KLA and Mattos Filho work on acquisition by Bunzl Group
KLA assisted Pactual Comércio de Descartáveis e Limpeza and Lanlimp Comércio de Descartáveis e Limpeza in the joint sale transaction of 70% of their equity interests to Group Bunzl, shich was advised by Mattos Filho.
Despite the transfer of corporate control of the entities, the management of Pactual and Lanlimp will remain with Founders, working together with Bunz management.
The acquisition signifies a strategic and substantial expansion by Bunzl into the Brazilian market, granting it access to a consolidated business framework embodied by Pactual and Lanlimp. This transaction offers Bunzl the opportunity to align itself with two Brazilian companies and partners, aligning sales strategy with market recognition.
KLA relied on partners Karin Alvo (pictured left) and Patricia Braga (pictured center); associates Andre Maruch and Carlos Chaves Souto.
Mattos Filho represented VCH Importadora Exportadora e Distribuição de Produtos and DVT Comércio, Importação e Exportação and relied on partner Francisco Almeida Prado de Andrade Coutinho (pictured right) and associates Bernardo Zahran Rache de Almeida, Gabriela Zalaf Broetto and Mariana Brode Herzka.