Pinheiro Neto assists Hidrovias do Brasil public offering’s underwriters
Pinheiro Neto has counselled on an issuance that goes up to $571 million
Pinheiro Neto Advogados assisted as counsel to the underwriters of Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. public offering. Namely the Brazilian Underwriters: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo S.A., (as lead underwriter), Banco Itaú BBA S.A. (stabilization agent), Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., Banco Morgan Stanley S.A., Banco BTG Pactual S.A, Citigroup Global Markets Brasil, Corretora de Câmbio Titulos e Valores Mobiliários S.A., and Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) S.A.
Also assisted to one of the selling shareholders: BTO – Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia (Blackstone).
It was a secondary public offering of 399,426,570 common shares, registered, book-entry, with no value nominal, issued by the Company, all free and clear of any and all liens or encumbrances (together, “Shares” and “Offer”). The names of the selling shareholders reach 27 companies, private equity funds and privates.
Pinheiro Neto team which assisted the underwriters was led by partner Fernando dos Santos Zorzo (pictured left), and involved senior associates Thaís Lorenzi Ambrosano and Luiz Felipe Fleury Vaz Guimarães, associates Thaís Helena Valente Teixeira Lima and Winnie Tya Tchi Li, and legal intern Thiemy Otsu Sogame.
Pinheiro Neto team who counselled Blackstone was led by partner Caio Ferreira Silva (pictured right), and associates Lawson Miralha Marins da Silva and Brenno Allaim de Sousa.
