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Mayer Brown is uniquely setup to provide seamless legal advice on transactions in Brazil

Clients trust us on their most challenging transactions in Brazil because:

Successful cooperation

Thanks to our long-lasting association with Tauil & Chequer Advogados (T&C) we can rely on leading full-service offices in both Brazil and Germany, which have been working together for many years.

Qualified senior partners

With Christian Roschmann we have a senior M&A partner in Sao Paulo qualified to practice German and Brazilian law. Our German M&A team is led by Ulrike Binder in Frankfurt. With this unique setting we offer German clients a one-stop-shop and provide highest quality advice across both jurisdictions.

Country and client specific insights

We know the challenges specific to Brazil and what German clients need to meet them. We are therefore able to ensure that our clients take legally sound, secure and informed investment decisions.

Experience

Drawing on experience gained over decades navigating the challenging Brazilian legal and business environment, our partners guide German clients through transactions. Examples include advising:

Hapag Lloyd on the formation of the first joint venture for the rendering of cabotage services between a foreign shipping carrier and a Brazilian partner.
Emnify on the acquisition of its Brazilian M2M e IoT business.
Linde on the disposal of its Brazilian gas assets.*
Siemens on the acquisition of the Brazilian turbine business.*
ThyssenKrupp on the disposal of its steel mill CSA in Rio de Janeiro.*
Celesio on the disposal of its Brazilian pharma distribution business.*

*Experience of team member before joining Mayer Brown/T&C

Our work in Brazil has included counselling clients on challenging transactions across industries. Below are a few examples.

Renewable Energy

In Brazil, T&C is market leader when it comes to renewable energy, including solar and wind, green hydrogen, just to name a few highly relevant topics. The experience with complex and challenging renewable energy transactions include advising:

Atlas Renewable Energy on the acquisition a photovoltaic power generation project called Vista Alegre, which is expected to be their largest solar project in Brazil.
ENGIE on the acquisition of five photovoltaic sites in Brazil from Atlas Renewable Energy.
Storengy in the structuring of a Joint Operation Agreement for a white hydrogen project.
Eneva and Focus Futura on the sale of equity interest in three special purpose vehicles that own solar power generation projects.
Renova Energia on the structuring and development of 16 wind farms.

View our additional capabilities and experience in Energy.

Agribusiness

In the Brazilian agro-sector, our experience is second to none and includes transactions, such as advising:

Bunge on the sale of its 50% equity stake in BP Bunge Bioenergia, on its global business combination with Viterra as to Brazilian law aspects and on the acquisition of CJ Selecta
Dow Chemical on the formation of a joint venture in Brazil with Mitsui
Cargill on the formation of a transportation joint venture company with Louis Dreyfus and Amaggi

View our additional capabilities and experience in Agribusiness.

Infrastructure

Our Brazilian infrastructure transactions include landmark transactions such as advising:

The Brazilian development bank (BNDES) on the privatization of Eletrobras.
Aegea in the privatization of Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (CORSAN).
Siemens in the structuring and implementation of electric systems of a São Paulo subway line.
GE Financial Services in the project financing for the construction of UTE Porto de Sergipe I.

View our additional capabilities and experience in Infrastructure.