Highlights of the week
by RUMSEY, Lulu While 2013
was characterised by a hyperactive equity market in Mexico, buoyed by fairly
positive signs from capital markets in Brazil, 2014 represented a gloomier
affair.
by Thomas
Muskett-Ford - A collection of
companies focused on corporate and retail benefits insurance, drew on Tauil
& Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown; while Torres
Benefícios turned to Machado, Meyer,
Sendacz e Opice Advogados and is thought to have also relied on MMFF
Advogados e Consultores, although this could not be confirmed prior to
publication.
The head of
investment banking coverage and M&A Latin America at Citigroup, Alberto
Pandolfi, will join leaders from asset management firm Lazard, global bank
Credit Suisse, Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE and private equity fund
Tarpon at Latin Lawyer’s 5th Annual M&A Conference next week.
by Joe Rowley
Brazil′s Demarest
Advogados and Houthoff Buruma in the Netherlands have helped Central
Resources Group (CRG) secure refinancing worth US$150 million from BNP Paribas.
