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Brazil's Furnas makes first notes issuance for US$710 million

Stocche Forbes Advogados has helped Furnas – Petrobras’ utilities subsidiary – raise 3.5 billion reais (US$710 million) in its first-ever issuance of notes.

29 September 2023

Belgian group grows in LatAm with Brazilian agritech assets

Jones Day's Brussels office and Stocche Forbes Advogados in São Paulo have helped Belgian agriculture solutions company Biobest Group acquire a majority stake in Brazilian counterpart Biotrop for 2.8 billion reais (US$567 million).

19 September 2023

Mubadala flexes Brazilian investment muscle with Bluefit buy

Stocche Forbes Advogados has helped Mubadala Capital acquire a majority stake in Brazilian gym chain Bluefit for 464 million reais (US$94 million), continuing the Emirati sovereign wealth fund’s streak of investments in the South American country.

15 September 2023

Marfrig sells abattoirs to Minerva for US$1.5 billion

Stocche Forbes Advogados in São Paulo and Guyer & Regules in Montevideo have helped Brazilian meat processor Minerva acquire 7.5 billion reais (US$1.5 billion) worth of abattoirs from competitor Marfrig, a deal that includes assets in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

08 September 2023

Latin Lawyer Elite 2024: the firms

Latin Lawyer Elite firms have each created their own paths towards excellence and show unique areas of strength. Here, we announce this year’s Elite.

29 August 2023

Aegea makes largest-ever infrastructure debenture offer

Mattos Filho has helped a subsidiary of Brazilian sanitation group Aegea raise 5.5 billion reais (US$1.1 billion) in the largest-ever offering of infrastructure debentures in Brazil.

18 August 2023

Copel privatises with US$1 billion follow-on

Two Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP offices and Stocche Forbes Advogados in São Paulo have helped the Brazilian state of Paraná privatise electricity provider Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) through a 5.2 billion reais (US$1 billion) follow-on offering.

16 August 2023

Brazil’s Viveo raises US$250 million in offering

Brazilian healthcare company Viveo has enlisted two Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP offices and Mattos Filho in São Paulo to raise 1.2 billion reais (US$250 million) in a follow-on offering.

15 August 2023

Former C6 GC boosts Stocche Forbes’ wealth and banking offerings

Stocche Forbes Advogados has appointed the former general counsel of Brazil’s C6 Bank as a partner to head two newly launched practice groups.

12 July 2023

Sanitation group Iguá issues sustainable debentures

Stocche Forbes Advogados has helped Brazilian company Iguá raise 3.8 billion reais (US$796 million) in a sustainable debt issuance to fund water and sewage projects in Rio de Janeiro.

30 June 2023

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