Topic: Cross-border M&A

Firms steer US-Mexico real estate SPAC merger

Three Clifford Chance LLP offices and Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in Mexico City have helped Mexican property developer Murano go public by merging with a US special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in a deal valued at US$810 million.

27 March 2023

US marketing company combines with Brazilian gaming platform

Dias Carneiro Advogados has helped US marketing company DigitalReef enter the online gaming sector by merging with Brazilian platform Gamers Club.

27 March 2023

US ceramics group snaps up counterpart in Mexico

Basham, Ringe y Correa has helped US flooring company Mohawk Industries buy Mexican ceramic and porcelain manufacturer Vitromex, including advice to the company on its pre-merger review process before national competition agency COFECE.

21 March 2023

French media group Banijay acquires Brazilian TV studio

BMA Advogados has helped French entertainment company Banijay Group acquire a majority stake in Brazilian counterpart A Fábrica Entretenimento.

21 March 2023

Germany's DMB lands Brazilian assets with Anschütz buy

German firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek and Demarest Advogados in São Paulo have advised German holding company DMB in the Brazilian aspects of its acquisition of navigation systems manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz from US conglomerate Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

20 March 2023

Brazil’s Banco BMG buys back shares in insurance subsidiary

Vaz, Buranello, Shingaki & Oioli Advogados has helped Brazil’s Banco BMG buy back its 30% stake in subsidiary BMG Seguros from Italy’s largest insurance company, Assicurazioni Generali.

20 March 2023

US investor sells lighting assets in Mexico

Pérez Correa González in Mexico City has helped US investment fund Prairie Capital in the Mexican aspects of the sale of its global LED lights manufacturer Architectural Lighting Work (ALW) to Canadian lighting company LMPG.

17 March 2023

US fruit company wraps up acquisition of Uruguayan counterpart

Guyer & Regules has helped US fruit group Frutura close its US$36 million acquisition of Uruguayan counterpart Citricola Salteña.

16 March 2023

Santander-owned fintech delists Brazilian counterpart Getnet

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in São Paulo and New York has helped Santander-owned digital payments PagoNxt launch a tender offer to publicly delist Brazilian counterpart Getnet.

15 March 2023

Santander Brasil sells stake in car platform to Australian company

Australian company Carsales has enlisted Arnold Bloch Leibler in Sydney and Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo to acquire an additional stake in Brazilian counterpart platform Webmotors from Santander for 1.2 billion reais (US$239 million).

14 March 2023

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