Lefosse and Machado Meyer advise on JBS senior notes issue

Lefosse advised JBS on the public offering of US$1.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of additional senior notes issued by JBS USA Holding Lux, a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Foods Group Holdings, a Delaware corporations.

BBVA Securities, Mizuho Securities USA and RBC Capital Markets, and others acted as initial purchasers of the offering for whom they have acted as representative.

Lefosse acted as Brazilian special counsel to JBS and relied on partner Bruno Massis (pictured left); counsel Pedro Cruciol.

Machado Meyer Advogados was Brazilian special counsel for the initial purchasers and relied on partner Guilherme Azevedo (pictured right)

White & Case LLP was international counsel for the issuers and JBS and relied on Daniel Nam, Victor Mendoza and Karen Katri.

Davis Polk & Wardwell was international counsel for initial purchasers and relied on Manuel Garciadiaz, Drew Glover.