Highlights of the week
by Toby
Luckhurst
Mattos
Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados in São Paulo and Rio de
Janeiro and Norton Rose Fulbright in London have helped
Brazilian iron miner Manabi merge with the shipping and charter subsidiaries of
Brazilian logistics company Maverick in a US$163 million tie-up, in a bid to
weather the commodities price drop.
by Clare Bolton
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados partner Carlos
José Santos da Silva took up his position as president of influential
Brazilian law firm association Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados
(CESA) at a ceremony held in São Paulo last night.
by Thomas Muskett-Ford
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados has helped leading
telecoms companies Telefônica Brasil, Claro, TIM and Algar incorporate a joint
special purpose vehicle (SPV) to manage the reallocation of the 700 megahertz
radio spectrum used by Brazil’s analogue televisions for use by 4G mobile service
providers.
by Luke Jarmyn
Loeser e Portela Advogados in São Paulo has helped
Swiss-based subsea construction company Allseas Holdings issue notes worth US$1
billion.
